ans, they give him food at his own
demand until he say, "it is enough."

6. Him who is affected with blindness, they fed even with unclean things,
till his eyes got the power of vision. Him who is bitten by a mad dog,
they fed not with the caul of his liver. But R. Mathia Ben Charash said,
"it is allowed"; and again said R. Mathia Ben Charash, "to him who had
throat complaint they administered medicine in his mouth on the Sabbath
day, since there is uncertainty of life, and all uncertainty of life
abrogates the Sabbath."

7. "On whomsoever an old ruin falls, if there be a doubt, whether one be
under it or not; if there be doubt, whether he be alive or dead; if there
be a doubt, whether he be a foreigner or an Israelite?" "They open over
him the heap. If they find him alive, they open fully, but if dead, they
leave him."

8. The sin-offering, and the offering for known transgression make
atonement. Death and the day of atonement with repentance make atonement.
Repentance atones for light transgressions, for commands positive and
negative. But grave offences are suspended, till the day of atonement
come, and it will atone.

9. He who said, "I will sin and repent--I will sin and repent?" "They did
not give him the opportunity of repentance." "I will sin, and the day of
atonement shall atone?" "The day of atonement makes no atonement."
Transgressions between man and The Place(243) the day of atonement
expiates. Transgressions between man and his neighbor, the day of
atonement does not expiate, until his companion be reconciled. This R.
Eleazar Ben Azariah explained "From all thy sins before the LORD thou
shalt be cleansed." Transgressions between man and The Place, the day of
atonement expiated. Transgressions between man and his companion, the day
of atonement did not expiate, until his companion be reconciled. Said R.
Akiba, "Happy are ye, Israel! before whom are ye to be pure? Who will
purify you? Your Father in heaven, as is said, 'I will sprinkle clean
water upon you, and ye shall be clean.' " Then said the Fountain of
Israel, the LORD, "As the fountain purifies the defiled, so the Holy One,
blessed be He, purifies Israel."

On Tabernacles(244)

Size and Covering of Tabernacles--What Constitutes a
Tabernacle--Exemptions--Palm Branches--Myrtle
Boughs--Willows--Citrons--Reading and Blessing--Thrashing the
Altar--Rejoicings--Pouring Out of the Water--The Lighting and
Dancing--Singing an