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Laws of Accompanying Guests
Laws of Kindness
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Produce in the corner of the field
that must be left unharvested,
which is given to the poor
[
pe’a
];
and the first fruits,
which are brought to the Temple;
and the appearance
in the Temple on the pilgrim Festivals;
and acts of loving-kindness; and Torah study.
Chagigah 7a:1
The Sages taught: A teacher
accompanies
a student until the outskirts of the city; a friend
accompanies
a friend until the Shabbat boundary
of that city, which is two thousand cubits; and for
a student
who accompanies his
teacher, there is no measure
to the distance he accompanies him. The Gemara asks:
And how
far? The student is certainly not required to walk with him the entire way.
Rav Sheshet says: Up to a parasang [
parsa
],
which is four
mil
…
Sotah 46b:15
It is taught
in a
baraita
:
Rabbi Meir would say: There is coercion with regard to accompaniment,
i.e., one who does not want to accompany another is nevertheless required to do so,
as the reward for accompaniment is without measure.
The proof of the importance of accompaniment is from a verse,
as it is stated
with regard to when the Jewish people laid siege to the city of Bethel:
“And the watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him: Show us, please, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you”
(Judges 1:24)…
Sotah 46b:10
The Gemara continues to discuss the importance of accompaniment.
Rabbi Yoḥanan says in the name of Rabbi Meir: Whoever does not accompany
another
or will not
allow himself to be
accompanied is like a spiller of blood
and is held responsible for any deaths that occur as a result of his inaction. The proof for this is
that had the inhabitants of Jericho accompanied Elisha, he would not have incited the bears to
attack
the children, as it is stated: “And he went up from there to Bethel, and as he was going up by the way…
Sotah 46b:19
We learned in the mishna: One may move baskets of produce
due to the guests
and in order to prevent the suspension of Torah study in the study hall.
Rabbi Yoḥanan said: Hospitality
toward
guests is as great as rising early
to go
to the study hall, as
the mishna equates them
and teaches: Due to the guests and due to suspension of
Torah study in
the study hall. And Rav Dimi from Neharde’a says:
Hospitality toward guests is
greater than rising early to the study hall, as it teaches: Due to the guests…
Shabbat 127a:13
It is a positive commandment of Rabbinic origin to visit the sick, comfort mourners, to prepare for a funeral, prepare a bride, accompany guests, attend to all the needs of a burial, carry a corpse on one's shoulders, walk before the bier, mourn, dig a grave, and bury the dead, and also to bring joy to a bride and groom and help them in all their needs. These are deeds of kindness that one carries out with his person that have no limit.
Although all these mitzvot are of Rabbinic origin, they are included in the Scriptural commandment Leviticus 19:18: "Love your neighbor as yourself…
Mishneh Torah, Mourning 14:1-3
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