by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
11.0 If the outstanding teacher wants to *Mochel* [forgo] the honor due him, regarding any of these [abovementioned] things – or any one of them; [whether he is *Mochel*] towards all of his students or to one of them, he has that right. In spite of the fact that...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
12. Just as the students are obligated in the honor of their teacher, similarly the teacher must honor his students and bring them close. This is what the sages said: Your student’s honor should be as precious to you as your own (Avot 4:12). A person should be...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
13. The students add to the teacher’s wisdom and expand his understanding. The sages said: I have learned much wisdom from my teacher, more from my colleagues and the most from my students (BT Ta’anit 7a); and just as a small piece of wood ignites a large...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
1. It is a Mitzva to show deference (*Hiddur*) to any *Talmid Hakham* (lit. – “student of a sage” – general usage is “scholar”), even if he is not your teacher, as it says: “You shall rise before the aged, and show *Hiddur* in...
by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom | Sep 26, 2015 | Intermediate
2. We do not stand in his presence in a bathhouse or lavatory, as it says: “You shall rise…and show *Hiddur*…” – [indicating only] rising which shows a deference [and honor]. Tradespeople/artisans are not obligated to stand in the...
