“When a man has a rebellious son who does not listen to the voice of his father and mother and they chastise him and he does not listen to them” (Devarim 21:18).
“There never was a ben soreir u’moreh and there never will be one. Rather [the parshah was given so that we can] study it and earn reward” (Sanhedrin 71).
I once heard a comment from Rav Nochum Velvel ztz”l of Kelm about the Gemara (Berachos 17) that states that Rav had a statement that he constantly repeated: “In the World to Come there will be no food or drink … rather tzaddikim will sit with their crowns on their heads and bask in the radiance of the Shechinah.”
Rav Nochum Velvel asked: “What benefit did Rav have in repeating this statement constantly?”
Create a free account to keep reading.
