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Peace be upon you. If he would not reply, it was evident that he was sleeping. The man of the Temple Mount would therefore strike him with his staff, and he even had license to burn the watchman’s garment, in order to discipline him. And those overhearing the watchman being rebuked would say to o
R' Ḥiyya bar Abba says: When R' Yoḥanan would reach this Mishnah in his studies, he would say this: The early generations were praiseworthy, as they meted out judgment even in the case of an offense caused by unavoidable sleep; and all the more so would they mete out judgment in the case of offense
It is taught in a baraita that R' Yehuda HaNasi says: Which way of life is an upright path that a person should select for himself; what should be his guiding principle? One should love admonition, for as long as statements of admonition from the wise are heard in the world, pleasantness comes into
R' Shmuel bar Naḥmani says that R' Yonatan says: Anyone who rebukes another for the sake of Heaven is privileged to dwell in the portion of God as it is stated: “He that rebukes a man shall be behind Me” (Proverbs 28:23), i.e., with Me. Moreover, the heavenly court extends over him a cord of divine
§ The Mishnah teaches (26a): If one found the latrine door closed, he would know that there was a person there. The Mishnah then describes the commencement of the daily service in the Temple: Whoever wants to remove the ashes from the altar rises early and immerses himself before the appointed pries