tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post5256451123862732592..comments2024-03-29T12:21:24.976+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Turn the other cheek?Daas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-22389475624073686672022-04-21T17:40:33.417+03:002022-04-21T17:40:33.417+03:00Not in Heaven?
The psukim from Devarim 30 below ...Not in Heaven?<br /><br /><br />The psukim from Devarim 30 below are clearly about the ease or difficulty of keeping the Torah Mitzvot, and it says very little about judicial process vs divine inspiration!<br /><br /><br /><br />יב לֹא בַשָּׁמַיִם, הִוא: לֵאמֹר, מִי יַעֲלֶה-לָּנוּ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ, וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ, וְנַעֲשֶׂנָּה.<br /><br /><br />12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say: 'Who shall go up<br /> for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we<br /> may do it?'<br /><br /><br /> <br />יג וְלֹא-מֵעֵבֶר לַיָּם, הִוא: לֵאמֹר, מִי יַעֲבָר-לָנוּ <br />אֶל-עֵבֶר הַיָּם וְיִקָּחֶהָ לָּנוּ, וְיַשְׁמִעֵנוּ אֹתָהּ, <br />וְנַעֲשֶׂנָּה.<br /><br /><br />13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say: 'Who <br />shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear <br />it, that we may do it?'<br /><br /><br /> <br />יד כִּי-קָרוֹב אֵלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר, מְאֹד: בְּפִיךָ וּבִלְבָבְךָ, לַעֲשֹׂתוֹ. {ס}<br /><br /><br />14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Kalonymus HaQatannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-26690795176766961442022-04-21T14:09:44.434+03:002022-04-21T14:09:44.434+03:00it seems to be referring to affliction i.e. Divine...it seems to be referring to affliction i.e. Divine punishiment. Not sure it is advising us to that in a regular day to situtation, eg an enemy attacks..Kalonymus HaQatannoreply@blogger.com