GEN1425 It was taught: “The mitzvah of procreation attaches to the man and not to the woman.  Whence do we derive this? R. Yosef said: From the verse: ‘And God said to him: “Be fruitful and multiple” [preh ureveh, (singular), and not pruh urevuh (plural)]” Yevamot 65b TEMIMAH-GEN 149

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GEN1443 R. Chama b. Guria sad in the name of Rav: “One should never show favoritism to one son above the other, for because of the additional expenditure of the weight of two coins of fine wool for the many-colored coat that Jacob made for Joseph, beyond what he spent for his other sons, his brothers envied him, and the end result was that our forefathers went down to Egypt” Shabbat 10b TEMIMAH-GEN 154

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GEN1455 The Rabbis taught: “Go and See [[when it is possible to see, i.e., by day] the peace of your brothers” – this teaches us that a Torah scholar should not go out alone at night” Chullin 91b TEMIMAH-GEN 155

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GEN1459 R. Tanchum b. Chanilai said: “Why did the tribe of Reuven merit being reckoned first [for the cities of refuge]? Because Reuven initiated the rescue, as it is written: ‘And Reuven heard, and rescued him from their hands’” Makkot 10a TEMIMAH-GEN 156

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GEN1460 From this it is to be derived that it is proper to write about and publicize the doer of a mitzvah, for the Torah publicized the mitzvah of Reuven, who thought to rescue Joseph and return him to his father. Responsa, Rashba 981 TEMIMAH-GEN 156

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GEN1471 R. Elazar said: If someone does a mitzvah and does not finish it, and someone else comes and finishes it, he [the first] is brought down from his greatness, As it is written: ‘And it was at that time that Judah ‘went down from his brothers [having initiated Joseph’s rescue, but not having consummated it]’ Sotah 13b TEMIMAH-GEN 158

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GEN1479 R. Ami said: “Whoever arouses licentious thought in himself is not admitted into the domain of the Holy One Blessed be He, it being written there: ‘And it was evil in the eyes of the L-or,’ and elsewhere Psalms 5:4: ‘For You are not a God who desires evildoers; evil shall not dwell with You’” Niddah 13b TEMIMAH-GEN 159

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GEN1481 R. Shmuel b. Nachmani said: “If someone begins a mitzvah and does not finish it, and someone else comes along and finishes it, he buries his wife and sons, as it is written: ‘And Shua’s daughter died,’ and Er and Onan had died. Sotah 13b TEMIMAH-GEN 160

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GEN1482 He thought her a harlot because she covered her face? R. Elazar said: “Because she had kept her face covered in her father-in-law’s house [which explains why Judah did not recognize her now],” as R. Shmuel b. Nachmani said in the name of R. Jonathan: “Every daughter-in-law who is modest in her father-in-law’s house merits that kings and prophet descend from her.   Whence is this derived? From Tamar [kinGodavid; prophet-Isaiah]” Sotah 10b TEMIMAH-GEN 161

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GEN1501 Abbaye said: “Upon the heels of Torah scholars comes blessing, as it is written: ‘And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for the sake of Joseph” Berachot 42a  TEMIMAH-GEN 164

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