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בית חייהם. ״את הדרך״ – זו גמילות חסדים. ״ילכו״ – זו ביקור חולים. ״בה״ – זו קבורה. ״את המעשה״ – זה הדין. ״אשר יעשון״ – זו לפנים משורת הדין.
the core of their existence, i.e., Torah study, which is the source of life. “The way”; this is referring to acts of kindness. “They must walk”; this is referring to visiting the sick. “Wherein”; this is referring to the burial of the dead. “The work”; this is referring to conducting oneself in accordance with the law. “That they must do”; this is referring to conducting oneself beyond the letter of the law. This indicates that the Torah mandates that people conduct themselves beyond the letter of the law.
ריש לקיש אחוי ליה דינרא לרבי אלעזר. אמר: מעליא הוא. אמר ליה: חזי דעלך קא סמכינא. אמר ליה: כי סמכת עלי מאי למימרא, דאי משתכח בישא – בעינא לאיחלופי לך? והא את הוא דאמרת: רבי מאיר הוא, דדאין דינא דגרמי. מאי, לאו רבי מאיר – ולא סבירא לן כוותיה?
The Talmud relates: Reish Lakish presented a dinar to R' Elazar so that the latter would assess it. R' Elazar said: It is a proper coin. Reish Lakish said to him: Realize that I am relying on you. R' Elazar said to him: What is the purpose of stating that you are relying on me? Is it so that if this dinar is later found to be bad, I will be required to exchange it for you with a good dinar? But it is you who said that it is R' Meir who is of the opinion that there is liability for damage caused by indirect action, even if he did not directly cause damage to the property. What, is it not that you intended to say: This is the opinion of R' Meir, but we do not hold in accordance with his opinion?
אמר ליה: לא, רבי מאיר – וסבירא לן כוותיה.
Reish Lakish said to him: No, I intended to say that this is the opinion of R' Meir, and we do hold in accordance with his opinion.