One kingdom does not touch the other, even by the thickness of a hair

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One kingdom does not touch the other, even by the thickness of a hair

One kingdom does not touch the other, even by the thickness of a hair

Each kingdom has its own territory and does not interfere in the affairs of its neighboring kingdom. By extension: each governing body has its own authority and cannot interfere in the authority of another body that has its own powers ('נימה' means 'thread').

(“The rabbis are necessary for us, for they are the foundation of the nation… It is necessary to involve literature with them, and our nation must make use of these two authorities, for they do not touch one another, not even by a hair’s breadth.” — Berdyczewski, Writings, vol. 2, p. 101)

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Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין מַלְכוּת נוֹגַעַת בַּחֲבֶרְתָּהּ כִּמְלוֹא הַנִּימָא

Definition (Hebrew)

לְכָל מַלְכוּת יֵשׁ אֶת הַשֶּׁטַח שֶׁלָּהּ וְאֵינָהּ מִתְעָרֶבֶת בְּעִנְיָנָהּ שֶׁל הַמַּלְכוּת הַשְּׁכֵנָה לָהּ. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: לְכָל גּוּף שִׁלְטוֹנִי יֵשׁ אֶת הַסַּמְכֻיּוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ וְאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְהִתְעָרֵב בְּסַמְכוּת גּוּף אַחֵר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ סַמְכוּיוֹת מִשֶּׁלּוֹ (נִימָה מַשְׁמָע חוּט).

("אֵין אָדָם נוֹגֵעַ בְּמוּכָן לחבירו וְאֵין מַלְכוּת נוֹגַעַת בחברתה אֲפִלּוּ כִּמְלֵא נימא"- יוֹמָא לַח ע"ב, וְכֵן:"הָרַבָּנִים נחוצים לָנוּ,כִּי הֵם יְסוֹדִי האומה...נָחוּץ לְשַׁתֵּף לָהֶם אֶת הַסִּפְרוּת, ואומתנו צְרִיכָה לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בִּשְׁתֵּי רשויות אֵלּוּ,כִּי שְׁתֵּיהֶן אֵינָן נוגעות זוֹ בָּזוּ אֲפִלּוּ כמלוא נימא"-ברדיצ'בסקי/ כתבים, ב, 101)

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