tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post4476059500175542071..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Rav Kook: Connection of Purim & Amalek to GeirusDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-85520989761816154602012-03-09T19:12:34.219+02:002012-03-09T19:12:34.219+02:00The difficulty I see in all these analyses, is tha...<i>The difficulty I see in all these analyses, is that it implies we should accept whomever wishes to join us either in religion or marriage. Is that correct?</i><br /><br />A very important idea that one must always keep in mind when reviewing Chazal's and Rishonim's commentary about the Avos is that <i>HKBH medakdek be tsaddikim kechut ha s'arah.</i> -- Hashem is particular about the tsaddikim like the width of a hair.<br /><br />As R. Shach often pointed out, the "sins" of the Avos and Imahos were only sins on their level, for us they would not even be noticed.<br /><br />Chazal did not mean that Yaakov should have given his daughter to a beast like Esav. They simply mean that there was some possibility that she could have improved him. He was right to withhold her, but he should have felt bad that he thereby deprived his brother of a chance at doing teshuvah.Tal Benscharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-63885019168673922902012-03-09T17:45:57.438+02:002012-03-09T17:45:57.438+02:00RAP, B'H we are in agreement. So I need to see...RAP, B'H we are in agreement. So I need to see a practical or defined conclusion from these aggaditer statements.Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-15475442620735524052012-03-09T09:39:33.622+02:002012-03-09T09:39:33.622+02:00"Eddie said...The difficulty I see in all the..."Eddie said...The difficulty I see in all these analyses, is that it implies we should accept whomever wishes to join us either in religion or marriage. Is that correct?"<br /><br />Only from an assimilationist perspective, like Reform and secular point of view. Torah Judaism and Orthodox Judaism would reject that because rejection itself is an integral part of the process that any potential ger must deal with both Halachically or in real time.Recipients and Publicitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-44410811876054065792012-03-09T03:04:55.729+02:002012-03-09T03:04:55.729+02:00I find it very problematic when I come across many...I find it very problematic when I come across many "Damned if you do, damned if you don't statements." How is one supposed to know what to do when conflicting messages are constantly being broadcast at us?Dovynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-7503786716062688712012-03-08T17:44:05.225+02:002012-03-08T17:44:05.225+02:00This story about Timna, is reminiscent of another ...This story about Timna, is reminiscent of another story, about Esau wanting to marry Dinah. In both cases, a person is rejected, although in Yaakov's case, his daughter is abducted as the "punishment".<br /><br />The difficulty I see in all these analyses, is that it implies we should accept whomever wishes to join us either in religion or marriage. Is that correct?Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-42134523516017283402012-03-08T17:39:17.308+02:002012-03-08T17:39:17.308+02:00@ Larry, good Purim humour :)@ Larry, good Purim humour :)Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-91573800881394059082012-03-08T03:30:45.699+02:002012-03-08T03:30:45.699+02:00Those times they just rejected converts, these day...Those times they just rejected converts, these days we have a scumbag מנוול like Leib Tropper (three's company) who do not reject them but forced them to have sex with his own wife and friends. What is the punishment for that ?Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-3069263914232681592012-03-07T20:29:40.247+02:002012-03-07T20:29:40.247+02:00I removed the duplication - the rest of the articl...I removed the duplication - the rest of the article is available by clicking on the link at the beginning of the articleDaas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-55950032096182635912012-03-07T19:59:35.192+02:002012-03-07T19:59:35.192+02:00the 2 paragraphs have been duplicated - are we mis...the 2 paragraphs have been duplicated - are we missing an additional part of this story?Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.com