[Avodah] Baal Nefesh

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, May 30, 2007 11:43 am, Rich, Joel wrote:
: I've been doing some research on this for a group I learn with. I
: noticed that while the gemara uses it sparingly (4 times or so) Rashi
: defines it as chassid which is used with much greater frequency. This
: got me to thinking as to why the gemara would use 2 terms for the same
: concept (if indeed this is the case). Any derech to an insight or an
: actual insight would be appreciated.

The MB's use of "ba'al nefesh yachmir" was a recurring theme here a
number of times. I would be surprised if combing the archive wouldn't
turn something up.

See
<http://www.aishdas.org/avodah/getindex.cgi?section=B#BAAL%20NEFESH>
and subsequent entries as well as "Mishnah Berurah and Ba'al Nefesh
Yachmir" at <http://tinyurl.com/jzvqy>.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

-- 
Micha Berger             Spirituality is like a bird: if you tighten
micha at aishdas.org        your grip on it, it chokes; slacken your grip,
http://www.aishdas.org   and it flies away.
Fax: (270) 514-1507                            - Rav Yisrael Salanter