“If the daughter of a man who is a Kohen will be defiled through having illicit relations, she has disgraced her father and should be burned.” Rashi explains, “She has disgraced the honor of her father. People will say – Cursed be the one who fathered and raised this child.”
From here we see that a person must live up to the prominence of his parents. He cannot say, “I can be who I want to be although my father is a Rav, Rosh Yeshivah or someone important in the community.” He must act in accordance with their status. We see this from the fact that the daughter of a Kohen is burned and does not receive the typical punishment of strangulation that a regular woman who is Mezaneh receives. She must live up to the fact that her father is a Kohen and has a greater level of Kedushah.
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Benkus, a Torah scholar of note, use to carry a small pocket Gemarah with him. Where ever he had a few minutes spare, he would open it and learn, even if it was just for a minute or two.
Over time, those moments accumulated. Eventually, Rabbi Benkus completed the entire Talmud—not through his regular learning shecule but through these small pockets of time throughout his day!
Although he had many siyumin on Shas this siyum had special significance.
