![]() ![]() And due to the embarrassment of the other, Shmuel HaKatan did this, so that no one would know who had come uninvited. The Gemara notes: And it was not actually Shmuel HaKatan who had come uninvited, but another person. It would be fitting for all of the years to be intercalated by you, as you are truly worthy.īut the Sages said: The year may be intercalated only by those who were invited for that purpose. Rabban Gamliel said to him: Sit, my son, sit. Shmuel HaKatan stood up and said: I am he who ascended without permission and I did not ascend to intercalate the year, but rather I needed to observe in order to learn the practical law. He said: Who is it who ascended to the loft without permission? He must descend. Lord, I surrender to you my enemies in my workplace. My God, by Your grace I shall continue to excel in all. He went to the loft early the next morning and found eight Sages there. Praying for Patience in Dealing with Enemies at Work Almighty Father, You are my guiding light. Oh lord, let every enemy of progress monitoring my progress receive blindness in the name of Jesus. There was an incident involving Rabban Gamliel, who said to the Sages: Bring me seven of the Sages early to the loft. The Sages taught in a baraita: The year may be intercalated only by those who were invited for that purpose. Rabban Gamliel said to Rabbi Yehoshua: But was it not in your name that they told me " optional"? Rabban Gamliel said to Rabbi Yehoshua: Yehoshua, stand on your feet and they will testify against you. Please protect me against the evil they have plotted against me. I often feel like a foreigner and stranger in this world. Rabban Gamliel said to the Sages: Is there a person who disputes this matter? Rabbi Yehoshua said to him: No. Prayer for Protection Against Enemies My Savior and Defender, it often seems as though I have enemies in both a physical and spiritual sense. When the masters of the shields entered, the questioner stood before everyone present and asked: Is the evening prayer optional or obligatory? Rabban Gamliel said to him: Obligatory. Rabban Gamliel said to the student: Wait until the “masters of the shields,” a reference to the Torah scholars who battle in the war of Torah, enter the study hall, at which point we will discuss this issue. The student said to Rabban Gamliel: But didn’t Rabbi Yehoshua tell me that the evening prayer is optional? The same student came before Rabban Gamliel and said to him: Is the evening prayer optional or obligatory? Rabban Gamliel said to him: Obligatory. The student said to him: Is the evening prayer optional or obligatory? Rabbi Yehoshua said to him: Optional. ![]() The Sages taught: There was an incident involving a student, who came before Rabbi Yehoshua.
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