BINAH: YESHIVAT HAVERIM – BABYLONIAN TALMUD p61

R. Jehudah taught his son, R. Itz’hak: “The third (sounding was a signal) to light the lamp.” This
agrees with the ruling of R. Nathan.
At the school of R. Ishmael it was taught: Six times the signal is sounded on Friday. When the
first sounding begins, those who are in the field stop ploughing and harrowing and all field
work. At the entrance to the city those who are near must wait until the distant (farmers) come,
so that they enter the city all together. The stores are yet open, and the stalls (upon which wares
are laid out) are as yet in their places. As soon as the second sounding begins, the stalls are
cleared and the stores closed. The warm victuals (prepared for the Sabbath) and the pots are as
yet upon the hearth. As soon as the third sounding begins the pots are taken off the hearth, the
warm victuals are put in the stove, and the lamps are lighted. Then (the beadle) waits about as
long as it is required to bake a small fish or for bread to cleave to the oven, and he sounds
trumpets and sounds the signal again and rests. Said R. Jose b. R. Haninah: “I have heard that if
one wants to light up after the six signals he may do so, for the rabbis have allowed some time to
the beadle to take his Shophar (horn) to the house (after the six signals). Said the schoolmen to
him: “If such were the case, the subject would depend on various measurements of time.” Nay,
but the beadle has a concealed place upon the roof (where he sounds the Shophar) and puts away
his instrument (as soon as he has used it); because neither a Shophar nor a fife may be handled
(when the Sabbath is come). But have we not learned that a Shophar may be handled,
but a fife may not? Says R. Joseph: This is not contradictory. Our case is that of a Shophar
belonging to the community; the case adduced treated of one that belongs to a private party
(therefore it is permissible).