GEN1355 “If you afflict” – by withholding their conjugal requirements: “And if you take” – rivals.  From here it is derived that the withholding of the conjugal requirement is considered “affliction” Yoma 77b TEMIMAH-GEN 137

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GEN1364 R. Yaakov b. Iddi asked: “In one place it is written Genesis 28:15: ‘And I shall be with you [Jacob] and keep watch over you wherever you go,’ and, in another: ‘And Jacob was afraid!’ – He thought to himself: ‘Perhaps God’s assurance is not fulfilled if I sin afterwards’” Berachot 4a TEMIMAH-GEN 138

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GEN1374 R. Yanai said: “Let a man never put himself in a place of danger, and say that a miracle will be performed for him.   Perhaps a miracle will not be performed for him; and if it is, it will be deducted from his merits.  Whence is this derived? “I have become small from all of the lovingkindness and from all of the truth’” Shabbat 31a TEMIMAH-GEN 139

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GEN1382 [Why are the male camels not enumerated?] R. Berechyah said: “Because camels are modest in their copulation, the Torah did not speak of them openly in this respect” Yerushalmi, Kethuvoth 5:7 TEMIMAH-GEN 139

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GEN1385 R. Elazar said: “He remained to gather up some small utensils.   From here we derive that the righteous value their possessions more than their persons [for he endangered himself by remaining there alone.] And why so? Because they recoil from stretching out their hand to steal” Chullin 91a  TEMIMAH-GEN 140

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GEN1390 R. Yitzchak said: “From here it is to be derived that a Torah scholar should not go out alone at night” Chulllin 91a   TEMIMAH-GEN 140

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GEN1396 Rav said: “From here it is to be derived that a Torah scholar should not go out alone at night” Chulllin 91a  TEMIMAH-GEN 141

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GEN1402 R. Shimon b. Lakish expounded: “It is permitted to flatter the wicked in this world, as it is written: ‘For I have, therefore, seen your face as one sees the face of God’” Sotah 41b TEMIMAH-GEN 143

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GEN1403 What is the intent of “as one sees the face of God”? R. Levi said: “This is analogous to the situation of a man who was invited to   the home of his friend, and who perceived that the latter sought to kill him – whereupon he said to him: ‘This dish tastes like the one I ate in the king’s place.’  The latter, upon hearing this said to himself: ‘He is acquainted with the king,’ and, fearing him, did not kill him” Sotah 41b TEMIMAH-GEN 143

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GEN1411 What did he do? He set up shops and sold cheap.   From this it is to be derived that we are obligated to make improvements [in our host community], as our forefathers did.   Yerushalmi, Shevi’ith 9:1   TEMIMAH-GEN 145

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