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Talmud for Berakhot 4:1

תְּפִלַּת הַשַּׁחַר, עַד חֲצוֹת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד אַרְבַּע שָׁעוֹת. תְּפִלַּת הַמִּנְחָה עַד הָעֶרֶב. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד פְּלַג הַמִּנְחָה. תְּפִלַּת הָעֶרֶב אֵין לָהּ קֶבַע. וְשֶׁל מוּסָפִין כָּל הַיּוֹם. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁבַע שָׁעוֹת:

The morning prayer may be recited until midday. R. Yehudah says: Until the fourth hour. [For, according to the Rabbis, the daily burnt-offering may be sacrificed until midday; and, according to R. Yehudah, until the fourth hour of the day. "Until the fourth hour" is until the end of the fourth hour, a third of the day when the day is twelve hours long. And its time is always until the end of a third of the day according to the relative length or shortness of the day, as stated above in respect to the Shema. And the halachah is according to R. Yehudah.] The afternoon prayer may be recited until the evening [i.e., until it gets dark.] R. Yehudah says: Until midway through the day (plag haminchah). [The time of minchah ketanah ("the small minchah") is from nine and a half hours until nightfall — two and a half hours — so that plag haminchah, which is half of that, is an hour and a quarter (before nightfall). The ruling in this regard is that one may follow either practice. If he wishes to follow the sages and to recite the afternoon prayer until the evening, he may do so, so long as he does not recite the evening prayer at that time. For since he considers it day as far as the minchah prayer is concerned, he cannot consider it evening for purposes of the evening prayer. And if he wishes to follow R. Yehudah, to recite the afternoon prayer only until the plag haminchah, an hour and a quarter before nightfall, he may do so; and from that time on, he may recite the evening prayer.] The evening prayer has no fixed time. [Its time is the entire night. It is taught: "it has no fixed time," rather than: "its time is the entire night," for the evening prayer is optional, corresponding, as it does, to the time of the consumption of the limbs and fat-pieces — the entire night. And the latter is optional; for once the blood has been sprinkled, the offering is accepted, even if the limbs and fat-pieces become unclean or are lost. Today, however, it (the evening prayer) has been accepted as binding.] And the mussaf ("additional") prayer may be recited the entire day. [If he delayed reciting it until after the seventh hour he fulfills the obligation, but he is called "an offender." And this is the halachah.] R. Yehudah says: Until the seventh hour.

Jerusalem Talmud Bikkurim

“At 52, the death of the prophet Saul14Error for “Samuel”, found uncorrected in ms. and the editio princeps. The tradition is from Seder ‘Olam 13 (cf. the author’s edition, Northvale N.J. 1998, pp. 129–135) and is reported in the Babli Ta‘anit 5b, Mo‘ed Qaṭan 28a. The material is Tannaïtic in Seder ‘Olam and the Babli, a further argument that Seder ‘Olam is a compilation of the Babylonian academies. Samuel at his retirement describes himself (1S. 12:2) as “old and white-haired”..” Rebbi Abba the son of Rebbi Pappai in15An Amora of the fifth Galilean generation, usually reporting sayings of R. Levi. the name of Rebbi Levi; Rebbi Joshua from Sikhnin in the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi (Prov. 14:23): “From all toil there will be gain but from talk of lips only want.” Hannah, because she prayed too much, shortened Samuel’s life, since she said (1S. 1:22): “He shall dwell there forever.16However, this statement is not part of Hannah’s prayer but her argument to her husband. Samuel was a Levite from the family of Gersom (1Chr. 6:13).” But the “forever” of a Levite is only 50 years, as it is written (Num. 8:25): “At the age of 50 years he shall retire from the workforce.17In verse 8:26 it is stated that the retired Levite may continue as a watchman.” But this one lived 52 years? Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, two years until she weaned him.
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Jerusalem Talmud Taanit

From where the lifting of hands? So you shall bless the Children of Israel22Num. 6:22.. So far during the morning prayers23Since in the Temple the priestly blessing was recited at the time of the morning sacrifice, the inspiration for the morning prayer service.. At musaf? Aaron lifted his hands for the people24Lev. 9:22, description of the special inauguration service of the Tabernacle.. Is not this verse distorted? Should it not read: he descended from making the purification sacrifice, and the elevation sacrifice, and the well-being sacrifice, and after this, Aaron lifted his hands for the people? But it teaches25The verse mentioning blessing before descent. that while descending from the altar he lifted his hands and blessed the people. 26Babli Sotah38a.And he blessed them, standing. I could think, not while standing. The verse says27Deut. 21:5., the Eternal, your God, selected them to serve Him and to bless in His Name. It combines blessing with service. Since service is done standing, also blessing is done standing. And so it says282Chr. 30:27., the Levitic Cohanim rose and blessed the people. The verse speaks of the generation of Ezechias, when they toiled in the Torah. But in other generations, when they were serving foreign worship, what does it say? When you spread your hands my eyes shall disregard you29Is. 1:15.. 22Num. 6:22.And he blessed them, any blessing. But we did not hear which it was until the verse came and explained it30Num. 6:24–26.: The Eternal shall bless you and guard you. The Eternal shall enlighten His presence to you and show you favor. The Eternal shall turn His presence to you and give you peace.
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