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    Chapter 4 · Parents and children

    Reverence, honor, and limits

    Lesson 15 of 58 20 min

    Study reverence, honor, and limits and trace the argument.

    Lesson goals
    • 01Separate reverence from honor
    • 02Classify the actions in each list
    • 03State the passage’s conclusion and its limits
    01

    Source and decoding

    Kiddushin 31b
    תנו רבנן: איזהו מורא ואיזהו כיבוד? מורא – לא עומד במקומו, ולא יושב במקומו, ולא סותר את דבריו, ולא מכריעו. כיבוד – מאכיל ומשקה, מלביש ומכסה, מכניס ומוציא.

    Reverence involves restraint; honor involves active care for parents’ needs.

    1. 1Separate reverence from honor
    2. 2Classify the actions in each list
    3. 3Examine expenses, waiver, and standing on dapim 32-33
    Kushya

    Whose funds pay for honoring parents?

    Terutz

    Daf 32 records a dispute and a ruling using the father’s funds; distinguish funding from personal service.

    Insight

    A demand to violate Torah law does not fall within the duty to obey parents.

    Practice

    Build a table: source, action, and result. Examine expenses, waiver, and standing on dapim 32-33

    Lesson wrap-up

    Reverence involves restraint; honor involves active care for parents’ needs.

    Check your understanding

    Test yourself before marking the lesson complete.

    Question 1 of 2

    Which listed action is honor?

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