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<span>Posted:</span> 31 Oct 2007 01:14 PM CDT</p>
<div style="margin:0;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;line-height:140%;font-size:12px;color:#000000;"><p>Yitz: I think the case with Avraham really is. Here are his words: “הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה, צַדִּיק עִם-רָשָׁע? אוּלַי יֵשׁ חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם, בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר; הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא-תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם, לְמַעַן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּהּ? חָלִלָה לְּךָ מֵעֲשֹׂת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה, לְהָמִית צַדִּיק עִם-רָשָׁע, וְהָיָה כַצַּדִּיק, כָּרָשָׁע; חָלִלָה לָּךְ–הֲשֹׁפֵט כָּל-הָאָרֶץ, לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט.”</p>
<p>“<i>Chalilah Lakh</i>!” twice, no less. Rhetorical questioning. Repetition. I find it very hard to read this as anything but anger. I invite you to offer an alternative translation.</p>
<p>MP: I think it’s notable that Avraham got angry when the apparent injustice was to yenem, but was able to have bitachon when the pain was his own.</p>
<p>For most of us, bitachon can’t cover issues like the Holocaust. Either we shelve the problem, perhaps wallpaper that over with bitachon to feel better about simply trying not to think about it. We can’t simply will the bitachon into existence at the moment; such things take from years to a lifetime of work — so how do you respond now? Or, some might dismiss G-d or his role in the matter. I’m applauding a third alternative: Getting angry at Him — but only as one would anyone else one loves. It’s not a denial of that love; it’s a fundamental part of any healthy relationship.</p>
<p>-mi</p>
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<span>Posted:</span> 31 Oct 2007 12:34 PM CDT</p>
<div style="margin:0;font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;line-height:140%;font-size:12px;color:#000000;"><p>Should AA have gotten angry at H’ when told “kach-na…es Yitzchaq…v’ha’aleihu sham l’olah”?</p>
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