@Dianora https://www.sefaria.org.il/Tractate_Derekh_Eretz_Zuta.3.3?vhe=Talmud_Bavli,_Vilna_1883_ed.&lang=he&with=all&lang2=he
"Teach your tongue to say 'I don't know'" - #Mishna Tractate Derech Eretz Zuta, ch 3
@selfagency Your dad's method was still more gentle than the method used in the #BeitHamikdash for a #Levi who fell asleep on the job! #sefaria #mishna #midot
#beithamikdash #levi #sefaria #mishna #midot
Today we found this gem in the #Mishna:
https://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Berakhot.4.3?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en
"Rabban Gamliel says: Each and every day a person recites the prayer of eighteen blessings. Rabbi Yehoshua says: A short prayer is sufficient" etc. check out the whole paragraph.
Davening seems to have been a lot more low-key in Mishnaic times!
Also R' Akiva says that if you are not fluent, you can pray less...!
#mishna #jewish #judaism #til #waitwhat #Mazeldon