*15.4 Makkos Daf 10 A (11 lines Up)*

*15.4 Makkos Daf 10 A (11 lines Up)**Summary**Rav Simai* said a *drasha:* The second half of the verse means *“The man who owns all the produce* [he is proficient in tanach, mishna, halacha and aggadah] *is the one worthy of teaching torah to the multitude”.**Rav Ashi:* An alternate explanation of the second half of the verse: *One who loves to study in a multitude, will reap the crop;* he will be successful in his studies.*Rabbi Yosi bar Chanina:* The verse states “A sword upon the loners _v’noalu”._ This refers to *torah scholars who study all alone - they will become foolish,* as the verse states elsewhere _“asher noalnu”._ Additionally, one who learns alone *will stumble into sin* as that verse continues “And we have sinned”. There is also another verse that uses the word _noalu_ and from the context we understand that it means to become foolish.*Ravina:* An alternate explanation of the second half of the verse: *One who loves to teach in a multitude, will reap the crop;* he will be successful in his studies as a result of his desire to teach.*Rebbi:* I learned much from my teachers, more from my comrades, and *I learned more from my students than from anyone else.**Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi:* The _possuk_ states: “Our feet were standing in your gates; Yerushalayim” _[The plain meaning of the verse is that the people were so enthusiastic on the way up to Yerushalayim, that they didn't realize that they had already arrived until they found themselves in Yerushalayim]._ This means, “We remained standing and have not lost our footing in war, in the merit of the gates of Yerushalayim which was the place of Torah _[The sanhedrin would sit at the gates of the city]” [This is the meaning of the possuk “Nora Elokim m’mikdashecha, Keil Yisroel hu nosein oz v’saatzumos l’am - Our power comes from our sanctuaries”]._ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate