מִֽי־הָאִ֤ישׁ הֶֽחָכָם֙ וְיָבֵ֣ן אֶת־זֹ֔את וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר פִּֽי־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו וְיַגִּדָ֑הּ עַל־מָה֙ אָבְדָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ נִצְּתָ֥ה כַמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִבְּלִ֖י עֹבֵֽר׃ (ס)
Siapakah orang yang bijaksana yang dapat memahami hal ini? Dan siapakah dia yang kepadanya mulut Yang Mahakekal telah berfirman, supaya ia dapat memberitakannya? Mengapa negeri ini binasa, menjadi tandus seperti padang gurun sehingga tidak seorang pun melintasinya?
Jerusalem Talmud Chagigah
HALAKHAH: Rebbi Simeon ben Yoḥai stated: When you see towns in the Land of Israel uprooted from their place, know that they did not contribute to the wages of Bible and Mishnah teachers137Since at least since the time of the High Priest Joshua ben Gamla providing for elementary schooling is a communal responsibility. Petihta Thr. rabbati (2).. What is the reason? Why is the land ruined, torn down like an uninhabited wilderness? The Eternal said, because they abandoned My Torah138Jer. 9:11-12..