Talmud for Tamid 3:6

²⁵¹For the following, cf. Bava mesiaˋ 3:13, Notes 136–145; Moˋed qatan 3:7. Who is the teacher who taught him wisdom? The one who taught him first, the words of Rebbi Meïr. Rebbi Jehudah said, the one from whom he received most of his instruction. Rebbi Yose said, anyone who explained a Mishnah to him.²⁵²Tosephta 2:5, Bava mesiaˋ 2:30.” Rebbi Abbahu came in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: Practice follows him who said, the one from whom he received most of his instruction. Why did he not explain that this follows Rebbi Jehudah? There are Tannaïm who state it switched²⁵³The name tradition in the Tosephta is not certain.. Rebbi Eleazar tore his garment for his first teacher. Samuel took off [his phylacteries] for one who had explained a Mishnah to him²⁵⁴As a sign of mourning. The phylacteries are identified as the “splendor” which Ezechiel had to remove in mourning, Ez. 24:17. The text in Bava mesiaˋ parallels the Babli (Bava mesiaˋ 33a) in reporting that he tore his garment.. What Mishnah did he explain to him? Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, “for one key he has to go down to his arm-pit and one opens straight.²⁵⁵Mishnah Tamid 3:6.” What means “for one he has to gown to his arm-pit,” he had to lower his hand under his arm-pit until it could be opened²⁵⁶The doors of the Temple Hall could be opened only from the inside. When the door was locked, a Cohen entered from a small side door which led to a guard room. The lock of this side door was hidden; the Cohen had to take the key, lower his entire arm to the arm-pit behind the partition wall and only then could insert the key. Tamid 30b.. Rebbi Ḥanania²⁵⁷With G read “Hanina”. was leaning on Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba in Sepphoris, when he saw everybody running. He asked him, why is everybody running? He answered, Rebbi Joḥanan is sitting preaching in Rebbi Banaia’s house of study and everybody is running to hear him. He said, praised be the Merciful Who showed me fruits while I am alive. In Agadah I explained him everything except Proverbs and Ecclesiastes²⁵⁸This proves that even a teacher of homiletics has the rank of teacher..

²⁹⁶A very similar text is Horaiot 3:4, Notes 251ff., Bava meṣia` 3:13, Notes 136–145.“Who is his teacher? The one who taught him first<sup>297</sup>Text of G: His teacher who taught him Scripture and Mishnah, the elementary school teacher., the words of Rebbi Meïr. Rebbi Jehudah said, the one from whom he received most of his instruction. Rebbi Yose said, anyone who explained a Mishnah to him.<sup>298</sup>Tosephta Horaiot2:5, Bava meṣia` 2:30.” What means, who explained a Mishnah to him?²⁹⁹Reading of G and corrector: “even in only one subject.” Rebbi Abbahu came in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: Practice follows him who said, the one from whom he received most of his instruction. Why did he not explain that this follows Rebbi Jehudah? There are Tannaïm who state it switched³⁰⁰The name tradition in the Tosephta is not certain.. Rebbi Eleazar tore his garment for his first teacher. Samuel took off {his shoes} for one who had explained a Mishnah to him³⁰¹As a sign of mourning.. What Mishnah did he explain to him? Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, “There are two keys. For one he has to go down to his arm-pit and one opens straight.³⁰²Mishnah Tamid 3:6.” What means “for one he has to go down to his arm-pit”? He had to lower his hand under his arm-pit until it could be opened³⁰³The doors of the Temple Hall could be opened only from the inside. When the door was locked, a Cohen entered from a small side door which led to a guard room. The lock of this side door was hidden; the Cohen had to take the key, lower his entire arm to the arm-pit behind the partition wall and only then could insert the key. Tamid30b..

Samuel followed Rebbi Yose. A person explained to Samuel: “Two keys, for one he has to go down to his arm-pit and one opens straight;¹⁴⁴Mishnah Tamid 3:6. The doors of the Temple hall could be opened only from the inside. When the door was locked, a Cohen entered from a small side door which led to a guard room. The lock of this side door was hidden; the Cohen had to take the key, reach with his entire arm, up to his arm-pit, behind the partition wall and then insert the key. The second door, from the guard room into the Temple hall, could then be opened by a regular key inserted straight into the keyhole.” that he lowered his hand under his arm-pit until he could insert the key straight. He heard that this one had died and tore his garment for him¹⁴⁵In Horaiot: He removed his phylacteries as s sign of mourning..