Quotation for Taanit 61:5
שבהן בנות ירושלים כו': ת"ר בת מלך שואלת מבת כהן גדול בת כהן גדול מבת סגן ובת סגן מבת משוח מלחמה ובת משוח מלחמה מבת כהן הדיוט וכל ישראל שואלין זה מזה כדי שלא יתבייש את מי שאין לו:
It has been taught: R'Eliezer the elder says: From the fifteenth of Ab onwards the strength of the sun grows less and they no longer felled trees for the altar, because they would not dry [sufficiently]. R'Menashya said: And they called it the Day of the Breaking of the Axe.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The name signified that there was no longer any need for the woodcutter's axe.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
Saying: "Young men, look and observe," etc. Our Rabbis were taught: The pretty ones among the maidens would say: "Regard but beauty alone, because a woman is made only for beauty." Those among them who were of good family would say: "Rather look to a good family, for women are but made to bear children [and those of good family produce good children." The rich ones would say. "Rather look to a rich family." The middle class and the poor ones among them would say: "Make your selections only for the glory of Heaven, but provide liberally for us."
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