Commentary for Yevamot 41:1

גירש. רבי חגיי בשם רבי זעירא לא סוף דבר בשגירש ואחר כך כנס. אלא אפילו כנס ואח"כ גירש. הדא היא דתנינן שאם מתו או נתגרשו צרותיהן מותרות. אמר רבי יודן אף רבי לעזר מודה. אמר רבי יוסה ויאות אילו מי שהיה לו בנים ומתו ואח"כ מת הוא שמא אין אשתו זקוקה לייבום. תמן והוא שהיו לו בנים בשעת מיתה והכא והוא שתהא צרה לאחר מיתה:

There they taught: Shimon the Righteous was of the remnants of the Men of the Great Assembly. He used to say ‘the world rests on three things – on the Torah on the Service and on Acts of Loving-kindness.’ The three of them are found in one verse (Isaiah 51:16) “And I placed My words into your mouth…” refers to Torah, “…and with the shadow of My hand I covered you…” refers to acts of loving-kindness, to teach you that anyone who is occupied with Torah and acts of loving-kindness merits to sit in the shadow of the Holy One. This is what is written “How precious is Your kindness, O God, and the sons of man will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.” (Psalms 36:8) “…to plant the heavens and to found the earth…” (Isaiah 51:16) this refers to the sacrifices “…and to say to Zion [that] you are My people,” (ibid.) this refers to Israel. R’ Chanina bar Pappa said: I went over all of the Scripture and did not find that Israel was called Zion except here “…and to say to Zion [that] you are My people.”

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