Tosefta su Salmi 35:10
כָּ֥ל עַצְמוֹתַ֨י ׀ תֹּאמַרְנָה֮ יְהוָ֗ה מִ֥י כָ֫מ֥וֹךָ מַצִּ֣יל עָ֭נִי מֵחָזָ֣ק מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָנִ֥י וְ֝אֶבְי֗וֹן מִגֹּזְלֽוֹ׃
Tutte le mie ossa diranno: "Signore, che è simile a te, che ti libera da lui il povero che è troppo forte per lui, sì, il povero e il bisognoso da chi lo vizia?"
Tosefta Berakhot
Rebbi Meir used to say, ‘It says [in the Torah], “And you should love Hashem, your God, with all of your heart …” (Deuteronomy 6:5) [That means that you should love God] with both of your inclinations, with the good inclination and with the evil inclination. “… and with all of your soul …” (Deuteronomy 6:5) [That means that] even if He takes away your soul [you should still love Him]. And so also it says, “Because for Your sake we are killed all the time …” (Psalms 44:23) [But there is also] another explanation. “With all of your soul” [means] with the soul that He created within you, as it says “Let my soul live and I will praise You …” (Psalms 119:175) And [also] it says, “All my bones will say,’Hashem, Who is like You?”’ (Psalms 35:10)’ Ben Azzai says, “’With all of your soul’ [means that] you should give over your soul to [the performance] of the commandments.”
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