Commentary for Kiddushin 66:1
אין תלמיד חכם רשאי לעמוד מפני רבו אלא שחרית וערבית כדי שלא יהיה כבודו מרובה מכבוד שמים מיתיבי ר' שמעון בן אלעזר אומר מנין לזקן שלא יטריח ת"ל זקן ויראת
A scholar may rise before his master only morning and evening, that his glory may not exceed the glory of Heaven.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One rises only twice a day, morning and evening, in God's honour.');"><sup>1</sup></span> An objection is raised: R'Simeon B'Eleazar said: How do we know that a Sage must not trouble [the people]?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Jews recite the Shema in praise of God twice a day. A Torah scholar should not rise before his teacher more than twice a day so that the teacher’s honor not supersede that of God. I think we can sense here that rabbis were accorded a high level of honor, and that there was a fear that this honor would exceed proper boundaries and perhaps the students would revere their teacher’s more than God. It is this mentality that R. Yannai is trying to curb.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
Jews recite the Shema in praise of God twice a day. A Torah scholar should not rise before his teacher more than twice a day so that the teacher’s honor not supersede that of God. I think we can sense here that rabbis were accorded a high level of honor, and that there was a fear that this honor would exceed proper boundaries and perhaps the students would revere their teacher’s more than God. It is this mentality that R. Yannai is trying to curb.
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