[Avodah] binfol oyvekha al tismach

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, July 27, 2007 2:25 am, SBA wrote:
: 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.

See http://www.aishdas.org/asp/2007/07/compassion-for-our-enemies.shtml
where I summarize the conclusions I reached from that discussion and
the mar'eh meqomos posted in support of that conclusion.

It would seem that from the medrash, through Shibolei haLeqet, the
Beis Yoseif, the Taz, the Kaf haChaim and in modern times to R' Aharon
Kotler, RSZA and a yeish omeir of R' Elyashiv, the message is to
rejoice in one's yeshu'ah even while feeling pain over the human cost
necessary to bring it about. Simply -- feel both, even though they
conflict.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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