Toldos 27:28 · unit 2

TT #40 · Parashas Toldos · Passuk 27:28

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וְיִֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִטַּל֙ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ וְרֹ֥ב דָּגָ֖ן וְתִירֹֽשׁ׃

“May God give you of the dew of heaven and the fat of the earth, abundance of new grain and wine.

Torah Temimah points to Yoma 76b. E-Daf · Sefaria — Yoma 76b

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If one merits, he becomes a head (rosh); if he does not merit, he becomes poor (rash) — from the dual spelling of tirosh/tirash.

On the daf / in context: The ketiv/keri of the word for wine is a moral lesson about the dual potential of wine.

Custom (Bavli — dual potential of wine: rosh or rash)

Wine can make a person a “head” or a “pauper,” according to whether one uses it properly.