Shelach 15:31 · unit 4 — learning and not teaching

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 6 · Passuk 31

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֤י דְבַר־יְהֹוָה֙ בָּזָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִצְוָת֖וֹ הֵפַ֑ר …

Because he has despised the word of Hashem…

Chabad.org — 15:31

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: R’ Meir — one who learns Torah and does not teach it; R’ Nasan — one who does not attend to the Mishnah.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
תַּנְיָא, הָיָה רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: הַלּוֹמֵד תּוֹרָה וְאֵינוֹ מְלַמְּדָהּ הֲרֵי הוּא בִּכְלַל ״כִּי דְבַר ה׳ בָּזָה״. רַבִּי נָתָן אוֹמֵר: כׇּל מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַשְׁגִּיחַ עַל הַמִּשְׁנָה.

English: It is taught: R’ Meir would say: One who learns Torah and does not teach it is included in “because he has despised the word of Hashem.” R’ Nasan says: Anyone who does not attend to the Mishnah.

Type of Learning

Neglect of transmitting and reviewing Torah.

What Is Learned

Holding Torah as not worth teaching or reviewing is read as contempt for Hashem’s word.