The Crowns on the Letters

Hi,

"Rav Yehudah said, citing Rav: When Moshe ascended to heaven, he found Gd sitting and tying crowns to the letters. He said, ‘Master of the Universe, who forces You to do this?’

"Gd replied: There will be a man named Akiva ben Yosef, at the end of many generations, who will analyze each point to teach mountains and mountains of laws."

(Talmud, Menachot 29b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Profiteering from mitzvot

Hi,

"Scribes of scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, as well as their merchants and their merchants’ merchants, and anyone involved in Heavenly business - to include techelet merchants - will never see a sign of blessing, unless they are involved for the sake of heaven."

(Talmud, Pesachim 50a)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Respect for a Torah scroll

Hi,

"Once the Torah scroll is opened [for reading], speech is prohibited - even speech regarding a matter of Jewish law."

(Talmud, Sotah 39a)

Have a great day,
Mordechai