Friday, 31 August 2012


Brochas: Daf Chof Tes amud beis

Elijah said to R. Yehuda the brother of R. Salla the pious: Do not become angry and you will not sin. Do not become drunk and you will not sin. And when you set out on the way, beg leave of your Creator and set out.

The Likutim on Ein Yaakov explain this brysa as follows:

The Gemara (Eruvin 65b) says that a man can be judged based on three factors, cos, cis, v'cas; cup, purse, anger. In other words, the way he drinks, the way he deploys his money, his approach to anger. The brysa explicitly mentions the first and last, while the reference to setting out on a journey is an allusion to money since in the text of the Tefillas haDerech given on the daf, we ask for a blessing b'Maseh Yodai, for ones handiwork (possessions/money)

The explanation continues with a reference to Gemara Pesochim 113b. That G-d loves a man who doesn't become angry, who doesn't become drunk and who is "mamad al midosav" explained to be "inyoni mamon" i.e. money.  Meanwhile, the flip side is that these three inyonim have the potential to lead one to transgress the three cardinal sins: misplaced anger leads to avodah zara, idol worship; drunkenness to arroyas, sexual misconduct, and in travelling, there is a risk of shfichus domim, murder.

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