תלמוד בבלי, יט:
תא שמע: גדול כבוד הבריות שדוחה [את] לא תעשה שבתורה.
Come and learn: Human dignity is so important that it supersedes even a biblical prohibition.
[Soncino translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is human dignity? Why is it so important that it supersedes a biblical prohibition?
2. What happens when human dignity is not a priority, such that this text makes it the most important thing?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)