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implying that the assembly takes place at the beginning of the Festival, when the entire Jewish people comes to Jerusalem.
§ It is taught in the Mishnah: And the synagogue attendant takes a Torah scroll and gives it to the head of the synagogue, until it is eventually passed to the king. The Talmud suggests: You can learn from the fact that all of these dignitaries receive the Torah scroll before the king that honor ma
It is taught in the Mishnah: And the king stands, and receives the Torah scroll, and reads from it while sitting. King Agrippa arose, and received the Torah scroll, and read from it while standing. The Talmud asks: By inference, until that point he had been sitting. But didn’t the Master say (Tose
It is stated in the Mishnah that King Agrippa read from the Torah while standing, and the rabbis praised him for this. The Talmud asks: From the fact that they praised him, can it be concluded that he acted appropriately? Didn’t Rav Ashi say: Even according to the one who says with regard to a Nasi
The Talmud answers: Since he relinquished his honor for the sake of a mitzva, this situation is different and does not dishonor him.