ועשית לך ארון. רבי יוחנן רמי, כתיב ועשית לך ארון וכתיב (פ' תרומה) ועשו ארון, מכאן לתלמיד חכם שבני עירו מצווין לעשות מלאכתו
English: R’ Yochanan posed a contradiction: “You shall make for yourself an ark” and “They shall make an ark.” From here: the people of a Torah scholar’s city are obligated to do his work for him.
On the daf / in context: Yoma 72b; Temurah 31b on communal funds.
Type of Learning
Custom (city supports a talmid chacham’s work)
What Is Learned
The dual wording grounds the duty of a town to free a scholar for Torah by handling his labor.