The Weekly Daf #76 Sanhedrin 100-106 Week of 21-27 Tamuz 5755 / 19-25 July 1995 By Rabbi Mendel Weinbach, Dean, Ohr Somayach Institutions =========================================================================== A Trilogy of Justice THREE people were consulted by Pharaoh when he planned the decree that all male born children of the Hebrews be thrown into the river; Bilaam, Iyov and Yisro. Bilaam who advocated murder, was eventually slain by a Hebrew army. Iyov who remained silent, was afflicted by terrible suffering. Yisro who protested and had to flee for his life, merited that his descendants sat with the Sanhedrin in the Beis Hamikdash. Heaven rewards and punishes with the poetic justice of measure for measure. The advocate of death by violence ends up the victim of it while the courageous defender of a people is rewarded with grandchildren who rise to that people's highest ranks. But what is the relationship between the silence of Iyov and the pains he suffered? Iyov was a righteous man and his failure to protest against Egyptian genocide was certainly based on his conviction that Pharaoh had already made up his mind and that his outcry would be futile. Heaven inflicted pain upon him and he cried out. Does crying out bring the pain to an end? Yet one cries because it hurts. In similar fashion Iyov was held accountable for failing to cry out because it hurt to hear such a cruel decree even if he could not change it. Sanhedrin 106a =========================================================================== Where Envy Ends A man is envious of everyone except his son and his disciple. Proof of the first is seen in the blessing which Bnayahu ben Yehoyada gave to King David that the throne of his son Shlomo should be more exalted than his own. If a father was capable of envying his son it would have been disrespectful to utter such a wish. Two proofs are offered for the master-disciple relationship. One is that the Prophet Eliyahu granted his disciple Elisha his wish to attain double his master's spiritual power. The other is Moshe Rabbeinu placing both hands on his disciple Yehoshua when he passed on the mantle of leadership even though Hashem only commanded him to place one hand upon him. Sanhedrin 105b =========================================================================== Spend this Coming Winter Break in Israel for as little as $599 (including airfare from New York) with the Jewish Learning Exchange -> JLE Israel Winter Seminar '95/'96 -> 3 weeks of study and touring (Departure December 21) -> Optional free week Jan 11-18 -> for Jewish men between the ages of 19 and 30 with demonstrated academic achievement and a sincere motivation to explore their roots. For information: send E-Mail to Rabbi Zalman Corlin: RZCorlin@aol.com or call 800-431-2272 / 212-213-3100 =========================================================================== SUBSCRIBE! to one of the many weekly "lists" published by Ohr Somayach Institutions: weekly - Summary of the weekly Torah portion. dafyomi - Rav Mendel Weinbach's insights into the Daf Yomi. ask - The Rabbi answers YOUR questions on Judaism. parasha-qa - Challenging questions on the weekly Torah portion. os-special - All the SPECIAL publications produced by Ohr Somayach. os-alum - "B'Yachad" - the Ohr Somayach Electronic Alumni Newsletter. judaismo - Spanish-Language newsletter on the Parsha & Judaism. There is NEVER a charge for any of the above lists (though your local information provider, such as AOL, Prodigy or CompuServe, might charge a nominal fee). To subscribe to any of these lists, send the message: subscribe {listname} {your full name} to: listproc@jer1.co.il =========================================================================== Dedication opportunities are available for The Weekly Daf. Please contact us for details. =========================================================================== Jewish L EEEEEEEE Prepared by Ohr Somayach Institutions J L E 22 Shimon Hatzadik Street, POB 18103 J L Exchange Jerusalem 91180, Israel J J L E Tel: 02-810315 Fax: 02-812890 JJJJ Learning EEEEEEEE Internet: ohr@jer1.co.il =========================================================================== (C) 1995 Ohr Somayach International - All rights reserved. This publication may be distributed to another person intact without prior permission. We also encourage you to include this material in other publications, such as synagogue newsletters. However, we ask that you contact us beforehand for permission, and then send us a sample issue.