1. ParshiotAcharie Mot-Kedoshim
Vayikra 19
11. You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie one to another. 12. And you
shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your
God; I am the Lord. 13. You shall not defraud your neighbor, nor rob him; the
wages of he who is hired shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
14. You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind,
but shall fear your God; I am the Lord. 15. You shall do no unrighteousness in
judgment; you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person
of the mighty; but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16. You shall
not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; nor shall you stand
against the blood of your neighbor; I am the Lord. 17. You shall not hate your
brother in your heart; you shall reason with your neighbor, and not allow sin on
his account. 18. You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children
of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
19. You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a
different kind; you shall not sow your field with mixed seed; nor shall a
garment mixed of linen and woolen come upon you.

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Genesis Chapter 4
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I
have acquired a man from the Lord. 2. And she again bore his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3. And in
process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an
offering to the Lord. 4. And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and
of the fat of it. And the Lord had respect for Abel and for his offering; 5. But
for Cain and for his offering he did not have respect. And Cain was very angry,
and his countenance fell. 6. And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and
why is your countenance fallen? 7. If you do well, shall you not be accepted?
and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And to you shall be his desire, and
yet you may rule over him. 8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it
came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his

3. brother, and slew him. 9. And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your
brother? And he said, I know not; Am I my brother’s keeper? 10. And He said,
What have you done? the voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the
ground. 11. And now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened her
mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand; 12. When you till the
ground, it shall not henceforth yield to you her strength; a fugitive and a
wanderer shall you be in the earth. 13. And Cain said to the Lord, My
punishment is greater than I can bear. 14. Behold, you have driven me out this
day from the face of the earth; and from your face shall I be hidden; and I shall
be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every
one who finds me shall slay me. 15. And the Lord said to him, Therefore
whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord
set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16. And Cain went
out from the presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod, in the east of
Eden.
Midrash Rabbah - Genesis XXII:2
R. Joshua b. Karhah said: Only two entered the bed, and seven left it: Cain and
his twin sister, Abel and his two twin sisters
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4. 1. Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of
Reuben, took men; 2. And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the
people of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, regularly
summoned to the congregation, men of renown; 3. And they gathered
themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You
take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one
of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you lift up yourselves
above the congregation of the Lord?
Numbers 16
31. And it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the
ground split beneath them;32. And the earth opened her mouth, and
swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men who belonged to
Korah, and all their goods. 33. They, and all that belonged to them, went down
alive into Sheol, and the earth closed upon them; and they perished from
among the congregation.
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5. Otzar Midrashim page 319, and YalkutMe'amLoez, Vayikra page 210.Following
is a paraphrase):
"There were once two friends whose friendship was profound. Because of
wars and various intrigue the friends were separated for many years. Finally one
heard where his friend was, so he traveled to visit him. Unfortunately the
countries where the two lived were at war with one another. Rumors began to
spread regarding the mission of the stranger who had come to visit. Soon he

6. was arrested and charged with espionage. He was found guilty and sentenced
to death by the king himself. The man pleaded with the king to grant him one
last the wish. The king asked, "What is your wish?" the man answered that he
was a prominent businessman in his home country, and being well known he
often did business on credit, by a handshake. The plain truth was that though
he accumulated a small fortune, most of his money was lent out to people
without contracts. He asked the king to allow him one last trip home to put his
affairs in order, and say good bye to his family. If not, the king was not merely
sentencing him to death but also his children to a life of poverty. The king was
incredulous, "How am I to believe you that you will return, what can you
possibly give me as a collateral"? The man responded that he had a good friend
that lived in the city, and that he was sure that the man would be willing to take
his place on death row until he returned. The friend was brought in. "Would
you take your friend's place", he was asked. "You understand that if he does
not return it is your head that will roll". The man agreed. "After all,' he said,
"what are friends for"? The king was intrigued to see if the man would truly
return, so he allowed him to leave, knowing that the execution would take
place in 30 days.
The appointed time came, but the man had not returned, so the king instructed
his guards to take out the friend and decapitate him. They brought the man out,
put his head on the block, and as the knife was about to come down, a loud
murmur could be heard from the city. The executioner was told to wait; lo and
behold, the man had returned. He walked bravely up to the executioner and
grabbed the sword, and said "I am here and prepared to meet my fate". The
friend stood up and grabbed the sword as well and said, "You are late, the deal
was for you to be back by this morning. Since you did not arrive, I am the one
to be killed." The friend responded, "But it is I whom they accuse of treachery,
it is I who was sentenced to die". The king observed the argument and
summoned both men. "Neither of you will be killed, on one condition." They
both looked at the king and asked, "What is the condition?" The king
answered, "That I can become your third friend"