PURIFYING THE CITY
1)
Method, or miracle? -
What method did Rebbi Shimon use to ascertain the location of the graves, and thus purify the rest of the city?
2)
Rebuke to the nay-sayers -
What did R' Shimon mean in his objection to ha'Hu Saba, "People will say that harlots adorn one another, all the more so Chachamim!"
3)
And Punishment -
Why were "ha'Hu Saba" and Yehuda ben Geirim indeed punished due to Rebbi Shimon's disapproval - even after Hashem rebuked him not to destroy His world?


