Commentary for Rosh Hashanah 62:12

אמרו לו תלמידיו רבי כבר נמנו חבריך עליו והתירוהו מאן חבריך רבן יוחנן בן זכאי

It has been further taught: R'Eliezer had a vine in its fourth year east of Lydda<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., between Lydda and Jerusalem.');">²⁵</span> at the side of Kefar Tabi, and R'Eliezer had a mind to declare it free to the poor,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So as not to have the trouble of taking it to Jerusalem.');">²⁶</span> but his disciples said to him, Rabbi, your colleagues have already taken a vote on it and declared it permitted'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because as there was no longer a Temple, there was no point any more in decorating the streets of Jerusalem.');">²⁷</span>

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