Talmud for Exodus 15:26

MISHNAH: All of Israel¹Even those executed for a capital crime. In contrast to Christian (Pauline) teaching that everybody is damned unless he be saved by his particular faith, it is asserted that everybody is saved except when he denies himself salvation. have a part in the World to Come. But the following have no part in the World to Come: One who says that the resurrection of the dead is not biblical³Since he denies the existence of the World to Come, it cannot exist for him., or that the Torah is not from Heaven, or the Epicurean⁴Who holds that the world is an assembly of atoms subject to random effects.. Rebbi Aqiba says, also one who reads outside books⁵Sectarian religious literature., or who whispers over a wound⁶Or any sick person. It is blasphemous to use biblical verses to heal through miracles. and says, any sickness that I put on Egypt I shall not put on you, for I am the Eternal, your Healer. Abba Shaul said, also one who pronounces the Name⁷YHWH, whose vocalization does not follow grammatical rules. In cabbalistic invocations of the Name, therefore, one never mentions the letters of the Name in straight sequence but says: YH in WH. by its letters.

⁹¹The Amora. Who needs this? Rebbi Yose! Which [statement of] Rebbi Yose? What we had stated there: “He who did read the Shema‘ and did not make his ear hear did fulfill his obligation.” For whom do we need that? For Rebbi Yose! For which statement of Rebbi Yose? For that which we have stated: “He who recites the Shema‘ and does not make his ear hear has fulfilled his obligation, Rebbi Yose says that he has not fulfilled his obligation.” Rav Mattanah said: That formulation is Rebbi Yose’s. Rebbi Yose⁹¹The Amora. said: We could be of the opinion that the rabbis and Rebbi Yose disagree only about Shema‘ since there it is written: “hear!”, but not about any other obligations. Since Rav Mattanah said “that formulation is Rebbi Yose’s”, it is the same for all commandments of the Torah. What is the reason of Rebbi Yose? (Ex. 15:26) “Bend your ear to His commandments and keep all His basic laws”; your ears should hear what your mouth says.

It was stated: “He who did pray¹⁵⁹The thrice daily Amidah prayer. and did not make his ear hear did fulfill his obligation.” For whom do we need that? For Rebbi Yose! For which statement of Rebbi Yose? For that which we have stated: “He who recites the Shema‘ and did not make his ear hear has fulfilled his obligation, Rebbi Yose says that he has not fulfilled his obligation.” Rav Mattanah¹⁶⁰This paragraph and the following do not really belong here, they refer to the Mishnah Megillah 2:4: “The insane, the deaf and dumb, and minors cannot read the Megillah (for others)”. Rav Mattanah notes that, obviously, one does not mean a deaf and dumb person who cannot talk, but a deaf person who cannot hear. Since the Mishnah is anonymous, it must be the consensus of the Sages that one cannot fulfill the obligation of reading the Megillah if one does not hear what he himself is saying. Hence, the general consensus in Megillah is identical with the opinion of Rebbi Yose in Berakhot. The practice, therefore, should follow Rebbi Yose for stringency, in contrast to Rav’s statement in the preceding paragraph. said: That formulation is Rebbi Yose’s. Rebbi Yose¹⁶¹The Amora, one of the compilers of the Jerusalem Talmud. said: We could be of the opinion that the rabbis and Rebbi Yose disagree only about Shema‘ since there it is written: “hear!”, but not about any other obligations. Since Rav Mattanah said “that formulation is Rebbi Yose’s”, it is the same for all obligations. What is the reason of Rebbi Yose? (Ex. 15:26) “Bend your ear to His commandments”, your ears should hear what your mouth says.