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LEYENDAS ע״י חיים תשס״ט TODAS LAS LEYENDAS DEL TALMUD BABILONICO, JEROSOLIMITANO Y TOSfiFTA PREPARADAS Y ACLARADAS CON COMENTARIOS AGREGADOS. POR EL RABINO MOSHE BASRI SHLITA BERAJOT EDITADO POR EL INSTITUTO MAJON HAKTAV JERUSALEM 1993 LEYENDAS DEL TALMUD © כל הזכויות שמורות יוצא לאור בסיוע המשרד לעניני דתות, אגף ארגונים ומוסדות תורה, המחלקה לישיבות. {b^cwjAh search /od che publw^non I / 1D2 of oysnuscmpcs /vw pKjaced WORKS ftlKl 1 ^חץימ«רע ri^ mm ך V ״ ״ p.o.b. 604a xtu^em, isyel פקס fax 972-2-894317 טל: 02-280-735 ESTE LIBRO HA SIDO PUBLICADO EN MEMORIA DE YOSEF BEN ISRAEL ISHACK BEJMAN Q.E.P.D. 23 TEVET 5747 POR SU ESPOSA E HIJOS MARGARITA DE BEJMAN HAYIM Y MIRIAM BEJMAN ELIEZER Y RAQUEL BEJMAN JACK Y MALKA WISIENBERG JACKY Y TANIA BEJMAN AIDA BEJMAN CAPITULO 1 Encuentro de Rabi Iosi con el profeta Eliahu 1־l 2La costumbre del Rey David 3־ 3- E1 recluso no se libera a si mismo de la prision 5 4- Causa de llanto 6 5- E1 gusto del robo 8 6Vista de los demonios 9־ 7Como si hubieran dos dominios 10־ 8-Para el justo no es bueno castigar 11 2י 9Los pedidos de Moshe y su recompensa־ 10-La oracion en la congregacion 14 5ו Madrugar para ir a la sinagoga־l 1 Oraci6n en la casa de estudio 16־12 13Dos veces el versiculo y una vez su traduction aramea 17־ 14La cama de una aramea 18־ 15La oracion segiin los meticulosos 20־ 16Rabi Meir y los bravones 21־ 17Jizkiahu e Ishaiahu (Ezequias e Isaias) 22־ 18Una position mas estricta sin necesitarlo 26־ 19Gog y Magog 28־ CAPITULO 2 20Costumbres del Kriat Shema 29־ 21-Condolencias por los esclavos 33 22Las oraciones de los sabios 34־ 23- Proverbios de los sabios 38 24Las bendiciones de los sabios 41־ CAPITULO 3 25-Los muertos saben lo que ocurre en el mundo 43 26Los espiritus dialogan 45־ 27Invitaci6n al mundo futuro 47־ 28- E1 deposito 48 5ו E1 honor de los sabios 29- CAPITULO 4 30i,C6mo se llega a ser merecedor de un milagro? 54־ 31Los portones de la puruza 56־ 32- E1 estudio del la Tora en pureza 57 33- E1 cuidado sobre articulos sagrado 60 34- E1 tiempo de las oraciones 63 35Discusi6n en nombre de D-s 66־ 36- E1 apego a la Tora y a los estudiosos 73 37- La leccion de Rav Iosef 74 38La oracion de Rabi Nejunia Ben Hakana 75־ 39- E1 testamento de Rabi Eleazar, el grande 76 40- E1 fallecimiento de Rabi Iojanan Ben Zacai 77 41- La oracion del las dieciocho bendiciones 79 (Shemone Esre o Amida) 42- La oracion del camino 81 43- Oracion completa 82 CAPITULO 5 44- "Y alegrense con temblor" 84 44Despedida a traves de una ley 86־ 45Carga para la congregation 87־ 46-E1 rezo de Jana 88 48- E1 becerro de oro y la oracion de Moshe 92 49- Amida delante del Rey 96 50- Rabf Janina, Rabi Dosa y la serpiente 97 51- La forma del rezo 98 00י La oracion larga y la oracion corta 52- 01ו La oracion que fluye por su boca 53- CAPITULO 3 15— LutO 223 16— La impureza del Cohen 224 17— El vivo debe meditar 229 18La sumersion de Ezra 230־ 19—Palabras de la Tora en un lugar que no es limpio 233 CAPITULO 4 Oracion en voz alta 234 20־ 21— El tiempo de la oracion 235 22— Innovacion de la oracion 238 23— Testamento en momento de peligro 239 CAPITULO 5 24— Oracion y despedida con palabras de la Tora 240 25— "Y temeran de Ti" 242 26— A su amor te entregaras siempre 244 27— "Y su grito escuchara y sera salvado" 245 28— Insistencia y negation 246 os y de Israel 247־Estareis limpios delante de D —29 CAPITULO 6 30— Bendiciones 248 CAPITULO 7 31— Shimon Ben Shataj y el Rey Ianai 250 32— Los meticulosos 252 CAPITULO 8 33— No se discute con un hombre en su lugar 253 34— Utilizar a un cohen 254 35— El fuego y las mezclas 255 36La bendicion de un no judio 257־ CAPITULO 9 37— Quien contara la grandeza de D-os 258 38— Discusion entre Rabi Simlai y los herejes 259 39— Quien es como D-os, nuestro D-os cuando lo invoquemos 263 ,s־Todo aquel que invoque el nombre de D —40 se salvara 266 41Terremotos, y los reptiles para que son necesarios 270־ 42- Iehonatan Ben Guershom 272 43— La grandeza de Rabi Shimon Bar Iojai 275 Tosefta Berajot 1- Misericordia en el momento del juicio 276 2- Por que se hacen merecedores a recibir el reinado 278 3- La comida de la viispera de Shabat 280 Prefacio Rabino Ezra Bazri, Shlita. Jefe del Tribunal Rabinico de Jerusalen El Rey Salomon, con su gran sabiduria, escribio en Mishle 10:1 (Proverbios), lo siguiente: "Un hijo sabio regocija a su