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Honouring parents

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  • According to the Yerushalmi what did the son answer his father's question about the meat?
    grind and eat meaning keep chewing at your food
  • How did the father end up working at the mill in the Yershalmi version of the story?
    The son said Father if you work for the king you many never return please you support my family and I will go instead of you.
  • What was his reward for making his afther work hard?
    Olam Habo
  • How did the son react when he heard that his father was needed as a slave?
    He said I will go instead of you
  • What do the words vetordo min ho-olam mean?
    he loses his olam habo
  • What did the first person feed his father?
    quail an expensive bird
  • According to the Yerushalmi what did teh king of the country do?
    He sent a message demanding that th efather come and work as a slave for him?
  • What did the son mean by keep chewing?
    He was being very disrespectful and was showing that he was not happy to feed his father
  • What does the word rechayim mean?
    a millstone
  • According to the Yerushalmi what did the father ask the son who fed him quail?
    Where did you get this expensive meat?
  • What did the second person make his father do?
    he made him grind wheat with a millstone
  • What was his reward for feeding his father quail?
    Gehinom
  • According to Rashi, what did he do wrong when he fed his father quail?
    he gave it in away that showed he was not happy giving it
  • Why did he get Olam Habo for making his father work so hard?
    he spoke comforting words showing his father that they needed his help to support the family