The world cannot exist without the perfumer and without the tanner

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The world cannot exist without the perfumer and without the tanner

The world cannot exist without the perfumer and without the tanner

The world needs both the perfumer and the tanner — metaphorically, every trade and profession has its place and importance in society.

("Rabbi said: The world cannot exist without the perfumer and without the tanner; happy is he whose trade is that of the perfumer, and woe to him whose trade is that of the tanner" – Pesachim 65a. Likewise: “Truly they said: the world cannot exist without the perfumer and without the tanner.” – Sholem Aleichem, Nachas Avos, p.178)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִי אֶפְשָׁר לַעוֹלָם בְּלֹא בַּסַּם וּבְלֹא בֻּרְסְקִי

Definition (Hebrew)

הָעוֹלָם זָקוּק גַּם לְמוֹכֵר בְּשָׂמִים וְגַם לְפוֹשֵׁט וּמְעַבֵּד עוֹרוֹת בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הָעוֹלָם זָקוּק לְכָל בַּעֲלֵי הַמִּקְצוֹעַ הַשּׁוֹנִים, יֵשׁ חֲשִׁיבוּת לְכֻלָּם.

("רַבִּי אוֹמֵר: אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְעוֹלָם בְּלֹא בְּסַם וּבְלֹא בֻּרְסִי, אַשְׁרֵי מִי שֶׁאוֹמַנְתּוֹ בְּסַם, אוֹי לוֹ מִי שֶׁאוֹמַנְתּוֹ בֻּרְסִי. וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְעוֹלָם בְּלֹא זְכָרִים וּבְלֹא נְקֵבוֹת"- פְּסָחִים סה ע"א, וְכֵן:"וְהַלֹּא תִּשְׁאֲלוּ: כֵּיצַד נִתְגַּלְגֵּל לְיָדִי יְלוּד אִשָּׁה פָּשׁוּט שֶׁכְּמוֹתוֹ וְזָכָה לִהְיוֹת חֲתָנִי? יֵשׁ דְּבָרִים בְּגֵו. בֶּאֱמֶת אָמְרוּ:אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְעוֹלָם בְּלֹא בְּשֵׁם וּבְלֹא בֻּרְסְקִי..."- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ נַחַת אָבוֹת, קעח)

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