Commentary for Kiddushin 61:8
בעו מיניה מרב עולא עד היכן כיבוד אב ואם אמר להם צאו וראו מה עשה עובד כוכבים אחד באשקלון ודמא בן נתינה שמו פעם אחת בקשו חכמים פרקמטיא בששים ריבוא שכר והיה מפתח מונח תחת מראשותיו של אביו ולא ציערו
What is meant by, All the kings of the earth shall make admission unto Thee, O Lord, For they have heard the words of Thy mouth?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CXXXVIII, 4.');"><sup>10</sup></span> Not the word of Thy mouth, but 'the words of Thy mouth' is said.
Rashi on Kiddushin
For six hundred thousand profit: He would have made a profit of six hundred thousand gold dinars.
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Tosafot on Kiddushin
But the key was placed under his father’s head: In the Yerushalmi, it is found that his legs were stretched over the container, and that is why he did not break it.
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Rashi on Kiddushin
Under his father’s head: And he was sleeping.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Interestingly, the greatest example of honoring one’s parents is brought from a non-Jew, the famous Dama ben Netinah (rhymes with an old favorite, Funky Cold Medina). Dama did not wake up his Dad, even though this would have profited him 600,000 gold dinars. I have told me children that if someone comes by to our house and offers a deal that will make me the equivalent of millions of dollars, I’m okay with being woken up.
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