[Avodah] shemitta

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, May 20, 2007 12:56 am, R  Samuel Svarc wrote:
: No one is undermining, they are simply not facilitating. And since
: according to R' Moshe it's a mitzvah kiyumis, I don't understand how
: one can require someone else to facilitate their own mitzvah kiyumis,
: as you are arguing.

For centuries Jews sent money to support the yishuv. Think of how they
survived in 19th cent Y-m. This isn't some RZ-specific thing.

On Mon, May 21, 2007 5:10 pm, R Samuel Groner wrote:
: I wouldn't know where to begin arguing with someone who believes that
: "someone who is not very very confident that his mitsvos outweigh his
: averiros should definitely avoid being in EY." ...

RSBA already cited VaYo'el Mosheh. I believe the Minchaz Elazar (R'
Chaim Elazar Shapira, the Muncaczer Rebbe) also writes about this
danger, and does so in more vibrant language.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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