Daf Yomi for kids · Talmud Bavli · Masechet Tamid

Tamid 30 for kids: The Lottery Begins

תמיד ל׳

🎲 This daf finishes a side with a question about why the wood arrangement on the altar had an opening. Then a new chapter starts: the priests use lotteries to decide who slaughters the daily offering, who sprinkles blood, and who carries each part. We also learn amazing sounds people could hear all the way from Jericho.

Daf Yomi day: Sat, Mar 20, 2027

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Stories from Tamid 30

A Hole in the Wood Pile
Rav Huna and Rav Chisda disagree about why there was an opening in the wood arrangement. One says it let wind blow in and fan the flames. The other says priests used it to light kindling between the logs.
Amud a
Choosing Jobs by Lot
The appointed priest called everyone to a lottery to pick who would slaughter the lamb, sprinkle its blood, and clear ashes. Whoever won the slaughtering lottery also got to choose, and the twelve priests standing to his right got the other jobs, like carrying the head, legs, and other parts.
Amud a
Sounds from Jericho
The mishna says people far away in Jericho could hear sounds from the Temple. They heard the big gate opening, the song of the Levites, ben Arza's cymbals, the flute, and Gevini the crier calling the priests to their service.
Amud b

Words to know

הֵפִיסוּ they cast lots
טָלֶה lamb
קוֹל sound or voice

Sources

Kid summary and story cards written by Tab from the William Davidson Edition English (Sefaria, CC BY-NC 4.0).

No Tab translation on this daf: Sefaria has no Rashi or Tosafot on Tamid (the Vilna page carries other commentaries).

In the app, the Gemara text comes from Sefaria (William Davidson Edition, CC BY-NC 4.0; Hebrew/Aramaic Vilna Edition). Rashi and Tosafot Hebrew: Vilna Edition (public domain) via Sefaria.

Also spelled: Tamyd 30.

Tamid 30 for kids: The Lottery Begins

Stories from Tamid 30

A Hole in the Wood Pile

Choosing Jobs by Lot

Sounds from Jericho

Words to know

Sources