Reeh 15:7 · unit 3
TT #289 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:7
The Complete Passuk
כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה֩ בְךָ֨ אֶבְי֜וֹן מֵאַחַ֤ד אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בְּאַ֨רְצְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹ֧א תְאַמֵּ֣ץ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֗ וְלֹ֤א תִקְפֹּץ֙ אֶת־יָ֣דְךָ֔ מֵאָחִ֖יךָ הָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
If there be among you a needy person, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land that Hashem your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart and you shall not shut your hand from your needy brother.
Chabad.org — 15:7
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sifrei .
Sefaria — Sifrei
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
מֵאַחַד אַחֶיךָ – מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאָח מִן הָאָב קוֹדֵם לְאָח מִן הָאֵם.
English: "One of your brothers" — this teaches that a paternal brother takes precedence over a maternal brother.
On the daf / in context: Closer kinship creates a stronger claim on one’s charitable resources.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — paternal relatives precede maternal relatives.
What Is Learned
A brother from the father’s side is given precedence over a brother from the mother’s side in the distribution of charity.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah: Sifrei. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.