Makos 14b (2)
- The Gemara notes that according to Reb Yochanon that the Pasuk of “B’chol Kodesh Lo Siga” is referring to a person who is Tamei prohibiting him from touching Terumah.
Tosfos asks how is it possible that we find something which is more stringent with Terumah (not touching) then by a Kodesh object which a person who is Tamei seemingly is allowed to touch it?
Tosfos brings an answer from a “R’ Shlome Midroi”sh Nishmoso Eiden”. A rare description in Tosfos.
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13870-solomon-ben-judah-of-dreux
Who is this Ba’al Ha’Tosfos that merited this Nishmoso Eiden?
R’ Shlomo is also known as Hakadosh Miradush. The martyr of Radush.
(There are two versions as to what city he was from either Radush, or Droish know in French as Druex. Seemingly the right version is Radish see here)
Although it is very rare for Tosfos to give any titles to any of the Balei Hatosfos, because he was killed Al Kidush Hashem he was given these accolades. No details are known about his death.
One of the most famous Pesakim from the Kadosh Miradush is that by Kidushin one Shliach cannot make another Shliach to be Mekadesh a woman.
- We spoke about the Vort of the Maharil Diskin (See here in English Hebrew) in the beginning of this weeks Parsha.
“Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day you shall have sanctity, a day of complete rest to the Lord; whoever performs work thereon [on this day] shall be put to death”
He notes that it does not say “Six days you shall work” rather it says “six days work shall be done“? Which seems to a imply a type of work that is being performed on its own and that type can be performed six days a week but not on Shabbos.
He explains that when Moshe was erecting the Mishkan all he had to do was to act like he was putting it up and an angel would help him erect the entire structure.
Similarly, when actually building the Mishkan they were assisted by angles. So in a sense there were “two people” working with the materials.
If so one might think that you can even continue to build the Mishkan on Shabbos because the Halacha is that when two people perform a Melacha on Shabbos they are Patur!
This is why it states “it shall be done” as if to say it was done by itself… With the help of the Malachim…..
And nevertheless this should only be performed on the six days and not on Shabbos.
Why? There is more than one person doing it?
This is why the Pasuk continues “whoever (singular) performs work [on Shabbos] shall be put to death”.
meaning that because the Malach does not work on Shabbos therefore if you do work you will be doing it on your own.