[Avodah] Love/Mercy as a Factor in Halakhic

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From: Michael Makovi _mikewinddale at gmail.com_ 
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>>....The  difference that R' Grossman makes between bein adam l'havero and
bein adam  laMakom seems valid, if we modify it a bit. I seem to recall
Rabbi Angel  citing/quoting(?) Rabbi Uziel to the effect that ***when it
is bein adam  l'havero, and ruling in one's favor will be ruling in the
other's  detriment***, then in that case, the law must cut through the
mountain, and  one may not rule in favor of the poor. However, in a
case where there is only  one party, and ruling by mercy/love will not
cause a loss to anyone else,  then truth may be somewhat modified in
favor of peace.

The question  remains, however, how Rabbi Uziel could exclude love and
mercy and peace from  consideration in paying child support for a child
born out of wedlock, but  utilize these notions regarding a child born
to an intermarriage of a Jewish  father and non-Jewish mother. Whatever
factors exist to include or exclude  considerations of hesed and
ahavah, would seem to apply equally to  both.<<


Michael Makovi


 
 
 
>>>>>
 
I highlighted a possibly relevant section of your post, above.   This is 
pure speculation, but maybe if you pay child support to a child born out  of 
wedlock, you are taking away money you really owe to your other children who  
are born to you and your lawful wife,  whereas if your only  marriage is an 
illicit one, to a non-Jewish woman -- then giving money to those  children 
will not take anything away from any other children you have, since you  
don't have any others.






--Toby  Katz
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