Siman - Eruvin Daf 63
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The majority of the Daf continues with the topic of one paskening halachah in the presence of his Rebbe.
- Paskening in front of one’s Rebbe to stop someone from doing an issur
Ravina, who was a talmid chaver of Rav Ashi, once paskened in front of Rav Ashi to stop someone from doing an issur, and then asked him if it was disrespectful that he did so. Rav Ashi responded, אין חכמה ואין תבונה ואין עצה לנגד ה' – There is no sage or wise man or matter of advice which may stand against the will of Hashem. כל מקום שיש בו חילול השם אין חולקין כבוד לרב – Wherever there is a possible disgrace of Hashem’s name we do not worry about giving respect to a Rebbe.
- The consequences of paskening in the presence of one’s Rebbe
The Gemara brings three statements regarding one who paskens in the presence of his Rebbe.
- Rebbe Chiya bar Abba said in the name of Rebbe Yochanan, כל המורה הלכה בפני רבו – Anyone who renders a legal decision in the his Rebbe’s presence, ראוי להכישו נחש – deserves to be bitten by a snake, based on a passuk from Iyov.
- Zeiri said in the name of Rav Chanina, נקרא חוטא – He is called a sinner, based on a passuk from Tehillim.
- Rebbe Eliezer said, מורידין אותו מגדלתו - is lowered from his level of greatness. He brings the incident of Elazar HaKohen giving over halachos to the soldiers when Moshe was available to teach them. Even though Elazar told the men that HaKadosh Boruch Hu transmitted them to the brother of his father and not directly to him, he was punished in that Yehoshua never needed to ask him anything.
- Why Yehoshua went to the grave with no sons
Rebbe Levi said, כל דמותיב מלה קמיה רביה – Anyone who answers a word in front of his teacher, which Rashi explains to mean that he paskens halachah, אזיל לשאול בלא ולד – goes to the grave without a child. He brings a proof from Yehoshua told Moshe to silence Eldad and Meidad who prophesied that Moshe would not bring bnei Yisroel into Eretz Yisroel, and subsequently was punished with no sons.
Rebbe Abba bar Pappa said Yehoshua was punished with no sons, בשביל שביטל את ישראל לילה אחת מפריה ורביה – because he caused Yisroel to abstain from marital relations for one night. This occurred when Yehoshua was reprimanded by a malach during battle for bitul Torah. As part of his teshuva, Yehoshua stayed up all night learning while maintaining the siege on Yericho which meant that the aron, that accompanied them in battle, was not returned to the Mishkan in Gilgal. We have a tradition, כל זמן שארון ושכינה שרויין שלא במקומן אסורין בתשמיש המטה – Any time the aron and the Shechinah are not resting in their normal place, Jews are prohibited from having marital relations. Therefore, Yehoshua was punished, measure for measure, with having no sons.
