Reeh 15:8 · unit 1

TT #292 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:8

The Complete Passuk

כִּֽי־פָתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ ל֑וֹ וְהַעֲבֵט֙ תַּעֲבִיטֶ֔נּוּ דֵּ֚י מַחְסֹר֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֶחְסַ֖ר לֽוֹ׃

But you shall surely open your hand to him, and you shall surely lend him sufficient for his need that he lacks.

Chabad.org — 15:8

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Bava Metzia.

Sefaria — Bava Metzia

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי פָתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח – אֵין לִי אֶלָּא לְעֲנִיֵּי עִירְךָ, לְעֲנִיֵּי עִיר אַחֶרֶת מִנַּיִן, תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח – מִכׇּל מָקוֹם.

English: "You shall surely open" — I know only the poor of your own city; from where do I include the poor of another city? From the doubled language "open, you shall open"—in every place.

On the daf / in context: The emphatic infinitive expands the obligation beyond the local poor when resources permit.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Bava Metzia) — the obligation extends to the poor of other cities.

What Is Learned

When one is able, the duty to open the hand applies also to the poor of other cities.