[Avodah] Yishuv EY

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, June 7, 2007 2:58 am, Daniel Eidensohn wrote:
: Concerning the issue of sinners coming to Israel. The Shomer Emunim
: Rebbe once told me that the higher the kedusha of a place the
greater is
: midos hadin. He said he knows rabbonim who would not live in Jerusalem
: because of this factor. It would follow from this that the consequences
: of sinning while living in Israel are greater than for those living in
: New York. On the other hand the consequences of doing a mitzva are
: also greater....

This idea was already addressed. What do you think of RDK's comparison
to geirus?

To repeat, on Thu, May 31, 2007 11:57 am, Dov Kay wrote:
> As a point of comparison, I was thinking of Gerus.  Jews have more
> mitzvos than non-Jews, with the consequence that the stakes are higher
> and we are more liable to punishment.  However, while it is true that
> we initially try to deter non-Jews from converting, we welcome genuine
> gerim and view their decision in a positive light.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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