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ויש אומרים: אף רידייא. ובעו רבנן רחמי אנשמה בשעה שיוצאה מן הגוף, ובטלוה.
And some say: The sound of Ridya as well. Ridya is the angel tasked with irrigating the earth, who calls to the heavens and to the aquifers to provide their water. The Talmud comments: And the rabbis asked for mercy so that the sound of the soul at the moment that it leaves the body would no longer be heard to that extent, and God eliminated it. In any event, clearly this baraita understands keriat hagever as the proclamation of the Temple crier, in support of the opinion of Rav.
תניא כוותיה דרבי שילא: היוצא לדרך קודם קריאת הגבר — דמו בראשו. רבי יאשיה אומר: עד שישנה, ויש אומרים: עד שישלש. ובאיזה תרנגול אמרו — בתרנגול בינוני.
A baraita was taught in accordance with the opinion of R' Sheila: With regard to one who sets out on the path at night before keriat hagever and is killed by demons, his blood is on his own head, i.e., he is at fault. R' Yoshiya says: The prohibition of traveling at night is in effect until the rooster crows twice. And some say: Until he crows 3 times. And with regard to what rooster did these rabbis state this advisory? It is with regard to a rooster of medium size. Clearly, this baraita understands keriat hagever as the crow of the rooster.
אמר רב יהודה אמר רב: בשעה שישראל עולין לרגל, עומדין צפופין ומשתחוים רווחים, ונמשכין אחת עשרה אמה אחורי בית הכפורת. מאי קאמר? הכי קאמר: אף על פי שנמשכין אחת עשרה אמה אחורי בית הכפורת, ועומדים צפופין, כשהן משתחוין — משתחוין רווחים, וזה אחד מעשרה נסים שנעשו במקדש.
§ Rav Yehuda said that Rav said: When the Jewish people ascend to Jerusalem for the pilgrimage Festivals they stand crowded, but when they bow during confession they are spaced so that no one hears the confession of another. And due to the large crowd they extend 11 cubits behind the Hall of the Ark Cover, the Holy of Holies. The Talmud asks: What is he saying in the reference to 11 cubits behind the Holy of Holies? The Talmud explains that this is what he is saying: Even though the crowd is so large that the people extend 11 cubits behind the Hall of the Ark Cover and people stand crowded, still, when they bow, they bow spaced. And that is one of the 10 miracles that were performed in the Temple.