Commentary for Kiddushin 65:5
אמר רבי יוסי בר אבין בוא וראה כמה חביבה מצוה בשעתה שהרי מפניהם עומדים מפני תלמידי חכמים אין עומדים ודלמא שאני התם דא"כ אתה מכשילן לעתיד לבא
But we learnt: All artisans rise before them, give them greeting,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'enquire after their welfare'.');"><sup>7</sup></span> and exclaim to them, 'Our brethren, men of such and such a place, enter in peace.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This refers to those who brought their first fruits to the Temple, who were thus greeted by the workers in Jerusalem, v. Bik. III, 3.');"><sup>8</sup></span> - Said R'Johanan: Before them they must stand up, yet before scholars they may not.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
R. Yose b. Abin draws a lesson from the fact that artisans can stand before the farmers but not before the scholars—a mitzvah being performed in its proper time is a higher value, even then the respect due to scholars.
But the Talmud notes that this may not be the proper explanation of why artisans are allowed to stand before the farmers. It might be that if they are not greeted properly, they will not return the following year. In other words, it is not the value of what they are currently doing, it is the fact that they need encouragement, and maybe scholars do not need as much encouragement.
But the Talmud notes that this may not be the proper explanation of why artisans are allowed to stand before the farmers. It might be that if they are not greeted properly, they will not return the following year. In other words, it is not the value of what they are currently doing, it is the fact that they need encouragement, and maybe scholars do not need as much encouragement.
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