Responsa for Pesachim 105:14

ובשר לא מיתיבי אמר ר' יוסי תודוס איש רומי הנהיג את בני רומי לאכול גדיים מקולסין בלילי פסחים שלחו לו אלמלא תודוס אתה גזרנו עליך נדוי שאתה מאכיל את ישראל קדשים בחוץ קדשים סלקא דעתך אלא אימא

But not 'meat'? An objection is raised: R'Jose said, Thaddeus of Rome<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'a man of Rome'.');">³⁴</span> accustomed the Roman [Jews] to eat helmeted goats<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Goats roasted whole with the entrails and the legs on the head, like a helmet (the verb kalas denotes to put on a helmet) . That is how the Passover sacrifice was roasted, v. infra 74a.');">³⁵</span> on the nights of Passover. [Thereupon] they [the Sages] sent [a message] to him: If you were not Thaddeus, we would proclaim the ban against you, because you make Israel eat sacred flesh without [the Temple].' Sacred flesh' - can you think so?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely the goats were not dedicated as sacrifices.');">³⁶</span> - Rather say,

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