Rav Sheshes,

<<when

<<he bowed,

<<bowed

<<like a rod;

<<when

<<he straightened,

<<straightened

<<like a snake.

And Rabbah bar Chinana the Elder said in the name of Rav:

<<all

<<the year

<<entirely

<<a person

<<prays

<<“the God

<<the Holy,”

<<“King

<<who loves

<<righteousness

<<and judgment,”

<<except for

<<the ten

<<days

<<that are between

<<Rosh Hashanah

<<and Yom Kippur,

<<when he prays

<<“the King

<<the Holy”

<<and “the King

<<of judgment.”

And Rabbi Elazar

<<said:

<<even

<<if he said

<<“the God

<<the Holy”

<<he fulfilled,

<<as it is stated:

<<“And is exalted

<<Hashem

<<of hosts

<<in judgment,

<<and God

<<the Holy

<<is sanctified

<<in righteousness.”

<<When

<<is “exalted

<<Hashem

<<of hosts

<<in judgment”?

<<These are

<<the ten

<<days

<<from Rosh Hashanah

<<and until

<<Yom Kippur;

<<and it says

<<“the God

<<the Holy.”

What

<<was decided

<<about it?

Rav Yosef said:

<<“the God

<<the Holy”

<<and “King

<<who loves

<<righteousness

<<and judgment.”

<<Rabbah

<<said:

<<“the King

<<the Holy”

<<and “the King

<<of judgment.”

<<And the halachah

<<is like Rabbah.

And Rabbah bar Chinana the Elder said in the name of Rav:

<<anyone

<<for whom it is possible

<<for him

<<to ask

<<mercy

<<for

<<his fellow

<<and does not

<<ask

<<is called

<<“a sinner,”

<<as it is stated:

<<“Also

<<I,

<<far be it

<<from me

<<to sin

<<against Hashem

<<by ceasing

<<to pray

<<for you.”

Rava said:

<<if

<<a Torah scholar

<<he is,

<<he needs

<<to make ill

<<himself

<<over him.

What is the reason?

<<If you say

<<because

<<it is written:

<<“And there is none

<<who is sick

<<of you

<<for me,

<<and none

<<who reveals

<<my ear”

<<— perhaps

<<a king

<<is different.

<<Rather,

<<from here:

<<“And I,

<<when they were sick,

<<my clothing

<<etc.”

And Rabbah bar Chinana the Elder said in the name of Rav:

<<anyone

<<who does

<<a matter of

<<transgression

<<and is ashamed

<<of it,

<<they forgive

<<him

<<for

<<all

<<his sins,

<<as it is stated:

<<“So that

<<you remember

<<and be ashamed,

<<and not

<<will there be

<<for you

<<anymore

<<an opening of

<<mouth

<<because of

<<your humiliation,

<<when I forgive

<<you

<<for all

<<that

<<you have done,

<<says

<<Hashem

<<God.”

Perhaps

<<a congregation

<<is different.

<<Rather,

<<from here:

<<“And said

<<Shmuel

<<to

<<Shaul:

<<why

<<have you disturbed me

<<to bring up

<<me?

<<And Shaul said:

<<it is distressing

<<to me

<<greatly;

<<and the Philistines

<<are fighting

<<against me,

<<and God

<<has departed

<<from me

<<and not

<<answered me

<<anymore,

<<either

<<by the hand of

<<the prophets

<<or

<<by dreams;

<<and I have called

<<you

<<to make known to me

<<what

<<I should do.”

<<Whereas

<<“Urim

<<and Tumim”

<<not

<<he said.

Because

<<he had killed

<<Nov, the city of the Kohanim.

And from where

<<that they forgave

<<him

<<from

<<Heaven?

<<As it is stated:

<<“And said

<<Shmuel

<<to

<<Shaul:

<<(tomorrow)

<<[and tomorrow]

<<you

<<and your sons

<<will be with me,”

<<And Rabbi Yochanan said:

<<“with me” —

<<in my division.

And the Rabbis

<<say:

<<from here:

<<“And we will hang them

<<to Hashem

<<in Givas

<<Shaul,

<<the chosen one of

<<Hashem.”

<<Went out

<<a heavenly voice

<<and said:

<<“the chosen one of

<<Hashem.”

Rabbi Abbahu ben Zutarti said in the name of Rabbi Yehuda bar Zevida:

<<they sought

<<to establish

<<the chapter of

<<Balak

<<in the recitation of

<<Shema;

<<and why

<<not

<<did they establish it?

