Gittin 55b
Restult of Doing Nothing
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The Sages thought to kill him so that
he would not go and speak against them.
As a result, they did nothing, bar Kamtza’s slander
was accepted by the authorities, and consequently
the war between the Jews and the Romans began.
he would not go and speak against them.
| Rabbi Zecharia |
If you kill him, people will say that one who
makes a blemish on sacrificial animals is to be killed. |
As a result, they did nothing, bar Kamtza’s slander
was accepted by the authorities, and consequently
the war between the Jews and the Romans began.
| Rabbi Yochanan |
The excessive humility of Rabbi Zecharia destroyed our Temple, burned our Sanctuary, and exiled us from our land. |