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nor could they hear the sound of his steps. They were therefore unaware of his progress until they heard the sound of the wood that ben Katin crafted into a mechanism [mukhani] of pulleys that was used to sink the Basin into flowing water during the night, so that its water would not be disqualified
The priest cleared the upper layer of coals to this side and to that side and scooped into the coal pan the inner coals that were completely consumed. He then descended the ramp. When he reached the floor, in the southeast of the Temple courtyard, he turned his face toward the north. He would walk
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that the priests would walk along the portico surrounding the Temple courtyard. Since porticoes were usually made of wood, the Talmud asks: And were there porticoes in the courtyard? But isn’t it taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer ben Ya’akov says: From where is it deri
The Talmud explains that this is what the verse is saying: You shall not plant for yourself an ashera, i.e., a tree used as part of idolatrous rites. Moreover, you shall not plant or otherwise place for yourself any kind of tree or wood beside the altar of YHWH your God. Rav Ḥisda says: The Mishna
§ The Mishnah teaches: Both groups would continue inspecting the vessels until they reached the place where the Chamber of the Preparer of the Griddle-Cake Offering was located. They would then set the preparer of the Griddle-Cake Offering to prepare the griddle-cake offering. The Talmud asks: Is th