תלמוד בבלי מסכת ברכות דף ו עמוד א
תניא, אבא בנימין אומר: אלמלי נתנה רשות לעין לראות, אין כל בריה יכולה לעמוד מפני המזיקין
It was taught: Abba Binyamin says: If the eye had the power to see, no human being could handle all of the harmful things in the world. [Translation by AVODAH]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What does Abba Binyamin intend by “If the eye had the power to see”?
2. In what ways do we see today? What don’t we see? Why?
3. How does this text relate to poverty and suffering? Why do we often choose not to see people in need?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)