Commentary for Kiddushin 60:19
נאמר (ויקרא יט, ג) איש אמו ואביו תיראו ונאמר (דברים ו, יג) את ה' אלהיך תירא ואותו תעבוד השוה הכתוב מוראת אב ואם למוראת המקום
It is said: 'Ye shall fear every man his father, and his mother'; and it is also said: The Lord thy God thou shalt fear, and him thou shalt serve;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. VI, 13.');"><sup>38</sup></span> thus the Writ assimilates the fear of parents to the fear of God. It is said: And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be p to death;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXI, 17.');"><sup>39</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah three times uses the same language to refer to parents as it does to God, because as we shall see parents and God are partners in creating the child.
There is one law that refers to parents that cannot refer to God—striking. It is impossible to strike God physically.
There is one law that refers to parents that cannot refer to God—striking. It is impossible to strike God physically.
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