LEVITICUS — 19:18 revenge Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 329 LEV711 [How is: "Do not take revenge, and do not bear a grudge" to be understood? It is comparable to a knife slipping while one is slicing meat and cutting his hand. Will he thereupon cut his other hand? This is precisely the same] (Yerushalmi Nedarim 9:4) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:19 statutes Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 331 LEV744 It was taught: Whence is it derived that it is forbidden to graft a non-fruit-bearing tree with a fruit-bearing tree, a fruit-bearing tree with a non-fruit-bearing tree, or one type of fruit-bearing tree with a different tack? From: "My statutes shall you keep" (Torath Cohanim) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:25 increase Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 340 LEV746 It was taught: R. Akiva says: Scripture here "addresses itself" to the evil inclination. Lest one lament: "I must labor fruitlessly for four years!" it is, therefore, written [as an incentive]: "to increase for you its produce" (Torath Cohanim). SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:31 seek Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 345 LEV768 This teaches us that they do not come upon one unless he turns his mind to them and defiles himself through them (Torath Cohanim). SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:32 hoary Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 345 LEV778 The Rabbis taught: : "The hoary head" -- this implies any hoary head. I might think that one must rise even for a wicked old man; it is, therefore, written: "And you shall honor the face of the elder," an elder being one who has acquired wisdom [i.e., the wisdom of virtue] (Kiddushin 32b) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:32 Lord Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 346 LEV780 R. Simon said: Before the hoary head you shall rise, and you shall honor the face of the elder … I am the Lord" -- The Holy One Blessed be He is herein saying of Himself: "I am the first to have fulfilled the mitzvah of standing before an elder" [in waiting upon Abraham (see Genesis 18)] (Yerushalmi Bikkurim 3:3). SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:32 you Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 346 LEV786 It was taught: R. Shimon b. Elazar says: Whence is it derived that the elder should not cause others to exert themselves for him? From: "elder. And you [(for purposes of this homily,) the elder] shall fear" (Kiddushin 32). SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:33 oppress Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 347 LEV788 Scripture here speaks of verbal oppression. What is verbal oppression? He should not say to him: "The mouth which just shortly before ate carcasses and treifah, and revolting, creepy things is now coming to learn Torah from the mouth of the Almighty!" And if he is the son of converts, he should not say to him: "Remember the deeds of your fathers" (Bava Metzia 58b) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:34 strangers Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 348 LEV801 It was taught: R. Nathan says: Do not cast up your own defects to others, as it is written: "for you were strangers" (Bava Metzia 59b) SHOW FULL EXCERPT
LEVITICUS — 19:35 judgment Torah Book & Portion, Book of Leviticus, Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1–20:27), Source Book Keys, TEMIMAH-LEVPage(s): 348 LEV806 To whom is this directed? If to a judge, it is already written (see Bava Metzia 15). It is to teach us, rather, that a merchant is called a "judge," and if he falsifies in measurement, he is called: "wrong," "hated," "revolting," "rejected," "abominable" (Torath Cohanim). SHOW FULL EXCERPT