Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Musar for Sanhedrin 54:18

כדתניא (ויקרא כו, לט) ואף בעונות אבותם אתם ימקו כשאוחזין מעשה אבותיהם בידיהם אתה אומר כשאוחזין או אינו אלא כשאין אוחזין כשהוא אומר איש בחטאו יומתו הרי כשאוחזין מעשה אבותיהן בידיהן

As it has been taught:And also in the iniquities of their parents shall they pine away withthem,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXVI, 39. ');"><sup>29</sup></span>

Orchot Tzadikim

And our Sages said, "Everyone for whom it is possible to protest against the sinful things of the people of his household, and he does not protest, is considered guilty of the wrongs of the men of his household. If it is possible for him to protest against the deeds of the people of his city and he does not do so he is held responsible for the wrongs of the people of the city. If it is possible for him to protest against the wrongs of the whole world and he does not do so, then he is considered guilty of the wrongs of all the world" (Shabbath 54b). And it is said, "And they shall stumble one upon another" (Lev. 26:37). And our Rabbis, of blessed memory, explained it as meaning, "Each man for the sin of his brother," which teaches us that all Israel are responsible, one for another (Sanh. 27b).
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