Yoma 23: Hold a Grudge Like a Snake
Follow up on why the thumb, and only one finger was acceptable for the lottery to be chosen to do terumat ha-deshen. Also, Revenge and holding a grudge are good, nay, necessary (!) for a Torah scholar. But that contradicts the verses in Leviticus, so the Gemara has to resolve this surprising statement. Including the Gemara's definitions of revenge and holding a grudge. Recognizing that people have different personalities and relate to this differently... There may be a difference between the default for the average Joe and that for the Torah scholar. Plus, a knife fight and death among the…
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