ביצה-יב

As the date for his son’s wedding was approaching, Kalman told Peter, his chavrusa, that he wanted to give him a ברכה under the חופה. Peter thanked him for the honor but said that, unfortunately, he had to decline. When pressed as to why, Peter disclosed that he was actually a גוי. “But how could that be?” Kalman asked. “We’ve learned together for almost 20 years and I know you’re שומר מצוות.” “No,” Peter answered, “I love to learn. But I know that a גוי who is שומר מצוות is חייב מיתה. I’m not שומר all the מצוות. I carry on שבת.” “But there’s an ערוב,” Kalman responded. “Yes,” said Peter, “but I don’t hold from the ערוב.”

05/07/2020