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“That I will not take a thread nor a shoe strap nor anything that is yours” (Genesis 14:23), distancing himself from anything not rightfully his, his children merited two mitzvot: The thread of tekhelet wool worn on tzitzit and the strap of tefillin.
The Talmud asks: Granted, the strap of the tefillin imparts benefit, as it is written: “And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the name of YHWH is called upon you; and they shall be afraid of you” (Deuteronomy 28:10). And it is taught in a baraita that R' Eliezer the Great says: This is a
The Talmud answers: As it is taught in a baraita that R' Meir would say: What is different about tekhelet from all other colors such that it was specified for the mitzva of tzitzit? It is because tekhelet dye is similar in its color to the sea, and the sea is similar to the sky, and the sky is simil
The Talmud above mentioned that Abraham refused to accept property that did not belong to him. With regard to this, R' Abba says: Difficult is the return of theft that has been consumed, as even the perfectly righteous are unable to return it, as it is stated: “That I will not take a thread nor a s
§ R' Yoḥanan says in the name of R' Elazar, son of R' Shimon: Any place where you find the statements of R' Eliezer, son of R' Yosei HaGelili, in reference to aggada, make your ears like a funnel [ka’afarkeset], i.e., be receptive to his words. As R' Eliezer interpreted the verse: “Not because you