Jerusalem Talmud Bava Metzia 2.11

משנה: אֲבֵידָתוֹ וַאֲבֵידַת אָבִיו שֶׁלּוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת. אֲבֵידָתוֹ וַאֲבֵידַת רַבּוֹ שֶׁלּוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת. אֲבֵידַת אָבִיו וַאֲבֵידַת רַבּוֹ שֶׁל רַבּוֹ קוֹדֶמֶת לְשֶׁל אָבִיו שֶׁאָבִיו הֱבִיאוֹ לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה. וְרַבּוֹ שֶׁלִּימְּדוֹ חָכְמָה הֱבִיאוֹ לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. וְאִם אָבִיו שָׁקוּל כְּנֶגֶד רַבּוֹ אֲבֵידַת אָבִיו קוֹדֶמֶת. הָיָה אָבִיו וְרַבּוֹ נוֹשְׂאִין מַשֹּאוּי מַנִּיחַ אֶת שֶׁל רַבּוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַנִּיחַ אֶת שֶׁל אָבִיו. הָיָה אָבִיו וְרַבּוֹ בְּבֵית הַשֶׁבִי פּוֹדֶה אֶת רַבּוֹ וְאַחַר כָּךְ פּוֹדֶה אֶת אָבִיו. אֲבָל אִם הָיָה אָבִיו תַּלְמִיד חָכָם פּוֹדֶה אֶת אָבִיו וְאַחַר כָּךְ פּוֹדֶה אֶת רַבּוֹ.

MISHNAH: Between his lost property and his father’s lost property, his own has precedence. Between his lost property and his teacher’s lost property, his own has precedence. Between his father’s lost property and his teacher’s lost property, his teacher’s lost property has precedence, for his father brought him to the life of this world, but his teacher who taught him wisdom brought him to the life of the future world. But if his father was his teacher’s equal, his father’s lost property has precedence. If his father and his teacher were carrying loads, he unloads his teacher’s and after that his father’s. If his father and his teacher were jailed, he redeems his teacher and after that redeems his father; but if his father was learned he redeems his father and after that redeems his teacher.

הלכה: אֲבֵידָתוֹ וַאֲבֵידַת אָבִיו כול׳. תַּנֵּי. אֵי זֶהוּ רַבּוֹ שֶׁלִּימְּדוֹ חָכְמָה. כָּל שֶׁפָּתַח לוֹ תְּחִילָּה. דִּבְרֵי רִבִּי מֵאִיר. רִבִּי יוּדָן אוֹמֵר. כָּל שֶׁרוֹב תַּלְמוּדוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר. כָּל שֶׁהֶאִיר עֵינָיו בְּמִשְׁנָתוֹ. רַב כְּרִבִּי מֵאִיר. וְרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן כְּרִבִּי יוּדָה. שְׁמוּאֵל כְּרִבִּי יוֹסֵי.

HALAKHAH: “Between his lost property and his father’s lost property,” etc. It was stated: “Who is his teacher who taught him wisdom? The one who taught him first, the words of Rebbi Meïr. Rebbi Jehudah says, the one from whom he received most of his instruction. Rebbi Yose said, anyone who explained a Mishnah to him.” Rav followed Rebbi Meïr, Rebbi Joḥanan Rebbi Jehudah, and Samuel Rebbi Yose.

רַב כְּרִבִּי מֵאִיר. חַד בַּר נַשׁ פָּתַח פּוּמֵיהּ דְּרַב. וּשְׁמַע דִּדְמָךְ וּבְזַע עֲלוֹי.

Rav followed Rebbi Meïr. A person was Rav’s first teacher. He heard that he had died and tore his garment for him.

רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן כְּרִבִּי יוּדָה. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן הֲוָה סְלִיק מִטִּיבֵּרִיָּה לְצִיפּוֹרִי. חֲמָא חַד בַּר נַשׁ נְחַת מִן תַּמָּן. אֲמַר לֵיהּ. מַה קָלָא בִמְדִינְתָא. אֲמַר לֵיהּ. חַד רַבָּן דְּמָךְ וְכָל עַמָּא פָרְיָין מִיטַּפְּלָא בֵיהּ. יָדַע רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן דְּהוּא רִבִּי חֲנִינָה. שְׁלַח וְאַיְיתֵי מָאנִין טָבִין דְּשׁוֹבְתָא וּבְזָעוֹן. וְלֹא כֵן תַּנֵּי. כָּל קֶרַע שֶׁאֵינוֹ שֶׁל בֶּהָלָה אֵינוֹ קֶרַע. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְּעָא מֵיעֲבַד דְּרַבָּה וּמוֹקְרִיתֵיהּ. וְלָא יָדְעִין אִין מִשּׁוּם דַּהֲוָה רַבֵּיהּ אִין מִשּׁוּם שְׁמוּעוֹת הָרָעוֹת. מִילְתֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי חִיָיה בַּר וָוא בְצִיפּוֹרִי. חֲמָא כָּל עַמָּא פָרְיֵי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ. לָמָּה כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא פָרְיֵי. אָמְרִין לֵיהּ. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן יְתִיב דְּרִישׁ בְּבֵי מִדְרָשָׁא דְרִבִּי בְּנָיָיה וְעָל עַמָּא פָרְיֵי מִישְׁמְעִינֵיהּ. אֲמַר. בְּרִיךְ רַחֲמָנָא דַחֲמֵי לִי פוֹרִין עַד דַּאֲנָא בַחַיִּים. וּבְאַגַדְתָּא פָּשְׁטִית לֵיהּ חוּץ מִמִּשְׁלֵי וְקֹהֶלֶת. הָדָא אָמְרָה. כָּל תַּלְמִיד וְתַלְמִיד.

Rebbi Joḥanan followed Rebbi Jehudah. Rebbi Joḥanan was climbing from Tiberias to Sepphoris when he saw a man descending from there. He asked him, what is new in the big city? He told him, one of the great rabbis died and everbody was running to occupy themselves with him. Rebbi Joḥanan understood that it was Rebbi Ḥanina. He sent and brought his good Sabbath clothes and tore them. But did we not state: Any tear which is not in panic is not a tear? Rebbi Joḥanan wanted to do more and show his appreciation. But we do not know whether it was because he was his teacher or because of bad news. There is the case of Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba in Sepphoris. He saw that everybody was running. He asked, why is everybody running? They told him, Rebbi Joḥanan is preaching in Rebbi Banaia’s study house and everybody is running to hear him. He said, praised be the Merciful Who showed me people running while I am alive. In Agadah I explained him everything except Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. This means every single student.

שְׁמוּאֵל כְּרִבִּי יוֹסֵי אָמַר. חַד בַּר נַשׁ אַסְבַּר לִשְׁמוּאֵל בִּשְׁנֵי מַפְתֵּיחוֹת אֶחָד יוֹרֵד לְאַמַּת בֵּית הַשֶׁיחִי וְאֶחָד פּוֹתֵחַ כִּיּוֻן. שֶׁהָיָה מוֹרִיד יָדוֹ עַד שֶׁיחָיו הָיָה פּוֹתֵחַ כֵּיוֻן. וּשְׁמַע דִּדְמָךְ וּבְזַע עֲלוֹי.

Samuel followed Rebbi Yose. A person explained to Samuel: “Two keys, for one he has to go down to his arm-pit and one opens straight;” that he lowered his hand under his arm-pit until he could insert the key straight. He heard that this one had died and tore his garment for him.