What is fear? Don't sit in his place; don't give a public Torah class in a place that he usually speaks; don't contradict him.

What is honor? Feed him, give him to drink, clothe him, cover him, give him shoes, bring him in (to town), send him off.

Question: Who pays for all of these services (the father or the son)?

Answer (Chuna bar Chiya): The father.

Rav Chiya bar Ba disagrees (with Rav Chuna), as he cited a Beraisa quoted by R. Yudan, son of the daughter of R. Shimon ben Yochai....

Beraisa (R. Shimon ben Yochai): Great is honoring one's parents, as Hash-m preferred it to His own honor. It says here (Shemos 20, 12), "Honor your father and your mother''; and it says elsewhere (Mishlei 3, 9), "Honor Hash-m with your wealth''.

How should this be done? Separate Leket, Shichechah and Peah (gifts to the poor); separate Terumah, Maaser Rishon, Maaser Sheni, Maaser Ani and Chalah; perform the Mitzvos of Sukah, Lulav, Shofar, Tefilin and Tzitzis; feed the hungry and give the thirsty to drink.

If you have money, you are obligated in all of these things; if not, you are exempt from all of them. But as for honoring parents, whether or not you have money, you must honor them, even if you must resort to begging. (This shows that one must use his own money to honor his parents.)

R. Acha citing R. Aba bar Kahana: The pasuk states (Mishlei 5, 6), "Lest you compare the path of life to hers - her courses wander astray, you cannot know''. The meaning is - Why did Hash-m not reveal the reward for each Mitzvah? Lest people weigh up Mitzvos and only perform the ones with the greater reward. Therefore Hash-m moved (away from us) the (knowledge of the) reward for Mitzvos so that people will faithfully perform them all.

R. Acha citing R. Yitzchak: The pasuk states (Mishlei 4, 23), "More than anything else, guard your heart, because from it comes life.'' Guard everything I told you in the Torah, as you do not know which one of them will give you life.

R. Aba bar Kahana: The Torah equated the 'lightest' Mitzvah with the 'heaviest' Mitzvah. What is the lightest Mitzvah? Sending away the mother bird. What is the heaviest Mitzvah? Honoring one's parents - and about both Mitzvos the Torah promises long life.

R. Avun: If for something that is considered paying off a debt (honoring one's parents), the pasuk says (Devarim 5, 16), "...in order that your days shall be lengthened and in order that it shall be good for you''; a Mitzvah involving loss of money and danger should certainly receive this great reward.

R. Levi and another Rabbi: Greater is a Mitzvah that is considered paying off a debt than a Mitzvah that is not (i.e. R. Levi disagrees with R. Avun.) (Note: This entry follows the explanation of the Pnei Moshe.)

Beraisa (R. Shimon ben Yochai): Just as the reward (for honoring parents and sending away the mother bird) is the same, so the punishment for transgressing them is the same. As the pasuk states (Mishlei 30, 17), "The eye that scorns the father and ridicules obeying the mother'' - the eye that scorned honoring one's parents and ridiculed not taking the chicks in the presence of the mother bird; "the ravens of the river will scratch it out'' - the raven, that is cruel (to its young), will come and scratch it out, and he will not benefit from it; "and the young eagles will eat it'' - since the eagle is merciful (to its young), it will eat and benefit from it.

R. Yanai and R. Yonasan were once sitting and a man came and kissed the feet of R. Yonasan.

R. Yanai asked R. Yonasan: What did you do for him to prompt this response?

R. Yonasan: Once, he came to me complaining that his son was not sustaining them. I told him to go and lock the doors of the synagogue and disgrace his son.

Question (R. Yanai to R. Yonasan): Why not just force his son to sustain him?

Answer (R. Yonasan): Can we force him?! (We cannot, as expenses of honoring one's parents come from the father.)

R. Yanai: Do you still reason this way?! Of course we can force him!

R. Yonasan retracted and established the Halachah like R. Yanai.

R. Yaakov bar Acha/ R.Shmuel bar Nachman citing R. Yonasan: We force the son to sustain his father.

R. Yosi: If only all teachings were as clear to me as the law that one can force the son to sustain the father.

Question: What are examples of positive time bound Mitzvos (that the Mishnah exempted women from performing)?

Answer: Sukah, Lulav and Tefilin.