<html><head><title>[Aspaqlaria] Pesel Mikhah</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/wp-content/themes/my_hueman/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /></head><body>Aspaqlaria has posted a new item, '<a href="http://www.aishdas.org/asp/pesel-mikhah">Pesel Mikhah</a>'<br />
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<div class="pf-content"><p>From Sanhedrin 103b:</p>
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<p dir="rtl">תניא רבי נתן אומר מגרב לשילה ג’ מילין והיה עשן המערכה ועשן פסל מיכה מתערבין זה בזה בקשו מלאכי השרת לדוחפו אמר להן הקב”ה הניחו לו שפתו מצויה לעוברי דרכים.</p>
<p>A <em>beraisa</em>: Rabbi Nasan would say:<br />
>From Gerev [the town which housed the idolatrous temple of Mikhah] to Shilo [where the Mishkan was located] was 3 mil [appx 3 km / 9,900 ft]. The smoke form the [altar] pyre and the smoke from [that of] Mikhah’s idol would mix together.<br />
The attendant angels wished to destroy [Mikhah’s temple].<br />
The Holy One, blessed be He said to them: Leave him be, because his bread is available for travelers on the roads.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(The Yalqut Shim’oni records Rabbi Nasan’s words three times — Shofetim 247:73, on ch. 17; Shemuel I 247:130, on ch. 21; Zekhariah 247:577, on ch. 10.)</span></p>
<p>G-d allowed a temple of idolatry flourish, and not only flourish, but even mix with the worship at His <em>Mishkan</em>. Why? Because Hashem cherishes their providing food for wayfarers.</p>
<p>And so, the smoke of Shilo and the smoke of the generous idolaters rose to heaven together.</p>
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