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1(Fol. 49b) Our Rabbis were taught in a Baraitha: After the death of R. Maier, R. Juda instructed his disciples that none of R. Maier's disciples should be allowed to enter his college because they were disputatious, and did not come to learn, but to overwhelm him with citations of traditions [in order to prove him to be ignorant.] Sumchuss, however, squeezed himself through and entered. He said to R. Juda: "Thus was I taught by R. Maier: 'A priest who betroths a wife with his share of the sacredotal meat, whether it be of most consecrated or of the ordinary, she is not betrothed through it.' " R. Juda became enraged and said: "Have I not warned you not to give admission to disciples of R. Maier, because they are disputatious and they do not come to learn but merely to overwhelm me with citations of traditions [in order to prove me to be ignorant?] Is then a woman allowed to enter the sanctuary? [Hence how could such an incident happen?"] R. Jose then said: "Now that R, Maier is dead and R. Juda is enraged,] what will people say: 'Maier is dead, Juda is enraged, and Jose is silent. What will remain of the Torah?'"