If Elijah comes and says — we do not listen to him

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If Elijah comes and says — we do not listen to him

If Elijah comes and says — we do not listen to him

Even if the prophet Elijah says so — one should not heed his words. By extension: there are clear and firm situations or fundamental principles that no one can challenge, no matter who they are.

("If Elijah comes and says that the rite is done with a shoe — we listen to him; if he says not with a sandal — we do not listen to him, for the many have practiced with a sandal and custom overrides the law" — Jerusalem Talmud, Yevamot 12:1)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִם יָבוֹא אֵלִיָּהוּ וְיֹאמַר-אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

אֲפִלּוּ אִם אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא יַגִּיד כָּךְ- אֵין לְהַקְשִׁיב לִדְבָרָיו. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: יֶשְׁנָם מַצָּבִים בְּרוּרִים וְחַדִּים, אוֹ עֶקְרוֹנוֹת יְסוֹד שֶׁאַף אֶחָד לֹא יָכוֹל לְעַרְעֵר אוֹתָם, תְּהֵא זֶהוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר תְּהֵא.

("אִם יָבוֹא אֵלִיָּהוּ וְיֹאמַר שֶׁחוֹלְצִין בְּמִנְעָל- שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ, שֶׁאֵין חָלְצֵן בְּסַנְדַּל- אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ, שֶׁהֲרֵי הָרַבִּים נָהֲגוּ לַחְלֹץ בְּסַנְדַּל וְהַמִּנְהָג מְבַטֵּל אֶת הַהֲלָכָה"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי יְבָמוֹת יב, א)

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