Commentary for Bava Metsia 18:3

תני אי זהו רבו שלימדו חכמה כל שפתח לו תחילה. דברי ר' מאיר רבי יודן אומר כל שרוב תלמודו ממנו רבי יוסי אומר כל שהאיר עיניו במשנתו. רב כרבי מאיר ורבי יוחנן כרבי יודה שמואל כר' יוסי. רב כרבי מאיר חד בר נש פתח פומיה דרב ושמע דדמך ובזע עלוי. ר' יוחנן כרבי יודה רבי יוחנן הוה סליק מטיבריה לציפורי חמא חד בר נש

[9] “Don’t bear false witness against your fellow” = “I am the Lord your God”. And it is written (Jer. 10:10) 'But Ad-nai G-d is Truth' [He is the living G-d, and the everlasting King; at His wrath the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to abide His indignation.] What is 'Truth'? Said Rabbi Abun that 'He is the living G-d and the everlasting King'. Said Rabbi Levi - the Holy One of Blessing said if you witness falsely against your neighbor I consider you as if you witnessed that I did not create the Heaven and the Earth. [10] “Do not covet your fellow’s house” = “On the doorposts of your house” – your house and not on your friend’s house. The Mishnah teaches: 'The appointed [priest] said to them: Bless one blessing [before the Shema] and they blessed.' What did they bless?Rav Matana said in the name of Shmuel: this is the blessing of the Torah. 'And they read the Ten Commandments, the Shema, Vehayah im shamoa and vayiomer. Rabi Ami in the name of Rabi Levi (?): this teaches that the blessings do not prevent [one from saying the Shema].

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