Chasidut for Pesachim 113:5

ועדיין היו גדולי כהונה נוטלין אותן בזרוע עמדו בעלים והקדישום לשמים

and place them on a high eminence on the Temple Mount, so that the Festival pilgrims might see that their workmanship was beautiful,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the sacrifices, with the skins of which these were brought, were mostly offered by the Festival pilgrims.');">¹¹</span> and that there was no imperfection in them. It was taught, Abba Saul said: There were sycamore treetrunks in Jericho, and the men of violence seized them by force, [whereupon] the owners arose and consecrated them to Heaven. And it was of these and of such as these that Abba Saul B'Bothnith said in the name of Abba Joseph B'Hanin: 'Woe is me because of the house of Boethus; woe is me because of their staves!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With which they beat the people.');">¹²</span>

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