Talmud su Esodo 20:19

Rebbi Mana made light of those ordained for money. Rebbi Ammi⁶⁰In the Babli, Sanhedrin 7b, this is ascribed to Rav Ashi and directed against those who ordain for money. The ordination discussed here is original ordination in the succession of Moses and the Prophets, in Mishnaic times expressed by the title of “Rebbi”, in contrast to the informal (Babylonian and modern) ordination known by the title of “Rav.”. read for them (Ex. 20:19): “Do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.” Rebbi Yoshia said, their prayer shawl is like a donkey’s saddle cover. Rebbi Ashian said, if somebody is ordained for money, one does not get up before him and one does not address him as Rebbi; his prayer shawl is like a donkey’s saddle cover. Rebbi Zeïra and one of the rabbis were sitting together when a person ordained for money was passing by. One of the rabbis said to Rebbi Zeïra, let us behave like Tannaïm⁶¹People of prior generations, before the patriarchate, the only authority empowered to ordain in their time, had discovered ordination as a source of income. Not to honor an ordained person was really an insult to the patriarchate. and not get up before him.