Le Lévitique 12:8 Références du Talmud : Jerusalem Talmud Nedarim, Jerusalem Talmud Shekalim, Jerusalem Talmud Shabbat & Jerusalem Talmud Sotah

HALAKHAH: “If one is under a vow [not to have] usufruct from another,” etc. ²⁰The entire Halakhah is found also in Ketubot 13:2 (35d line 30 ff.) Rebbi Abba bar Mamal asked: If somebody pays off somebody else’s debt without the latter’s knowledge, is that the disagreement of Ḥanan and the High Priests’ sons²¹Ketubot Mishnah 13:2: “If somebody went overseas and another person paid for the upkeep of his wife (without a court order or a contract with the wife), Ḥanan said, that person lost his money. The High Priest’s sons disagreed with him and said, he shall swear how much he spent and collect it.”? Rebbi Yose said, there the reason of the High Priest’s sons is that nobody expects his wife to die from hunger. But here, [the debtor could say:] “I could negotiate with him and he would forgive some.” Think of it, if [the loan] was on a pledge! “I could negotiate with him and he would return my pledge.” So far about a creditor who does not push [for repayment]. Even for a creditor who pushes, we can hear from the following: “He may give his šeqel¹⁴If A has vowed that B should have nothing from him, A may pay B’s Temple tax of half a šeqel due every year. Since the money is paid to the Temple, B does not receive anything.. If somebody does not pay his šeqel, does one not take a pledge from him? This says, even for a creditor who pushes. You should know that this is so, as we have stated²²Mishnah 3, a continuation of Mishnah 2 about the person to whom usufruct from another was forbidden.: “He can bring for him nests for males or females suffering from genital discharges²³“Nest” is the technical term for a couple of birds from the pigeon family, prescribed sacrifice for the person healed from genital discharge before he could enter the Temple. For a male, Lev. 15:14. For a female, Lev. 15:29., nests for childbirth²⁴Due before the mother could enter the Temple, Lev. 12:8, for the wife of a man who could not afford a sheep, Lev. 12:6., purification and reparation offerings²⁵Lev. 4:27–5:26. These sacrifices are in part burned on the altar, in part eaten by the priests; nothing is given to the offerer and his family, in contrast to well-being offerings.” since nothing of these comes to [the other person’s] hand. And here²⁶In the case of a debt paid by the third party, the deal has to be structured so that nothing ever comes into the possession of the debtor. also, that nothing should come into his hand.

MISHNAH: Also he⁴⁵The person who made a vow that the other shall have no profit from him. Heave and tithes diminish the farmer’s wealth; they do not increase it. can separate his heave and tithes with the other’s knowledge, and can bring for him nests for males or females suffering from genital discharges²³“Nest” is the technical term for a couple of birds from the pigeon family, prescribed sacrifice for the person healed from genital discharge before he could enter the Temple. For a male, Lev. 15:14. For a female, Lev. 15:29., nests for childbirth²⁴Due before the mother could enter the Temple, Lev. 12:8, for the wife of a man who could not afford a sheep, Lev. 12:6., purification and reparation offerings²⁵Lev. 4:27–5:26. These sacrifices are in part burned on the altar, in part eaten by the priests; nothing is given to the offerer and his family, in contrast to well-being offerings. and teach him interpretations⁴⁶Rabbinic interpretations of biblical verses, of the kind preserved in the Mekhiltot, Sifra, and Sifry., religious rules, and sermons⁴⁷As the Halakhah explains, in imitation of Moses who taught the Children of Israel without taking money, one may not take money for teaching the Oral Law. (In rabbinic practice, one may take money for teaching during regular business hours to make up for the loss incurred by not being in business at that time.); but he may not teach him Bible; he may teach Bible to his sons and daughters⁴⁸Since Moses wrote the Torah only at the end of his life, he never taught it. Therefore, one may take money to teach to read, sing, and understand the biblical text. This anonymous Mishnah proves that practice should not follow R. Eliezer in Mishnah Soṭah 3:4, Note 85.. Also, he can feed his wife and children⁴⁹If they are needy, since charity is a universal obligation. even though the other is obligated for their upkeep. But he cannot feed his animals⁵⁰Since this would increase the animal’s worth; i. e., the other man’s property., whether pure or impure; Rebbi Eliezer says, he may feed his impure⁵¹Those which cannot be eaten. animals but not the pure ones. They asked him, what is the difference between pure and impure animals? He said to them, the pure animal’s soul is Heaven’s but its body is his⁵²As food., but the impure’s soul and body is Heaven’s. They said to him, also the impure animal’s soul is Heaven’s but its body is his, since he could sell it to Gentiles⁵³Who may eat any kind of animal; Gen. 9:3. or feed it to the dogs.

⁶⁸This paragraph has been copied by the corrector from B. It is neither in the scribe’s text nor in ג; it is a Babylonian addition. It is a slight rewrite of a text in Šabbat1, Notes 274–286, based on the Babylonian version of the last Mishnah in Soṭah.[“And so did Rebbi Phineas ben Yair say, promptitude brings to cleanliness, cleanliness brings to purity, purity brings to holiness, holiness brings to meekness, meekness brings to fear of sin, fear of sin brings to piety, piety brings to the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit to the Resurrection of the Dead, the Resurrection of the Dead brings to Elijah, may his remembrance be a blessing.” “Promptitude brings to cleanliness,” as it is written⁶⁹Lev. 16:20., he finishes, and he atones. “Cleanliness brings to purity,” as it is written⁷⁰Lev. 12:8., the Cohen shall atone for her, then she will be pure. “Purity brings to holiness,” as it is written⁷¹Lev. 16:19., he shall purify it and sanctify it. “Holiness brings to meekness,” as it is written⁷²Is. 57:15., for so says the High and Elevated One, Who thrones eternally, His name is Holy, in sublimity … and the oppressed and of meek spirit.“Meekness brings to fear of sin,” as it is written⁷³Prov.22:4., the consequence of meekness is fear of the Eternal. “Fear of sin brings to piety,” as it is written⁷⁴Ps. 103:17., the Eternal’s piety is eternally on those who fear Him. “Piety brings to the Holy Spirit,” as it is written⁷⁵Ps. 89:20., then You spoke in a vision to Your pious ones. “The Holy Spirit brings to the Resurrection of the Dead,” as it is written⁷⁶Ez. 37:14., I shall give My Spirit into you and you will live. “The Resurrection of the Dead brings to Elijah, may his remembrance be a blessing,” as it is written⁷⁷Misquote of Pr. 2:5., then you will understand the fear of the Eternal, and the knowledge of God you will find. It was stated in the name of Rebbi Meïr: Anybody permanently in the Land of Israel who speaks the holy language, eats its produce in purity, and recites the Shema` mornings and evenings is assured of his place in the World to Come.]