Expressions (A–Z)
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A nation weary from Torah study is not handed over to its oppressor
When the people of Israel study Torah to the point of exhaustion, they are stron...
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A person does not truly understand words of Torah unless he has stumbled over them
Personal failure in sin or a certain matter can lead to a deeper understanding o...
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A person should not take leave of his friend except with a matter of halacha, so that he will remember him through it
It is a beautiful custom to end a meeting with a friend by sharing a teaching fr...
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a plastered cistern which loses not a drop (retentive memory)
By extension: a term for someone with an extraordinary memory who forgets nothin...
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A Sage Is Better Than a Prophet/ a scholar is preferable to a prophet
A wise man who is well-versed in the Torah and in conduct is more than a prophet...
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A sin does not extinguish Torah
The sins committed by a Torah scholar do not diminish the value or importance of...
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Adam / the first man
The first man created by God Himself, as told at the beginning of the Book of Ge...
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an ignoramus by Torah law
See: "a common person by Torah law".
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Ancient tradition (attributed to Moses)/ magister dixit (L)
Laws given to Moses on Mount Sinai. These are practices that have no reference i...
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ate to satisfaction
Ate until he felt full. Ate a sufficient amount of food.
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