Commentary for Pesachim 51:2
אמר אביי מנא אמינא לה דתניא אמרו עליו על רבן יוחנן בן זכאי שהיה יושב בצילו של היכל ודורש כל היום כולו והא הכא דלא אפשר ומיכוין ושרי
Because it was taught: It was related of R'Johanan B'Zakkai that he was sitting in the shadow of the Temple and teaching all day.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He was lecturing on the laws of Festivals to the masses, this being within thirty days before a Festival; v. supra ');"><sup>1</sup></span> Now here it was impossible [not to lecture], and he intended [to benefit from the shade], and it is permitted?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though one must not derive any benefit from the Temple.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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