Hi,
"R' Shimon and R' Elazar were sitting together, when R' Yaakov bar Acha approached.
"R' Elazar said to R' Shimon, 'Let us rise before him, for he is someone who piously fears sinning.
"R' Shimon replied, 'Let us rise before him, for he is a man of Torah.'
"R' Elazar said back, 'I told you he is someone who fears sinning, and you reply that he is [merely] a man of Torah?!"
(Talmud, Shabbat 31b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Monday, July 4, 2011
Food for thought on July Fourth
Hi,
"Rabbi Yehudah, Rabbi Yosi and Rabbi Shimon were sitting together, with Yehudah ben Gerim. Rabbi Yehudah began to speak: 'How fine are the deeds of this [Roman] nation! They established markets, they built bridges, they built bathhouses!'
"Rabbi Yosi was silent.
"Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai replied: 'All that they built, they built only for their own needs. They established markets to make a place for women of ill repute; they built bathhouses to pamper themselves; they built bridges from which to collect taxes.'
"Yehudah ben Gerim reported their words, and the report was heard by the government. They said: [Rabbi] Yehudah who praised should be elevated; [Rabbi] Yosi who was silent should be exiled; [Rabbi] Shimon who insulted should be executed."
(Talmud, Shabbat 33b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Rabbi Yehudah, Rabbi Yosi and Rabbi Shimon were sitting together, with Yehudah ben Gerim. Rabbi Yehudah began to speak: 'How fine are the deeds of this [Roman] nation! They established markets, they built bridges, they built bathhouses!'
"Rabbi Yosi was silent.
"Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai replied: 'All that they built, they built only for their own needs. They established markets to make a place for women of ill repute; they built bathhouses to pamper themselves; they built bridges from which to collect taxes.'
"Yehudah ben Gerim reported their words, and the report was heard by the government. They said: [Rabbi] Yehudah who praised should be elevated; [Rabbi] Yosi who was silent should be exiled; [Rabbi] Shimon who insulted should be executed."
(Talmud, Shabbat 33b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Monday, July 12, 2010
A reason for destruction: Low salaries for teachers of Torah?
Hello,
"It is written (Yirmiyah 9), 'Who is wise, who will understand this? Why is the land lost? HaShem declared: Because they abandoned the Torah.'
"R' Shimon bar Yochai said: If you see cities uprooted from their places in Israel, know that they did not properly reward teachers of Tanach and Mishnah."
(Midrash, Eichah Rabbah, Petichta 2)
May we soon see the rebuilding of the Beit haMikdash,
Mordechai
"It is written (Yirmiyah 9), 'Who is wise, who will understand this? Why is the land lost? HaShem declared: Because they abandoned the Torah.'
"R' Shimon bar Yochai said: If you see cities uprooted from their places in Israel, know that they did not properly reward teachers of Tanach and Mishnah."
(Midrash, Eichah Rabbah, Petichta 2)
May we soon see the rebuilding of the Beit haMikdash,
Mordechai
Monday, November 9, 2009
Rain and Pre-destination
Hi,
"Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai said: When we merit, rain falls on the plants and trees and seeds, and the world is blessed. When we sin, rain falls in seas and rivers. In any case, the quantity of rain will always be as dictated by Gd."
(Midrash Tanchuma, Miketz 1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai said: When we merit, rain falls on the plants and trees and seeds, and the world is blessed. When we sin, rain falls in seas and rivers. In any case, the quantity of rain will always be as dictated by Gd."
(Midrash Tanchuma, Miketz 1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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