One who causes the community to be meritorious, no sin will come by his hand. One who causes the community to sin, is not given the opportunity to repent. Moses was meritorious and caused the community to be meritorious, so the community's merit is attributed to him; as is stated, "He did God's righteousness, and His laws with Israel" (Deuteronomy 33:21). Jeroboam the son of Nebat sinned and caused the community to sin, so the community's sin is attributed to him; as is stated, "For the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and caused Israel to sin" (I Kings 15:30). Pirkei Avot 5:18

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One

who

causes

the

community

to

be

meritorious



no

sin

will

come

by

his

hand



One

who

causes

the

community

to

sin



is

not

given

the

opportunity

to

repent



Moses

was

meritorious

and

caused

the

community

to

be

meritorious



so

the

community

s

merit

is

attributed

to

him



as

is

stated



"He

did

God

s

righteousness



and

His

laws

with

Israel"

(Deuteronomy

33:21)



Jeroboam

the

son

of

Nebat

sinned

and

caused

the

community

to

sin



so

the

community

s

sin

is

attributed

to

him



as

is

stated



"For

the

sins

of

Jeroboam



which

he

sinned

and

caused

Israel

to

sin"

(I

Kings

15:30)



Pirkei

Avot

5:18