Scrolls are burned and letters fly away

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Scrolls are burned and letters fly away

Scrolls are burned and letters fly away

Despite the burning of the books, the ideas contained within them remain alive. Spiritual ideas have continuity.

("They found Rabbi Chanina ben Teradion sitting and occupied with Torah, gathering many communities, and a Torah scroll was placed in his lap. They brought him and wrapped him in a Torah scroll, surrounded him with bundles of song scrolls, and lit fire on them, and brought wool sponges soaked in water and placed them on his heart so that his soul would not leave quickly. His daughter said to him: 'Father, shall I show you like this?' He said to her: 'If I had been burned alone, the matter would have been hard for me; now that I am burned and the Torah scroll is with me, whoever seeks the edge of a Torah scroll, he seeks my edge.' His disciples said to him: 'Rabbi, what do you see?' He said to them: 'Scrolls are burned and letters fly away.'" - Avodah Zara 18a, and likewise: "As it is written: 'And I will break them before your eyes—tablets breaking and letters flying away'" - Yalkut Shimoni Melachim I, hint 215.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גְּוִילִין נִשְׂרָפִין וְאוֹתִיּוֹת פּוֹרְחוֹת

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: לַמְרוֹת שְׂרֵפַת הַסְּפָרִים הָרַעֲיוֹנוֹת הַמֻּבָּעִים בָּהֶם נִשְׁאָרִים קַיָּמִים.לָרַעֲיוֹנוֹת הָרוּחָנִיִּים יֵשׁ הֶמְשֵׁךְ.

("מְצָאוּהוּ לְרַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן תְּרַדְיוֹן שֶׁהָיָה יוֹשֵׁב וְעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה וּמַקְהִיל קְהִלּוֹת בָּרַבִּים וְסֵפֶר תּוֹרָה מֻנָּח לוֹ בְּחֵיקוֹ. הֱבִיאוּהוּ וּכְרָכוּהוּ בס"ת, וְהִקִּיפוּהוּ בַּחֲבִילֵי זְמוֹרוֹת וְהִצִּיתוּ בָּהֶן אֶת הָאוּר, וְהֵבִיאוּ סְפוֹגִין שֶׁל צֶמֶר וּשְׁרָאוּם בְּמַיִם וְהִנִּיחוּם עַל לִבּוֹ, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תֵּצֵא נִשְׁמָתוֹ מְהֵרָה. אָמְרָה לוֹ בִּתּוֹ: אַבָּא, אַרְאֶךָּ בְּכָךְ? אָמַר לָהּ: אִלְמָלֵי אֲנִי נִשְׂרַפְתִּי לְבַדִּי הָיָה הַדָּבָר קָשֶׁה לִי, עַכְשָׁו שֶׁאֲנִי נִשְׂרָף וְסֵפֶר תּוֹרָה עִמִּי, מִי שֶׁמְבַקֵּשׁ עֶלְבּוֹנָהּ שֶׁל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה הוּא יְבַקֵּשׁ עֶלְבּוֹנִי. אָמְרוּ לוֹ תַּלְמִידָיו: רַבִּי, מָה אַתָּה רוֹאֶה? אָמַר לָהֶן: גִּלָּיוֹן נִשְׂרָפִין וְאוֹתִיּוֹת פּוֹרְחוֹת"-עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה יח ע"א, וְכֵן:"דִּכְתִיב:וַאֲשַׁבְּרֵם לְעֵינֵיכֶם- לוּחוֹת מִשְׁתַּבְּרוֹת וְאוֹתִיּוֹת פּוֹרְחוֹת"- יַלְקוּט שִׁמְעוֹנִי מְלָכִים א רֶמֶז רֶה)

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