Reeh 15:11 · unit 1

TT #308 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:11

The Complete Passuk

כִּ֛י לֹא־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אֶבְי֖וֹן מִקֶּ֣רֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פָּתֹ֧חַ תִּפְתַּ֛ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֖ לְאָחִ֧יךָ לַעֲנִיֶּ֖ךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃

For the needy will not cease from the midst of the land; therefore I command you, saying, "You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your poor and to your needy in your land."

Chabad.org — 15:11

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Shabbos / Berachos.

Sefaria — Shabbos / Berachos

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
כִּי לֹא יֶחְדַּל וגו׳ – אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל, אֵין בֵּין הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה לִימוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֶלָּא שִׁעְבּוּד מַלְכֻיּוֹת בִּלְבַד, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כִּי לֹא יֶחְדַּל אֶבְיוֹן מִקֶּרֶב הָאָרֶץ.

English: "For the needy will not cease..." — Shmuel said: There is no difference between this world and the days of Moshiach except the subjugation to the kingdoms alone, as it is said "for the needy will not cease from the midst of the land."

On the daf / in context: Even in the messianic era poverty will still exist; the decisive change will be political freedom rather than the abolition of economic need.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Shabbos) — poverty persists into the days of Moshiach.

What Is Learned

In the days of Moshiach the only difference from the present will be freedom from foreign domination; poverty itself will not disappear.