Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Who is Wealthy?

 Shabbos (25b) Who is wealthy? Anyone who gets pleasure from his wealth, that is the statement of Rabbi Meir. Rabbi Tarfon says: A wealthy person is anyone who has one hundred vineyards, and one hundred fields, and one hundred slaves working in them. Rabbi Akiva says: Anyone who has a wife whose actions are pleasant. Rabbi Yosei says: Anyone who has a bathroom close to his table…

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7 comments:

  1. Garnel IronheartSeptember 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM

    So a commode next to the dining room table?
    Anyway, the definition in Avos trumps all of these.

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  2. BaltimoreSeptember 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM

    Close by the table, not at the table or next to the table. Like having a powder room, like many people have.
    Why do you have to say
    stupid things

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  3. BaltimoreSeptember 19, 2024 at 3:09 AM

    And since when does Avos trump a Shas Mishna?

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    1. KASeptember 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM

      The houses people lived in 2000 years ago are not the same as today, where we might have 2 or more indoor bathrooms

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    2. Garnel IronheartSeptember 19, 2024 at 10:37 PM

      Avos is a Shas Mishna last I checked.

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    3. BaltimoreSeptember 20, 2024 at 2:24 AM

      Avos is not considered as strong as other Shas mishnayos. Its mostly considered middos Chasaidus. You know that already. You just like mistating things.

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    4. Garnel IronheartSeptember 20, 2024 at 5:22 AM

      The Chazal quoted in the post is also not a mishnah halahkha but a midos chassidus like Avos.

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