Commentary for Kiddushin 64:11
יכול יעצים עיניו כמי שלא ראהו ת"ל תקום ויראת דבר המסור ללב נאמר בו (ויקרא יט, יד) ויראת מאלהיך
[implying], I ordered one to rise up only where it confers honour.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But no sense of being honoured is experienced when a person rises at a distance.');"><sup>24</sup></span> I might think that one must honour him with money,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., by giving him money.');"><sup>25</sup></span> therefore it is written: 'thou shalt rise u and thou shalt honour': just as rising up involves no monetary loss, so does honouring also mean without monetary loss.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The baraita teaches four things:
1) One does not need to rise in front of a sage who is far away since this does not really honor him.
2) One does not need to honor the sage by giving him money (although I’m sure he’d be delighted to receive it).
3) One does not rise in a place like a bathroom or bathhouse. These are not places of reverence.
4) It is not okay to pretend one did not see the elder and thereby avoid rising. This is why the Torah states, “and you shall fear your God.” God will know whether you’re telling the truth or not.
1) One does not need to rise in front of a sage who is far away since this does not really honor him.
2) One does not need to honor the sage by giving him money (although I’m sure he’d be delighted to receive it).
3) One does not rise in a place like a bathroom or bathhouse. These are not places of reverence.
4) It is not okay to pretend one did not see the elder and thereby avoid rising. This is why the Torah states, “and you shall fear your God.” God will know whether you’re telling the truth or not.
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