Commentary for Berakhot 126:29

To be guided by the authorities in Judea and not by Hananyah.

Gemara. "Rebbi Yehudah opened [his speech]...in the honor of the Torah and expounded: "And Moshe would take the tent and pitched it outside of the camp..." isn't this a Kal Vachomer

To worship on a "high place" like the heathens.

The lay head of the Babylonian Jews.

He belonged to the Levites who were Temple-musicians.

The name given to the Seminary in that town. See p. 111. "Vineyard" is usually explained in a figurative sense ; but Krauss is of the opinion that the school was originally an actual vineyard; cf. T. A. III. p. 340 n. 45a. In the Midrash to Cant. ii. 5, there is another version of this incident with several differences. The place was not Jabneh but Usha; and in addition to the Rabbis mentioned here, there were R. Meir, R. Simeon b. Johai and R. Eliezer b. Jacob. Bacher regards the version in the Midrash as the more authentic account; A. T. II. p. 54 n. 6.

This reading of the Paris MS (cf. D. S. ad loc.) is to be preferred to that of edd. : Eleazar.

He is given this title in Shab. 33 b and Menahot 103 b. On its significance, see A. T. II. p. 193 n. 6.

That being the extent of the camp.

Should it be said that they "sought the Lord."

M. inserts: Further did R. Judah begin and expound.

Lit. faces.

Because of the Golden Calf.

Since he had removed the tent outside the camp.

Sc. with the tent.

Since it was the reception of the Torah which constituted Israel a nation.

Hasket is made into two words : 'asu kittot.

Euphemism for the disciples themselves.

This verse and Is. xix. 13 which follows are only quoted to establish the meaning of the word "become fools" in Jer. 1. 36.

For "tent" in the sense of a School of Torah, see p. 102 n. 2.

I.e. he began its study in his earliest years.

The same Hebrew word means "nose" and "anger."

I.e. whether blood-stains are menstrual and defiling or not.

Very deep.

By asking his teacher questions concerning what he does not understand, thus exposing his ignorance.

And he is afraid to ask questions.

Being unable to answer when a question is put to him. Cf. Hillel's maxim : Nor can a shame-faced man learn (Abot ii. 6; Singer, p. 187).

Who is described as a Kenite in Judges i. 16.

I.e. probably with wine and oil to perfume the air; cf. Buchler in M.G.W.J. XLIX. p. 33 and Josephus, Antiq. viii. iv. 1.

The wife of Obed-Edom.