Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Bava Kamma 174:12

אמרי התם דגברא קפדנא הוא דהא אין סמוכין על שלחנו אפילו במידי דאתי להו מעלמא קפיד הכא דלאו גברא קפדנא הוא דהא סמוכין על שלחנו כי קא קפיד במידי דקא חסר ליה במידי דאתי להו מעלמא לא קפיד

whereas in the matter of compensation for injury where the children suffered actual pain and where the profit comes from outside he does not mind. But what of the other case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in the former teaching. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> where the daughter suffered actual pain and where there was a profit coming from outside and the father nevertheless was particular about it as stated 'What is more, even others who injure her are liable to pay the compensation to her father'? — It may still be said that it was only in that case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., in the former teaching. ');"><sup>22</sup></span>

Shenei Luchot HaBerit

One can also explain these verses in accordance with a statement by our sages (Yuma 72) that there are three crowns, the crown of priesthood acquired by Aaron, the crown of Monarchy acquired by David, and the crown of Torah which was granted (potentially) to everybody. Concerning all this, the Torah first says (plural) והייתם, "you will all be something precious." There is a discussion in Baba Kama 87 about the meaning of the word סגולה. Rav Chisda holds that someone could acquire סגולה by purchasing a Torah scroll. Rabba bar Rav Hunna thinks that ownership of a date-palem constitutes possession of a סגולה; the owner will be able to eat dates from it for an unlimited period of time. What Rabbi Chisda meant was that everybody is at liberty to buy a Torah scroll, hence everybody can acquire the status of being or possessing a סגולה.
Ask RabbiBookmarkShareCopy
Previous VerseFull ChapterNext Verse