<<Because of

<<the burden on

<<the congregation.

What is the reason?

<<If you say

<<because

<<it is written

<<in it:

<<“God

<<who brings them out

<<from Egypt,”

<<let him say

<<the chapter of

<<interest

<<and the chapter of

<<weights,

<<for is written

<<in them

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt.

Rather,

<<Rabbi Yosei bar Avin said:

<<because

<<it is written

<<in it

<<this

<<verse:

<<“He crouched,

<<lay down

<<like a lion,

<<and like a lioness;

<<who

<<will rouse him?”

And let him say

<<this

<<verse

<<and no more.

We have a tradition:

<<every

<<chapter

<<that divided it

<<Moshe

<<our teacher,

<<we divide;

<<that did not

<<divide it

<<Moshe

<<our teacher,

<<not

<<do we divide.

The chapter of

<<tzitzis —

<<why

<<did they establish it?

Rabbi Yehuda bar Chaviva said:

<<because

<<there are

<<in it

<<five

<<things:

<<the mitzvah of

<<tzitzis,

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt,

<<the yoke of

<<mitzvos,

<<and the opinion of

<<heretics,

<<thoughts of

<<transgression,

<<and thoughts of

<<idolatry.

Granted

<<these

<<three

<<are explicit:

<<the yoke of

<<mitzvos,

<<as it is written:

<<“And you will see

<<it

<<and remember

<<all

<<the mitzvos of

<<Hashem”;

<<tzitzis,

<<as it is written:

<<“And they shall make

<<for themselves

<<tzitzis,”

<<etc.;

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt,

<<as it is written:

<<“Who

<<brought out,”

<<etc.

<<But

<<the opinion of

<<heretics,

<<thoughts of

<<transgression,

<<and thoughts of

<<idolatry —

<<from where do we know?

As it is taught:

<<“After

<<your hearts” —

<<this is

<<heresy,

<<and so

<<it

<<says:

<<“Said

<<the fool

<<in his heart:

<<there is no

<<God.”

<<“After

<<your eyes” —

<<this is

<<thought of

<<transgression,

<<as it is stated:

<<“And said

<<Shimshon

<<to

<<his father:

<<her

<<take

<<for me,

<<for

<<she

<<is right

<<in my eyes.”

<<“You

<<go astray” —

<<this is

<<thought of

<<idolatry,

<<and so

<<it

<<says:

<<“And they went astray

<<after

<<the Baalim.”

MISHNAH:

<<they mention

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<at night.

<<Rabbi Elazar ben Azarya said:

<<behold,

<<I am

<<like a man of

<<seventy

<<years,

<<and I did not

<<merit

<<that would be said

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<at night,

<<until

<<expounded it

<<Ben Zoma.

As it is stated:

<<“So that

<<you remember

<<the day of

<<your going out

<<from the land of

<<Egypt

<<all

<<the days of

<<your life.”

<<“The days of

<<your life” —

<<the days;

<<“all

<<the days of

<<your life” —

<<the nights.

And the Sages

<<say:

<<“the days of

<<your life” —

<<this world;

<<“all” —

<<to include

<<the days of

<<the Mashiach.

GEMARA:

<<it is taught:

<<said

<<to them

<<Ben Zoma

<<to the Sages:

<<and do

<<they mention

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<in the days of

<<the Mashiach?

<<But surely

<<already

<<it is said:

<<“Behold,

<<days

<<are coming,

<<says

<<Hashem,

<<and not

<<will they say

<<anymore:

<<‘As lives

<<Hashem,

<<who

<<brought up

<<the children of

<<Israel

<<from the land of

<<Egypt’;

<<but rather:

<<‘As lives

<<Hashem,

<<who

<<brought up

<<and who

<<brought

<<the seed of

<<the house of

<<Israel

<<from the land of

<<the north

<<and from all

<<the lands

<<where

<<I had driven them

<<there.’”

They said

<<to him:

<<not

<<that will be uprooted

<<the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<from its place,

<<but

<<that will be

<<the subjugation of

<<the kingdoms

<<primary,

<<and the Exodus from

<<Egypt

<<secondary

<<to it.

Similarly

<<to it

<<you

<<say:

<<“Not

<<will be called

<<your name

<<anymore

<<Yaakov,

<<but rather

<<Israel

<<will be

<<your name,”