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and who lends a sela to a pauper at his time of need, about him the verse states: “Then shall you call, and YHWH will answer; you shall cry, and He will say: Here I am” (Isaiah 58:9).
§ The Talmud provides a mnemonic device for a series of statements cited in the name of R' Elazar: Woman; and land; helper; this; two; the blessings; merchants; lowly. The Talmud presents these statements: R' Elazar said: Any man who does not have a wife is not a man, as it is stated: “Male and fem
And R' Elazar said: What is the meaning of that which is written: “I will make him a helpmate for him [kenegdo]” (Genesis 2:18)? If one is worthy his wife helps him; if he is not worthy she is against him. And some say a slightly different version: R' Elazar raised a contradiction: It is written in
The Talmud relates that R' Yosei encountered Elijah the prophet and said to him: It is written: I will make him a helpmate. In what manner does a woman help a man? Elijah said to him: When a man brings wheat from the field, does he chew raw wheat? When he brings home flax, does he wear unprocess
And R' Elazar said: What is the meaning of that which is written: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (Genesis 2:23)? This teaches that Adam had sex with each animal and beast in his search for his mate, and his mind was not at ease, in accordance with the verse: “And for Adam, the