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Why does the Gemara (גמרא) call hospitality 'gedolah legima' and connect it to such dramatic consequences? The shiur develops that true legima means providing emotional support and connection, not just food. When someone feels accompanied and cared for, they gain strength that protects them from those who prey on the desperate and isolated.
This shiur provides a profound analysis of the Gemara (גמרא) in Sanhedrin 104b discussing the teaching of Rav Yaakov in the name of Rav Yosef ben Kisma regarding 'Gedolah Legima' - the greatness of hospitality. Rabbi Zweig begins by examining several difficult questions on the Gemara, particularly the Maharsha's question about the apparent contradiction between different reasons given for Yisro's merit in having his descendants sit in the Lishkas HaGozes (Hall of Hewn Stone). The core insight emerges through Rashi (רש"י)'s interpretation of the word 'hilveihu' as meaning accompaniment (levayah) rather than mere lending or giving. Rabbi Zweig explains that true legima is not simply providing food, but rather giving emotional support and making someone feel accompanied and cared for. This transforms our understanding of the entire sugya.
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