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Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 3.2

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

MISHNAH: Why did they need this? Because once the moon shone and they thought that it dawned to the East; they slaughtered the daily sacrifice and had to bring it outside to the place of burning. Then they brought the Cohen to the place of immersion. This was the rule in the Temple: Everybody who spread his legs needed immersion; and everybody who urinated needed sanctification of hands and feet.

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HALAKHAH: Moonlight comes up as a beam; sunlight spreads over the entire East. So far if it was the end of the month; if it was the start?

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Rebbi Ḥanina said: From the appearance of the “morning hind” until the first rays of light in the East a man can walk four mil. From the first rays of light in the East until sunrise a man can walk four mil. From where do we know that from the appearance of “the morning hind” until the first rays of light on the East there are four mil? [since it is written]: and when the morning came, the angels urged Lot, saying. From Sodom to Zoar there are four mil. It is farther than that. Rebbi Zeˋira said: the angel was flattening the road before them. And from where that from the first rays of light in the East until sunrise there are four mil? When, and when, one thing compares to another.

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Rebbi Yose bar Abun said: Anybody who identifies the “morning hind” with the planet Venus is in error; that planet sometimes is too early and sometimes too late. What is it? It is like two double horns of light that arise from the East and illuminate.

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[Explanation: The great Rebbi Ḥiyya and Rebbi Simeon ben Halaphta were walking in the valley of Arbela before morning and saw “the morning hind” that started radiating. The great Rebbi Ḥiyya said to Rebbi Simeon ben Halaphta: Great man, so will be the deliverance of Israel; it starts out very small and grows and radiates as it goes on. What is the reason When heshall dwell in darkness, the Eternal is my light. So also at the start Mordocai was sitting at the king’s gate.” After that Mordocai returned to the king’s gate. After that Haman took the garment and the horse. After that: Mordocai left the king’s presence in royal garb. After that: The Jews had light and joy.]

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

It was stated: “A Cohen who left to speak with another person, if to go a distance, he needs immersion; if for a short time he needs sanctification of hands and legs. But is defecation not for a short time? There is a difference for defecation since they treat it as if going a distance.

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It was stated: A person sleeping needs immersion, being drowsy needs sanctification of hands and legs. Does a person sleeping need immersion? Did not Rebbi Ḥiyya state, “there was no sitting in the Temple courtyard except for the kings of the Davidic dynasty;” and Rebbi Immi said in the name of Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish, even for the kings of the Davidic dynasty there was no sitting in the Temple courtyard. Explain it that somebody was supporting himself on a wall and sleeping. But is it not written, King David came and sat before the Eternal? Rebbi Ayvo bar Naggari said, he concentrated in prayer.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

Hebrew/Aramaic text: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015), via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

English translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015); commentary notes omitted, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

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