Commentary for Menachot 173:2
כיצד הוא בודק הגזבר יושב והקנה בידו זרק הגיר הקיש בקנה
THE TEMPLE-TREASURER USED TO SIT NEARBY WITH HIS STICK<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A measuring stick (Rashi) . A staff, the symbol of his authority (Tif. Yis.) .');"><sup>3</sup></span> IN HIS HAND; WHEN THE FROTH BURST FORTH HE WOULD KNOCK WITH HIS STICK.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a sign that no more wine shall be drawn off, for the wine that follows is not so pure but is mixed with the lees (Maim.) .');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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