Berachos 58a § 1
Father and Mother, God and Israel
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The phrase, his father, refers to none other than God,
Is He not your Father Who created you,
Who made you and established you.
The phrase his mother refers the community of Israel,
Hear, my son, the discipline of your father,
and do not forsake the Torah of your mother.
The mention of the Torah as emanating from the mouth of the mother,
apparently means that your mother is the community of Israel.
Is He not your Father Who created you,
Who made you and established you.
The phrase his mother refers the community of Israel,
Hear, my son, the discipline of your father,
and do not forsake the Torah of your mother.
The mention of the Torah as emanating from the mouth of the mother,
apparently means that your mother is the community of Israel.