[Avodah] "Watch Whom You Marry"

[Richard Wolberg]

Zev Sero wrote: 

But had Lavan tried to feed him treif, Hashem would have saved Yaakov from
eating it.  

And regarding HBKH protecting tzadikkim from UNINTENDED acts,
I respectfully submit the following for your consideration:

What about the case of Kibud Av and Shiluach Es HaKan promising but not
fulfilling longevity in a particular case that caused Elisha Ben Avuya to
become a meshumad? HaShem didn't save the lad who was fulfilling 2 mitzvas,
so it seems silly to speak for Him. His ways are not our ways.

To bring it to contemporary times, what about all the righteous Jews who
were victimized by the Monsey kosher meat scandal?  They weren't saved from
eating it. My point is that it's a gross oversimplification to make broad
generalizations. It's more complicated than meets the eye. Since the
hypothetical case was brought up, how do you know that HaShem would have
saved Ya'akov from eating treif if Lavan deceived him? My answer is "We
don't know." In addition, seventy people can see something, and have seventy
different perceptions. We're back to eilu v'eilu.

 

Kol tuv/Best regards.  ri

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