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יומא 8:2
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that the latter is removed for the purpose of sanctity, and his fellow priests were permitted to touch him, whilst the former is removed for purposes of ritual and his colleagues forbidden to touch him. According to whom [is this teaching]? According to the opinion either of R. Meir or of R. Jose. For if it were in accord with the opinion of R. Hanina, deputy high priest, there would be one more point of difference. R. Jose, the son of R. Hanina demurred to this: It is quite right that we sprinkle him on the first day, because that may be the third of his impurity; similarly on the second, because that may be the third day of his impurity; on the third, because that may be the third day of his impurity; on the fifth, because that may be the seventh day of his impurity; on the sixth, because that may be the seventh day of his impurity; on the seventh, because that may be the seventh day of his impurity. But on the fourth day why should there be any sprinkling at all? That day could not be in doubt as being either the third day or the seventh day of his impurity? — But, according to your own point of view, how can there be sprinkling throughout the seven days? For have we not an established rule that the sprinkling is forbidden as shebuth and as such cannot override the Sabbath? — But you must then needs say: ‘Seven days with the exception of the Sabbath’, similarly here, ‘Seven with the exception of the fourth day.’ Rabah said: For that reason since the matter of the high priest on the Day of Atonement does not depend on us but on the fixing of the calendar, he ought to be separated on the third of Tishri, and on whatever day the third of Tishri falls, we would remove him; but as to the priest who burns the heifer, since the matter depends on us, we should remove him on the fourth of the week, so that his fourth day would fall on the Sabbath. TO THE CELL OF THE COUNSELLORS etc. R. Judah said, Was it the ‘cell of the parhedrin [counsellors], was it not rather the ‘cell of the buleute [senators]’? Originally, indeed, it was called the ‘cell of the buleute’ but because money was being paid for the purpose of obtaining the position of high priest and the [high priests] were changed every twelve months, like those counsellors, who are changed every twelve months, therefore it came to be called ‘the cell of the counsellors’. We learnt elsewhere: upon the bakers the Sages imposed only the duty of setting apart enough for the heave-offering of tithe and hallah. Now, it is quite right [that they did not impose] the great heave-offering, because it has been taught:
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