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occurred on Shabbat, when moving the rods is prohibited (Rambam), he would rest his hand on another’s shoulder and the other’s hand on his own shoulder and suspend the offering and flay it. He would tear open the flesh of the offering and remove its sacrificial parts, i.e., the fats and other part
If this took place on Shabbat, when carrying is prohibited, the first group would exit and remain on the Temple Mount; the second group would remain within the rampart, which was an area outside the women’s courtyard; and the third group would stand in its place in the Temple. They would wait there
Talmud: R' Yitzḥak said: The Paschal lamb is slaughtered only in 3 groups of at least 30 people each. What is the reason for this rule? The verse says: Assembly, congregation, and Israel, and each of these terms refers to a group of no fewer than 10 people. We are uncertain as to whether this mean
Therefore, in order to satisfy both possible interpretations, we require 3 groups of 30 people each. As, if you say we need all 30 at the same time, we have that, and if we need them one after another, we have that as well. Therefore, in pressing circumstances when there are not enough people pr
The Mishnah teaches that the first group entered, after which they closed the doors to the Temple courtyard. It was stated that the amora’im disagreed about the precise wording of the Mishnah. Abaye said: We learned in the Mishnah that the doors of the Temple courtyard miraculously closed by themse