Responsa for Yoma 168:1
תא שמע דתני רבה בר שמואל עוברה שהריחה מאכילין אותה עד שתשוב נפשה ומי שנשכו כלב שוטה מאכילין אותו מחצר כבד שלו והחושש בפיו מטילין לו סם בשבת דברי ר"א בר' יוסי שאמר משום ר' מתיא בן חרש וחכמים אומרים בזו ולא באחרת בזו אהייא אילימא אעוברה פשיטא עוברה מי איכא למאן דאמר דלא אלא לאו אסם שמע מינה
Come and hear: For Rabbah B'Samuel learned: If a woman with child has smelt [food], one feeds her until she is restored; and one who was bitten by a mad dog is given to eat from the lobe of its liver, and one who has pains in his mouth may be given medicine on the Sabbath - these are the words of R'Eleazar B'Jose in the name of R'Matthia B'Heresh. But the Sages say: In this case, but not in another. Now what does 'in this case refer to?
Shut min haShamayim
They responded: "My son, do not envy sinners in your heart," (Proverbs 23:15-17) "Happy are those who abide by His laws," (Psalms 119:2) "Lift your hands towards the sacred," (Psalms 134:2) "Blessed is God day by day," (Psalms 68:20) "Test Me by this, if I do not pour down blessings upon you ceaselessly." (Malachi 3:10). Some time later, they responded: "Any passage stated and then repeated is only repeated to teach something new." (Sotah 3b:2) - and the sages did not come to take away, but only to add and to encourage. "One who is vigilant is praiseworthy," (Yoma 84b:8) "And then you shall find delight in God," (Isaiah 58:14) "And He shall grant you the desires of your heart." (Psalms 37:4) *Perhaps this answer follows the line of reasoning of Eleazar of Worms (Sefer Haroke'ach 369, quoted by Beit Yosef Orach Chaim 38), whereby the meaning of the sentence 'One who wears tefillin is like one who reads from the Torah, etc.' is understood to give those who do both the reward of both commandments.
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