padre" y escribio tambien ahi (11:30) "Los frutos del hombre justo son el arbol de la vida y aquel que lleva almas (para formarlas), es un sabio. Es asi que se alegro mi corazon con la codification y publication de este libro, fruto del arbol de la vida de nuestra sagrada Tora, que llevara las almas y las acercara al trabajo de nuestro Creador, trabajo que tiene sabiduria para favorecer al projimo. Con profunda dedication, con explicaciones de contenido y comentarios, con lenguaje simple, fueron traidas las historias de nuestros sabios, que se acercan al nivel de los angeles. Con su lectura se motivara el corazon hacia el trabajo Divino, y extraera fuerzas para sobreponerse a sus malos instintos, a sus deseos y a sus defectos. Moshe,bien has dicho y has construido todo con sabiduria para nuestra generation, para darle de beber de profundas fuentes, aguas limpias y puras. Una mention especial por la preparation y el orden de presentation de las historias, que fueron hechas por quien no sale de la tienda de la Tora, desde su juventud y hasta ahora, solo en la Tora esta su dedication y pensamiento y en Ella se ocupa dia y noche. Quiera Ds.que puedas seguir con su gran obra y pub Hear mas libros de esta serie y otros libros de Tora, para provecho del publico y pueda atraerlos al amor de la Tora y al amor de Ds.para cumplir Sus preceptos con alegria, fe, y con gran dedication. Una bendicion especial para quien permitio que esta gran obra se publicara, este es nuestro querido amigo Don Jaim Bejman , quien persigue la caridad y la beneficencia, ama la Tora y a quienes la estudian y a los Rabinos respeta profundamente. Sea Su, voluntad que por el merito de los Tanaitas y Amoraitas, cuyas palabras aparecen en este libro, sea resguardado el y toda su querida familia, que vea de su simiente una generation de hombres rectos con plena felicidad, riqueza y alegria, salud y todas las bondades. Con la recompensa del estudio de este libro tiene una gran parte, como Isajar y Zevuliin. Sean tambien bendecidos los que se ocupan de este santo trabajo en el Majon Haktav, quienes se ocuparon de publicar este hermoso libro con magnificencia, de forma que sea Este es mi Ds. y 10 enaltecere, y se esforzaron en ello. Que Ds. les pague por su trabajo. Aquello que esta escrito, que se cumpla en nosotros (Samuel 2 7:10): Y pondre un lugar para mi pueblo Israel y lo establecere y vivira ahi y no se molestara mas. Ya no volveran los malvados a torturarle como al principio, con la venida del Mesias, pronto en nuestros dias, Amen. Prologo 'Dime tu, mi bienamada, Donde apacentaras a tu rebano, donde lo haras descansar al mediodia... Si no lo sabes tu, la mas hermosa entre las mujeres, sal tras los pasos del rebano, junto a las tiendas de los pastores'... Cantar de los Cantares 1:7-8 El Alma de Israel le pregunta a Ds. Dime tu, Amado mig: Donde apacentaras a Israel, tu Pueblo, tu Rebano? Entre estos lobos, los demas pueblos del mundo. Donde haras descansar a tu Rebano, en las horas dificiles del exilio, duras como las del mediodia al rebano? Le responde su Amado, Ds. Si no lo sabes tu, la mas hermosa de las naciones, donde haz de alimentar a tu pueblo Israel, sin contaminarte entre los demas pueblos, donde habrds de pastorear y de salvarte de la furia de los malvados en el exilio, sal y ve tras las huellas del rebano, observa los rastros que dejaron tus Padres y tus antepasados, quienes mantuvieron la tradition, Mis Preceptos, Mis Juicios y Mis Ensenanzas. Ve tras sus pasos, hasta que envie al Rey, al Mesias, quien te llevara y guiara a *Las Tiendas de los Pastores4, al Santo Templo. "Sal, tras las huellas de los rebafios", esa es la orden y la ensenanza para las generaciones, hasta que llegue el Mesias, pronto en nuestros dias, Amen. Ir por las huellas de los Patriarcas, los Pastores y Lideres de la Nation, los personajes de la Biblia, los sabios del Gran Parlamento, los Tanaitas y Amoraitas y dem&s hombres piadosos que modelaron la forma de la Naci6n. Sobre nosotros recae la obligation de aprender de sus cualidades y sus costumbres, de estudiar sus caminos, que son los de Ds. a traves de sus obras y sus acciones. En el Talmud de Jerusalen, aparece al principio de cada leyenda, la palabra 'Dilma', que indica que estos se han de contar y repetir a los demas, para aprender de ahi la etica.
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