Rabbi Yishmael says: "Through thirteen rules is the Torah elucidated." (Introduction to the , part of the Oral Law). (Ending) – The study session concludes with a prayer ("May it be thy will...) for the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem and the resumption of sacrifices. ("...that the Temple be rebuilt speedily in our days, and grant our portion in your Torah and there we shall serve you with reverence as in days of old and in former years. And may the grain offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasing to God, as in days of old and in former years.") In a later period, some communities began to add the following (all or some of the paragraphs): – Describing the basin containing pure water to wash up before touching the (offerings), based on Exodus 30:17–21 – Removing the ashes of the (elevation offering), based on Leviticus 6:1–6 (Incense offering): Based on Exodus 30:34 and Exodus 36:7–8}}, as well as a rabbinic text derived from Babylonian Talmud 6a; Jerusalem Talmud 4:5; 33a. See also Notes References Bibliography Bleich, J. David. "A Review of Halakhic Literature Pertaining to the Reinstitution of the Sacrificial Order." Tradition 9 (1967): 103–24. Myers, Jody Elizabeth. "Attitudes Towards a Resumption of Sacrificial Worship in the Nineteenth Century." Modern Judaism 7, no. 1 (1987): 29–49. Ticker, Jay. The Centrality of Sacrifices as an Answer to Reform in the Thought of Zvi Hirsch Kalischer. Vol. 15, Working Papers in Yiddish and East European Studies, 1975 External links Jewish Encyclopedia.com comprehensive article on the sacrifices Sacrifice Handbook: detailed descriptions of the Torah's system of Korbanot Topical index of Talmud passages on Temple sacrifices Tabernacle and Temples in Jerusalem Siddur of Orthodox Judaism Shacharit