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Annie Norman-Schiff
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Educator. Talmud, romance novels, the New York Mets
Not sure if there are earlier rabbinic parallels that would get you closer to the time period you wanted / 4
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Woe is me due to the servants of the High Priests of the house of Yishmael ben Piakhi; woe is me due to their fists.”

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December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Woe is me due to the High Priests of the house of Ḥanin; woe is me due to their whispers and the rumors they spread. Woe is me due to the High Priests of the house of Katros; woe is me due to their pens that they use to write lies. / 2
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Babylonian Talmud Pesachim 57a has: “With regard to the prominent priests and those like them, Abba Shaul ben Batnit said in the name of Abba Yosef ben Ḥanin: Woe is me due to the High Priests of the house of Baitos, woe is me due to their clubs. / 1
December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM