Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Kiddushin 104:13

תנו רבנן לאחר פטירתו של ר' מאיר אמר להם רבי יהודה לתלמידיו אל יכנסו תלמידי רבי מאיר לכאן מפני שקנתרנים הם ולא ללמוד תורה הם באים אלא לקפחני בהלכות הם באים דחק סומכוס ונכנס אמר להם כך שנה לי ר' מאיר המקדש בחלקו בין קדשי קדשים ובין קדשים קלים לא קידש

then he shall bring his guilt-offering]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. V, 21. The trespass referred to is repudiation of liability with a false oath.');"><sup>24</sup></span> this is to include lower grade sacrifices as his [the individual's] property:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If one swears falsely that he did not vow a peace-offering, which is of the lower sanctity, he incurs this sacrifice. Though this law does not hold good in respect to God's property (deduced from, 'and deal falsely with his neighbour' ibid.) , the phrase 'against the Lord' shews that even where there is an element of sanctity this sacrifice is involved. Hence it includes lower grade sacrifices, and thus teaches that these rank as the individual's property; this contradicts the ruling of the MISHNAH:');"><sup>25</sup></span> this is R'Jose the Galilean's opinion! - You may even say that it agrees with R'Jose the Galilean: he stated [that view] only whilst it [the animal to be sacrificed] is alive, but not after it is killed.

Orchot Tzadikim

And in the chapter entitled "Man Takes Unto Him a Wife" they said that when Rabbi Meir died, Rabbi Judah said, "Let not the pupils of Rabbi Meir enter here for they are argumentative" (Kiddushin 52b). All this he said because he did not want to pause in his studying. For Rabbi Meir was very sharp and his companions could not successfully debate with him (Erubin 13b and 53a). Moreover, R. Johanan said, "The hearts of the ancients were like the door of the Ulam, but those of the last generations were like the door of the Hekhal, but ours are like the eye of a fine needle." ** The Ulam and the Hekhal were two of the chambers in the Temple. The door of the Ulam was 20 cubits wide while that of the Hekhal was only ten. And Abaye said, "We are like a peg in a wall in respect of Gemara." And Raba said, "We are like a finger in wax as regards logical argument." "We," said R. Ashi, "are like a finger in a pit as regards forgetfulness" (Erubin 53a).
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