מדרש אויף דברים 27:7

When R. Huna came to the above cited passage, he used to weep and say: "That a slave, whose master exhorts him to come to see him should be debarred from seeing him, as it is written (Is. 1, 12) When you come to appear in My presence, who had required this of your hands to tread My courts?" When he came to the following verse (Deut. 27, 7) And thou shalt slay peace-offerings, and eat there. R. Huna would weep and say: "A slave who is invited to eat from his master's table, shall be debarred from seeing him, as it is said (Is. 1, 11) Or what serveth Me the multitude of your sacrifices?" When R. Elasar came to this verse (Gen. 45, 3) And his brothers could not answer him, because they were terrified at his presence, he wept and said: "If this is the result of a human being's admonition, how much the more will it be of the Holy One, praised be He!" R. Elazar cried also when he came to the verse (I Sam. 28, 15) And Samuel said to Saul: 'Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?' If Samuel the prophet was afraid of the judgment, how much the more ought we be afraid of it! How shall this be interpreted? It is written (Ib. ib. 12) And the woman said unto Saul: 'Divine being have I seen (Olim) ascending out of the earth.' Olim is plural. Hence they were two. One was Samuel and the other was Moses whom Samuel brought, for he said: "Perhaps I am called before the Divine Judgment, so he said to Moses come and testify in my behalf that there is not a thing written in thy Torah which I did not fulfill." When he came to the following verse (Lam. 3, 29) That he put his mouth in the dust, perhaps there still is hope. R. Ami used to cry. He said: "After so much had been done, nevertheless it is said, perhaps." R. Ami used to cry when he came to the following verse (Zeph. 2, 3) See ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, who have fulfilled the ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness; perhaps ye will be protected on the day of the Lord's anger. He said: "After so much will have been done, still it will be perhaps." When he came to the following passage, R. Assi used to cry (Amos 5, 15) Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice firmly in the gate; perhaps the Lord, the God of hosts shall be gracious unto the remnants of Joseph. He said: "After so much will have been done, it will still be perhaps."

4) I might think that the entire beast is permitted; it is, therefore, written (Bereshith 9:4): "Only the flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat" — ever min hechai (a limb torn from a living animal) is forbidden. (Bereshith 32:33): "Therefore, the children of Israel may not eat the thigh sinew (gid hanasheh)" — the gid hanasheh is forbidden. (Vayikra 7:3): "All fats (cheilev) of ox or sheep or goat you shall not eat" — cheilev is forbidden. (Vayikra 7:26): "And all blood you shall not eat" — blood is forbidden. I might think that they are permitted whether slaughtered (by shechitah) or not slaughtered, (but killed in some other way); it is, therefore, written (Devarim 27:7): "And you shall slaughter (by shechitah) … and you shall eat."

(Fol. 109) Our Rabbis were taught: It is the duty of every man to cause his household and his children to rejoice on a festival: as it is said (Deu. 17, 14) And thou shalt rejoice on thy feast. Wherewith should a man [cause his household to] rejoice? With wine. R. Juda said: "The male folks according to their manner and the female folks according to their manner." For male folks, the proper thing, of course, is wine; but what is the best that woman likes to rejoice with? R. Joseph was taught: "In Babylon, dyed (expensive) dresses and in Judea, pressed linen garments." It was taught: R. Juda b. Bathyra said: "When the Temple was in existence, there was no better thing with which to rejoice than meat, as it is said (Ib. 27, 7) And thou shalt slay peace-offerings, and eat them there, and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord, thy God; but now, when there is no Temple, wine is the only thing to rejoice with, as it is said (Ps. 104, 15) And wine shall make joyful the heart of man."