Commentary for Chullin 268:26

(ויקרא כא, י) והכהן הגדול מאחיו שיהא גדול מאחיו בנוי בחכמה ובעושר

Or, if you wish, you may say that in the case of an eminent person it is different.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ammi as head of the Academy was permitted to acquire the money for himself; indeed, it is a duty upon all to make him 'the greatest among his brethren'.');">²⁰</span>

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