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Tamid 32b

תמיד ל״ב ע״ב

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Topic

The end of the אלכסנדר מוקדון story and the close of the פרק with praise of תורה, then a new פרק: the כהנים' morning prayers, the קטורת and אברים lotteries, and the start of the קטורת service.

Overview

This amud finishes the אגדה about אלכסנדר מוקדון. The women of Africa mock his greed, and he admits he learned sense from them. He then finds a spring that flows from גן עדן. In one version he follows it to the gate and is turned away, but he is given an eyeball that outweighs all his gold and silver. The רבנן explain that a human eye is never satisfied, until it is covered with dust. The גמרא adds a teaching from תנא דבי אליהו about where גיהנם is. The פרק then closes with praise of תורה learning and the הדרן. A new פרק begins with a משנה about the morning prayers of the כהנים in the מקדש. It goes on to describe the lotteries for the קטורת and for bringing the אברים up to the מזבח, what happened to the כהנים who won nothing, and the כף that the קטורת כהן takes.

Opening lines

אֲמַר לְהוּ:

He said to them:

מִי אָכְלִי אִינָשֵׁי נַהֲמָא דְּדַהֲבָא?

Do people eat bread of gold?

אֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ:

They said to him:

אֶלָּא אִי נַהֲמָא בָּעֵית,

But if bread is what you wanted,

The steps (21)

  1. StatementThe women mock אלכסנדר's greed
  2. Statementאלכסנדר admits he learned wisdom from the women
  3. StatementA fragrant spring from גן עדן
  4. StatementFirst version: he washed his face
  5. StatementSecond version: refused at the gate of גן עדן
  6. Statementאלכסנדר gets an eyeball that outweighs his treasure
  7. Questionאלכסנדר asks the רבנן to explain
  8. ResponseThe eye of a person is never satisfied
  9. Questionאלכסנדר asks for proof
  10. ProofCovering the eye with dust proves it
  11. StatementWhere is גיהנם located
  12. StatementThe שכינה is opposite one who learns at night
  13. Statementתלמידי חכמים bring peace to the world
  14. ConclusionHadran — Closing פרק לא היו כופתין
  15. StatementThe כהנים say a ברכה, the עשרת הדברות, and שמע
  16. StatementThree blessings, plus an extra one on שבת
  17. StatementThe lottery for the incense, only for newcomers
  18. StatementThe lottery for bringing the limbs up to the altar
  19. Statementרבי אליעזר בן יעקב: no separate lottery is needed
  20. StatementThe כהנים who did not win are undressed
  21. StatementThe קטורת כהן takes the כף