[Avodah] Aveira Lishmah

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From: "kennethgmiller at juno.com"  <kennethgmiller at juno.com>
> The dilemma; there are many things that  one can build on the plot
> that was once a shul. One of the things that  can not be built
> there is a mikvah! If the rabbi allows for the building  of the
> mikvah he is violating the halachah; if he doesn't then  the
> community will not have a mikvah at all. What should he  do?
>
> The perplexed Rabbi decided to consult with the sagacious  Chazon
> Ish. (Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, (1878-1953)
>
>  The Chazon Ish answered, "If you build the mikvah you will be
> punished  by G-d for violating the Halachah. However, as the Rabbi
> you should  accept this punishment upon yourself so that the
> community will have a  Mikvah!"
>
Akiva Miller

 
>>>>>
 
I would have liked to hear the Chazon Ish's tone of voice and see the  
expression on his face and know the whole conversation, the whole context.   It 
is possible to say, "So take the punishment" in a tone and a context that  
implies, "It's not really assur under certain circumstances and there isn't  
really going to be a punishment."  The Chazon Ish is not generally known to  
have advocated the abrogation of halacha for the sake of expediency so I'd 
guess  this whole story is missing something.
 

--Toby  Katz
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