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but rather as vayyakri, and he caused others to call. This teaches that Abraham our forefather caused the name of God to be called out in the mouth of all passersby. How so? After the guests of Abraham ate and drank, they arose to bless him. He said to them: But did you eat from what is mine? Rath
The Talmud continues its discussion of the incident of Judah and Tamar. It is written: “When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a prostitute, for she had covered her face” (Genesis 38:15). The Talmud asks: Because she had covered her face he thought her to be a prostitute? Prostitutes usually unco
R' Elazar says: The verse means that Tamar covered her face in the home of her father-in-law, Judah. Therefore, he did not recognize her when her face was uncovered. As R' Shmuel bar Naḥmani says that R' Yonatan says: Any daughter-in-law who is modest in the house of her father-in-law merits that
The verse describes Tamar’s court hearing: “When she was brought forth [mutzet], she sent to her father-in-law, saying: By the man whose these are, am I with child” (Genesis 38:25). The Talmud comments: It should have stated: When she was mitutzet. The word mutzet also carries the implication of b
The Talmud comments: This is as it is written: “For the leader, upon yonat eilem reḥokim, a psalm [mikhtam] of David” (Psalms 56:1). R' Yoḥanan says the verse means: From the moment that her signs were distanced [reḥokim], she became like a mute dove [yona illemet]. And the phrase “a psalm [mikhtam