You are hereHomeBible ReviewDecember 1994The Eucharist—A Sacrificial Formula Preserved Babylonian Talmud, Betsah/Yom Tov 20a: Tradition, codified in the Mishnah, acknowledges that someone’s offering cannot be made “while he is not standing by its side” (Mishnah, Ta’anit 4:2). Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.