A Pedagogue Aids in Violence

Leviticus Rabbah 2:5; 10:3

5th–7th Century

2:5. R. Simeon b. Yoḥai said, “[This may be compared] to a king who had an only son. Every day he instructed a member of his household and said to him: ‘Make sure that my son eats! Make sure that my son drinks! Make sure that he goes to school! Make sure that he comes [home] from school!’” [ . . . ]