Derasha 5 on Kedoshim 19:03

Parashas Kedoshim · Passuk 19:03

The Complete Passuk

אִ֣ישׁ אִמּ֤וֹ וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

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Source Citation

Torah Temimah · Toras Kohanim / Yoreh Deah tradition.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
אֵיזֶהוּ מוֹרָא? לֹא עוֹמֵד בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְלֹא יוֹשֵׁב בִּמְקוֹמוֹ וְלֹא סוֹתֵר אֶת דְּבָרָיו וְלֹא מַכְרִיעוֹ.

English: What is mora? He does not stand in his [parent’s] place, nor sit in his place, nor contradict his words, nor tip the scales against him.

Type of Learning

Halachic definition of mora

What Is Learned

Mora is expressed in concrete restraint: not occupying the parent’s seat, not openly contradicting, and not declaring another’s opinion superior in the parent’s presence.