Musar for Bava Kamma 174:10
והא מציאה דמעלמא קאתי להו וקא קפיד אמרי רווחא דקאתי להו מעלמא ולית להו צערא דגופייהו בגווה קפיד אבל חבלה דאית להו צערא דגופייהו ומעלמא קאתי להו לא קפיד
— It may, however, be said that the father would be particular only in a matter which would cause him a loss,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such as if he would have to pay compensation where he himself injured them. ');"><sup>18</sup></span> whereas in regard to a profit coming from outside<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As where others injured them and would have to pay compensation. ');"><sup>19</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