*36.4 Makkos Daf 24 A (19 lines Dn)*

*36.4 Makkos Daf 24 A (19 lines Dn)*Dovid summed up the Torah in eleven principles.(8) He honors those who fear Hashem, (9) he keeps his word to harm himself (such as when he accepts a fast), (10) he doesn’t give his money at interest, nor does he (11) accept bribery, one who does this will never slip.”*Summary*8. *Yehoshafat Melech Yehuda* is an example of one who upheld this principle. When he would see a talmid chochom, he would rise from his throne to hug him and kiss him; he would call him Rebbi, Rebbi, Mori, Mori. _(A king can’t honor anyone in public, but in private he would do so)._9. An example would be *Rabbi Yochanan* who declared “I am fasting until I arrive home” [he didn’t wish to benefit from others or to get invited by the _nesi’im_ ].10. This means one who *wouldn’t even loan money to gentiles at interest* _(at that time when Jews lived among themselves it was discouraged, lest one develop a taste for lending at interest. Later it was encouraged because it was necessary for livelihood)._11. *Rabbi Yishmael b’Rabbi Yosi* is an example of one who doesn’t accept bribes [when his sharecropper brought him his crop, he refused to judge his case].It is written “one who does this will never slip”. Whenever *Rabban Gamliel* came to this possuk, he would break down and weep. He said “Only one who does all of these will never slip, but if he does some of these, it seems he will still slip away from Olam Habo.*Chachomim* to Rabban Gamliel: It is written “one who does this”, *not “one who does all this”.* Regarding tumah the _possuk_ says: “Do not defile yourselves with all these [forms of _tumah_ ]”, does that mean that one tumah alone does not cause one to be defiled? Here too, one of these good things alone is enough to cause one not to slip. _(However Rabban Gamliel persisted in weeping each time he read the possuk, he disagreed with them).__The peirush of Rashi ends on daf 19b. A talmid wrote “Our Master, of pure body, his soul left him in purity [while he was writing about purity]”. Here too, we have no further recordings of Rav Miller Z”L. His peirush ends with “Do not defile yourself with tumah, and how to reach Olam Habo” - what he taught us all his life. Until the end of the Masichta we have the shiur of Rav Eliyahu Brog Shlita, his grandson and his successor as Rav of Beis Yisroel._ 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