[Avodah] binfol oyvekha al tismach

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From: "Micha Berger" <>
We discussed the conflict between between binfol oyvekha al tismach
and vesheim resha'im yirqav in a discussion that crossed over from
scjm to Avodah...
In any case, iz nisht azoi pashut, but 'twould seem there is a long
mesorah for feeling the pain of the need to destroy even non-Jewish
enemies. Sadness mixed in with the joy of a yeshu'ah.
>>

I, of course, cannot remember that discussion. (I can't remember what
we talked about yesterday.)

But it is quite obviously that 'binfol oyvecho' refers to your personal
enemies, whilst 'veshem reshaim yirkav' and similar psukim refer to
kofrim and apikorsim - sonei Hashem.

(And no doubt that Beruriya's 'chatoim velo chotim' also refered to
baalei aveirah - leteyavon etc - not minim, as is mashma from that gemara.)

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