[Avodah] How the Torah portrays our great men

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:57:13 -0500
Yitzchok Levine <Larry.Levine at stevens.edu> wrote:

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> The Torah does not hide from us the faults, errors, and weaknesses
> of our great men, and this is precisely what gives its stories credibility.
> The knowledge given us of their faults and weaknesses does not detract
> from the stature of our great men; on the contrary, it adds to their
> stature and makes their life stories even more instructive. Had they

http://bdl.freehostia.com/2008/09/20/the-better-part-of-valor/

Yitzhak
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