Berachos 30b § 4
Mix Rejoicing with Awe
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Serve God with awe, and rejoice with trepidation.
Question: What is meant by rejoice with trepidation?
Answer: In the place where there is rejoicing,
there should also be trepidation.
Two Stories to explain mixing joyousness with trepidation.
Story 1) Abaye was sitting before Rabba.
Rabba noticed that Abaye was excessively cheerful.
Story 2) Yirmiyah was sitting before Zeira
Zeira observed that Yermiyah was excessively cheerful.
Question: What is meant by rejoice with trepidation?
Answer: In the place where there is rejoicing,
there should also be trepidation.
Two Stories to explain mixing joyousness with trepidation.
Story 1) Abaye was sitting before Rabba.
Rabba noticed that Abaye was excessively cheerful.
| Rabba | Rejoice with trepidation. |
| Abaye | I am wearing teffilin. |
Story 2) Yirmiyah was sitting before Zeira
Zeira observed that Yermiyah was excessively cheerful.
| Zeira | In all sorrow their is profit. |
| Yirmiyah | I am wearing teffilin. |