Toldos 26:5 · unit 3

TT #19 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 26:5

The Complete Passuk

עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֥ע אַבְרָהָ֖ם בְּקֹלִ֑י וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִשְׁמַרְתִּ֔י מִצְוֺתַ֖י חֻקּוֹתַ֥י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃

inasmuch as Avraham obeyed Me and kept My charge: My commandments, My laws, and My teachings.”

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 28b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Yoma 28b

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Rava said: Avraham our father even observed the laws of eruv tavshilin, as it is said “and My teachings” — one written Torah and one oral Torah.

On the daf / in context: The plural “torotai” is taken to include rabbinic enactments such as eruv tavshilin.

Type of Learning

Custom (Bavli — Avraham observed even eruv tavshilin)

What Is Learned

Avraham observed even rabbinic decrees such as eruv tavshilin; the plural “My teachings” is the source.