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the core of their existence, i.e., Torah study, which is the source of life. “The way”; this is referring to acts of kindness. “They must walk”; this is referring to visiting the sick. “Wherein”; this is referring to the burial of the dead. “The work”; this is referring to conducting oneself in acc
The Talmud relates: Reish Lakish presented a dinar to R' Elazar so that the latter would assess it. R' Elazar said: It is a proper coin. Reish Lakish said to him: Realize that I am relying on you. R' Elazar said to him: What is the purpose of stating that you are relying on me? Is it so that if th
Reish Lakish said to him: No, I intended to say that this is the opinion of R' Meir, and we do hold in accordance with his opinion.
The Talmud asks: Which statement of R' Meir is R' Elazar referring to? If we say it is this statement of R' Meir, that is difficult. Parenthetically, the Talmud states that the letters dalet, lamed, mem, peh serve as a mnemonic device for the 4 statements of R' Meir that will be cited. It stands fo
The Talmud returns to the matter at hand. As we learned in a Mishnah (Bekhorot 28b): If a judge issued a judgment and erred, and he acquitted one who was in fact liable, or deemed liable one who should have in fact been acquitted, or if he ruled that a pure item is impure, or ruled that an impure