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Torah Study

Saturday, March 18, 2017 20 Adar 5777

12:00 PM - 1:00 PMCBH

Adult text study with Sandra Lawson after the service

Brokenness and Aging  

Berakhot 8b
 
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi further advised: And be careful to continue to respect an elder who has forgotten his Torah knowledge due to circumstances beyond his control. 
 
Even though he is no longer a Torah scholar, he must still be respected for the Torah that he once possessed. 

As we say: Both the tablets of the Covenant and the broken tablets are placed in the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple.

 
Even though the first tablets were broken, their sanctity obligates one not to treat them with contempt.

An elder who forgot the Torah knowledge he once possessed is likened to these broken tablets.
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