Yoma

— Abaye said: [Reference here is made to] the handles of the knives. The following objection was raised: He also made of gold the base of the vessels, the rims of the vessels, the handles of the vessels and the handles of the knives [used on the Day of Atonement]? — Abaye explained: These are the helves of axes and adzes. HIS MOTHER HELENA MADE A CANDLESTICK OF GOLD etc.: A Tanna taught:1 When the sun was shining, sparkling rays proceeded from it and all knew then that the time had arrived for the reading of the [morning] Shema’.2 An objection was raised: One who reads the Shema’ in the morning together with the linen of the [priestly] Mishmars or the [laymen] Ma'amad,3 has not fulfilled his duty, because the men of the Mishmar read it early and the men of the Ma'amad read it too late.4 — Abaye said: It was for the rest of the people of Jerusalem. SHE ALSO MADE A TABLET: Do you not conclude from this that one may write a scroll for a child for practising purposes?5 — Resh Lakish said in the name of R. Jannai: Alphabetically.6 An objection was raised: Whilst writing he7 looks unto the tablet and copies what is written on the tablet?8 — Say: He looks and writes as it is written on the tablet.9 He raised this objection: When he writes he looks and copies what is written on the tablet, and what is written thereon? And if some man have lain with thee . . . if no man have lain with thee; if thou hast gone aside . . . and if thou hast not gone aside!10 — There it was written completed. How then did the sparks inform them when this information for practical purposes was useless? holding only the whole Torah may be written out. Our Mishnah might settle the dispute there. initial letters only written out, the complete text to be supplied by memory, with the guidance of these hints.