(10) Cf. _Nedarim_, 32b, "Great is the _Torah_, for if it did not exist, the heaven and the earth would have no permanence." _Abodah_ is the service and sacrifice of the Temple which was then standing. After the destruction of the Temple, this word was used to designate the service of prayer. It is used in one of the benedictions after the reading of the _Haftarah_: _al ha-torah we-al ha-abodah_, "for the law and for the divine service," see _Prayer-book_, ed. Singer, p. 149. See Friedlander, _ibid._, p. 413 _et seq._ (11) [g'milut chasadim] "benevolence," "the doing of kindnesses," consists of practical deeds of personal service, as visiting the sick, burying the dead, comforting mourners, peacemaking, etc. It is greater than [tzedakah] "charity" in its narrower sense, as benevolence may be shown to the rich as well as to the poor. See Friedlander, _ibid._, pp. 301-305. On this verse, see Herford, _ibid._, p. 22 _et seq._ 3. Antigonus of Soko (12) received (the tradition) from Simon, the Just. He used to say, "Be not like hirelings who work for their master for the sake of receiving recompense; but be like servants who minister to their master without any thought of receiving a reward; and let the fear of Heaven (13) be upon you." (12) According to _Abot de-Rabbi Natan_, Chapter V, ed. Schechter, p. 26, Antigonus had two disciples, Zadok and Boethos, from whom arose the Sadducees and the heretical sect of Boethusians, from their misinterpretation of this verse, both denying the doctrines of immortality of the soul and resurrection. Se Kohut, _The Ethics of the Fathers_, p. 43; Schurer, _History_, II, ii. p. 29 _et seq._; Geiger, _Judaism and Its History_, p. 99 _et seq._; and _Jewish Encyclopedia_, arts. _Boethusians_ and _Sadducees_. (13) "The fear of Heaven" does not mean dread of punishment, but rather awe at the greatness and might of God, and is identical with love and service (see Deuteronomy, VI, 13 and X, 12). It is produced by following out the practices ordained in the _Torah_ (Maimonides, _Guide for the Perplexed_, ed. Friedlander, p. 392). Consult Friedlander, _Jewish Religion_, pp. 273-274, the _Jewish Encyclopedia_, art. _Fear of God_, and Schechter, _Aspects_, p. 72. 4. Jose, the son of Joezer, of Zeredah, and Jose, the son of Jochanan (14), of Jerusalem received (the tradition) from them (15). Jose, the son of Joezer, of Zeredah said, "Let thy house be a meeting-place for the wise; cover thyself with the dust of their feet (16), and drink in their words with thirst."