Commentary for Shabbat 33:7

מ"ט אמר (ר') זעירי אמר ר' חנינא גזירה שמא יבצרנו בקופות טמאות

as the day when the [golden] calf was made. Now, Shammai and Hillel enacted [this measure], but they would not accept it from them; but their disciples came<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the assembly in the house of Hananiah b. Hezekiah b. Garon. ');">¹³</span> and enacted it, and it was accepted from them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it is one of the eighteen measures. ');">¹⁴</span>

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