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204.

((Learning and the Fifth Commandment))

240, 13. In case of a conflict of duties, studying the Torah takes precedence over the duty of honoring parents.

This is so, however, only if the son has to choose between leaving the city for study and staying in the city for his parents' sake; but if he remains in the city, he must first minister to his parents, and then turn to his study.

240, 15. If a father bids his son break one of the laws of the Torah, whether it be an affirmative or a negative precept, the son must not harken to him. (Lev. 19:3: Ye shall venerate every man, his mother and his father, and ye shall keep my sabbaths. )

240,25. If a student of the Torah wishes to go to some other town where he is sure that his studies will be more effective because of a superior teacher there, though his father would prevent him through fear of the Gentiles in that town, the son need not in this matter harken to his father.

242, 1. One must show his Rabbi more honor and respect than he accords even his father.

((Exemptions for Students and Scholars))

243, 1. Rabbinical scholars are not wont to go out with the rest of the people to take part in building or digging operations for the city, and in similar work which would lower their dignity in the eyes of the people. Since they are free from such obligations, they do not have to hire substitutes to take their place.

243,2. This is the case only if the call is for individual service. But if all the rest of the people are serving or hiring substitutes, Rabbinical scholars must do their share or hire others to take their place, and they must make their contributions towards a public work that is needed for the well-being of the community. But in the case of any work connected with guarding the city, such as repairing the walls or its towers, or the pay of the watchmen, scholars are not obliged to give their share, because they do not need protection. Their Torah protects them.

Similarly, scholars are free from having to pay any kind of tax or impost, whether it be a tax placed on the citizens as a whole, or on