Last week we looked at how Moshe’s nevu’ah being directly from Hashem changed the nature of that prophecy. This week we saw the Ran apply the parallel idea to explain why, after the Golden Calf, Hashem wanted to send a mal’akh to lead us instead of doing so Himself. (Starting at par 10 of the Sefaria edition and handout.)
On the one hand, rebelling against Hashem when His Presence is obvious is the greater sin. On the other than receiving Divine Providence indirectly, via an angel, means a level of causality — negative outcomes are a consequence of not lining up with the causal chain, and therefore the concept of forgiveness is irrelevant.
The text is available with my margin notes at https://www.aishdas.org/kloiz/Derashos-haRan-derashah-4.pdf
Or on Sefaria, beginning at https://www.sefaria.org/Derashot_HaRan.4.10
Derashos haRan is an explanation of the fundamentals of the Torah as explicated from texts in the Chumash, written by Rabbeinu Nissim ben Reuven of Gerona, Catalonia (1290-1376).
On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 08:51:58PM -- 0400, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > The gemara in chulin (105b) has a series of cases where abaye originally > had a rationalist reason for certain practices (eg handwashing) and Raba > corrected (?) him and gave an esoteric reason. While there's discussion of > the […]
The gemara in chulin (105b) has a series of cases where abaye originally had a rationalist reason for certain practices (eg handwashing) and Raba corrected (?) him and gave an esoteric reason. While there?s discussion of the individual cases in the commentaries, I didn?t see any overarching discussion of Abaye?s original approach (why?) or his […]
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 05:53:19AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > > I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn't have any > > "feeling" about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and > see > > where they take him. This seems different […]
In Avodah V42n24, RAF replied to RMC: > I recall that it is actually older than the recitation of Shir haMaalos / Al Naharos Bovel.... < https://www.hakirah.org/vol28Ron.pdf , p. 304ff. P.S. Re the p.305 RMP, I do not know whether he's a direct ancestor, but I do know that in our family, "Meir" and "Ya'aqov" […]
On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 05:53:19AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Interesting. I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn't have any > "feeling" about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and see > where they take him. This seems different from R YBS in > […]
Interesting. I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn?t have any ?feeling? about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and see where they take him. This seems different from R YBS in community-covenant-commitment ?my inquiry consisted only in translating a vague intuitive feeling into fixed terms of halachic discursive […]
R'MCohen asked: > what is the source for the custom to say/sing extra pesukim, > [Tehillas haShem... --AF] after shir hamaalos before benching? I recall that it is actually older than the recitation of Shir haMaalos / Al Naharos Bovel and was introduced by the author of Modeh Ani, Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir. -- Mit […]
. Back on Feb 14 (I'm a bit behind), R' Joel Rich wrote: > From Maaseh Harav: > In the essay we are discussing, the Rav expresses his disgust > at the prevalent preaching to the effect that "observing the > mitzvot is good for digestion, sweet sleep, family tranquility > and social status." He […]
what is the source for the custom to say/sing extra pesukim, ????? ???', ?????? after shir hamaalos before benching? its in the artscroll, but not in earlier sidurim. ncsy?
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