Study Yoma folio 71B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
from the scent of water it will blossom and put forth branches like a plant” (Job 14:8–9). If the figurative trunk of one’s family is drying up through lack of Torah, he should plant himself in a place of water, i.e., a family of scholars, water being a metaphor for Torah. This will ensure that his
§ It was taught in the Mishnah: The people escort the High Priest to his house. And he would make a feast for his loved ones. A baraita states: There was an incident involving one High Priest who exited the Holy Temple and everyone followed him. When they saw Shemaya and Avtalyon, the heads of the
Eventually, Shemaya and Avtalyon came to take leave of the High Priest before returning to their homes. Envious of the attention they received, he angrily said to them: Let the descendants of the non-Jew nations come in peace. Shemaya and Avtalyon descended from converts, and he scornfully drew att
Mishnah: Throughout the year the High Priest serves in 8 garments, and the common priest serves in 4: In a tunic and trousers and a mitre and a belt. The High Priest adds another 4 garments beyond those worn by the common priest: A breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a frontplate. When dres
Talmud: A baraita states: With regard to those items of the priestly vestments about which it is stated they must be made with linen [shesh], their threads are spun 6-fold, as suggested by the use of the term shesh, which also means 6. When the Torah states that certain items are twined, it means