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The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of R' Yoḥanan ben Beroka, who says that with regard to both of them, men and women, the verse states: “And God blessed them, and God said to them: Be fruitful and multiply, replenish the earth and conquer it” (Genesis 1:28), what can be said? Accordi
The Talmud asks: And according to the opinion of R' Yoḥanan ben Beroka as well, let procreation, which he maintains applies to women, and fear of one’s mother and father be considered two verses that come as one and they should not teach a precedent. The Talmud answers: Both cases are necessary. As
And if God had written only that women are obligated in the mitzva of procreation, and had not written that they are obligated to fear their parents, I would say: With regard to a man, as it is in his power to perform this mitzva, yes, he is obligated to fear his mother and father, but with regard
The Talmud notes that the earlier question remains difficult: This works out well according to the one who says that two verses that come as one do not teach a precedent. But according to the one who says that two verses that come as one do teach a precedent, what can be said? According to this opi
The Talmud comments: And who is the scholar called by the nickname: The rabbis of Pafunya? It is Rav Aḥa bar Ya’akov, who said as follows: The verse states with regard to tefillin: “And it shall be a sign for you on your arm and for a memorial between your eyes, that the Torah of YHWH may be in you