Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Bava Batra 150:13

לימא כתנאי כיצד במסירה אחזה בטלפה בשערה באוכף שעליה בשליף שעליה בפרומביא שבפיה בזוג שבצוארה קנאה כיצד במשיכה קורא לה והיא באה או שהכישה במקל ורצתה לפניו כיון שעקרה יד ורגל קנאה רבי אחי ואמרי לה ר' אחא אומר עד שתהלך מלא קומתה

seizes [the animal] by its hoof, hair, the saddle or the saddle-bag upon it, the bit<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] Cf. [G]. ');"><sup>30</sup></span> in its mouth, or the bell on its neck, he acquires legal possession. How is [the acquisition] by <i>meshikah</i>?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 304. n. 8. Small cattle are usually taken possession of by meshikah, larger cattle by mesirah. ');"><sup>31</sup></span> If he calls it and it comes, or if he strikes it with a stick and it runs before him, he acquires legal ownership as soon as it has moved a foreleg and a hind leg.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if the animal has not completely shifted its position. ');"><sup>32</sup></span>

Shenei Luchot HaBerit

This is what G–d meant when He said to Israel: והייתם לי סגולה מכל העמים. "You will be precious to Me more than any of the other nations" This meant that any favours that the nations would experience, Israel would also experience. When G–d continued: ואתם תהיו לי ממלכת כהנים וגוי קדוש, He announced that what Israel would receive as a part of the bounty G–d shares out to the Gentiles would not be considered as of value since Israel are a kingdom of priests. All Israelites are considered as princes, sons of kings. The word "kings" refers to the kingdom of Heaven. When the Torah says of Israel "you are a holy nation," the word "holy" is to be understood as similar to what the sages say about the angels paying their respects to the righteous in the world of the future by addressing them as קדוש, "holy."
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