The righteous need no monuments; their words are their memorial

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The righteous need no monuments; their words are their memorial

The righteous need no monuments; their words are their memorial

The words spoken by a righteous person remain forever as a living memory of their life (originally, 'nefashot' means gravestones).

("It was taught: Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says, 'We do not make monuments for the righteous; their words are their memorial.'" – Jerusalem Talmud, Shekalim 2:5)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין עוֹשִׂים נְפָשׁוֹת לַצַּדִּיקִים- דִּבְרֵיהֶם הֵם זִכְרוֹנָם

Definition (Hebrew)

הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁאָמַר אָדָם צַדִּיק נִשְׁאָרִים לָנֶצַח כְּזִכָּרוֹן קַיָּם לְחַיָּיו (בַּמָּקוֹר נְפָשׁוֹת מַשְׁמָע מַצֵּבוֹת).

("תְּנִי, רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: אֵין עוֹשִׂין נְפָשׁוֹת לַצַּדִּיקִים דִּבְרֵיהֶן הֵן זִכְרוֹנָן"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי שְׁקָלִים ב, ה)

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