(א) בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר, אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (תהלים קיט) מִכָּל מְלַמְּדַי הִשְׂכַּלְתִּי כִּי עֵדְוֹתֶיךָ שִׂיחָה לִּי...
אֵיזֶהוּ מְכֻבָּד, הַמְכַבֵּד אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמואל א ב) כִּי מְכַבְּדַי אֲכַבֵּד וּבֹזַי יֵקָלּוּ:
(1) Ben Zoma said: Who is wise? One who learns from everyone, as it is said: “From all who taught me have I gained understanding” (Psalms 119:99)...
Who is honored? One who honors his fellow human beings, as it is said: “For I honor those that honor Me, but those who spurn Me shall be dishonored” (I Samuel 2:30).
The Jewish person's classroom is the world; it is everyone in the world. And the student is asked to see in every person in the world a teacher whom he or she has had the good fortune to meet along their way. Every conversation will be evidence of the infinite strands of divine wisdom, and with each a person learn to take hold of another strand.
Poll Everywhere Question:
What is an action that shows somebody kavod (respect)?
FUN & GAMES TIME:
Can you find all of our words for kavod? https://thewordsearch.com/puzzle/4098961/kavod/
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Honor, genuine honor, is just another one of the gifts deriving from God, and it has a way of going to him who covets it least. He who does not despise any of his fellowmen, but respects them all as... "creations" of God, giving them due honor for the sake of Him Who created them, actually honors God, the Creator of them all. And of such a man, God says, "Him who honors Me, I shall honor." Conversely, he who despises his fellow-men God will let sink into oblivion.
In the kasbah in the middle of the day when the market is open
I used to walk just like that with a proud chest
Everyone says what a "cannon" goes by in the alley
Waving Shalom from every window - respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
כולם היו יודעים אז טוב מאד
למי למי יש יותר כבוד
כולם היו יודעים אז טוב מאד
למי למי יש יותר כבוד
When the battle was burning and the company would not move
The commander used to say "You are first Kassa"
Everyone knew that Kazablan is always first to march
And behind him they all screamed - respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
One walks with a girl in Yafo during twilight
If I only want she would be right in my hands
But I will not interrupt the guy so he will not start shaking
Because for me it is a matter of principle - I have dignity
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
If a drunk comes to some bar, I pacify him
I would kick him from Watchtower Square to directly to Gebelliah
but he returns very small
He makes a toast and even says - "with respect"
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kavod-respect.html
In the kasbah in the middle of the day when the market is open
I used to walk just like that with a proud chest
Everyone says what a "cannon" goes by in the alley
Waving Shalom from every window - respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
When the battle was burning and the company would not move
The commander used to say "You are first Kassa"
Everyone knew that Kazablan is always first to march
And behind him they all screamed - respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
One walks with a girl in Yafo during twilight
If I only want she would be right in my hands
But I will not interrupt the guy so he will not start shaking
Because for me it is a matter of principle - I have dignity
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
If a drunk comes to some bar, I pacify him
I would kick him from Watchtower Square to directly to Gebelliah
but he returns very small
He makes a toast and even says - "with respect"
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
Everyone used to know back then very well
Who has more respect
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kavod-respect.html
READING ACTIVITY:
Read how Rabbi Harvey taught a traveler the meaning of kavod in The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkkin
POEM ACTIVITY:
What does kavod mean to you? Write an acrostic with five ways that you can show kavod.
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