Quoting%20commentary for Kiddushin 40:2
אמר ליה התם הא אהדריה קרא דתני דבי רבי ישמעאל הואיל והלך זה ונעשה כומר לעבודת כוכבים אימא לידחי אבן אחר הנופל תלמוד לומר (ויקרא כה, מח) אחרי נמכר גאולה תהיה לו אחד מאחיו יגאלנו
For the School of R'Ishmael taught: Since this man went and became an acolyte in the service of idolatry, I might have said: Let us cast a stone after the fallen, therefore it is said, after that he is sold h be redeemed,' one of his brethren shall redeem him.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 48 - a lesson in tolerance.');"><sup>3</sup></span> Yet perhaps 'he shall be redeemed' so as not to be absorbed by the heathens, but in respect to redemption we should be stringent with him, in accordance with R'Jose son of R'Haninah? - Said R'Nahman B'Isaac: Two verses are written: [i] if there be yet increases in the years;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 51.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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