[Avodah] What is Mindfulness and does Judaism have it

[Sholom Simon]

>On Nov 20, 2007 7:25 AM, Arie Folger 
><<mailto:afolger at aishdas.org>afolger at aishdas.org> wrote:
>
>Says who? An ultrarationalist. Many would interpret this literally, lo levazot
>et hamitzvot, even if the 'hallah doesn't know the difference. This might
>belong to proper religious mannerisms.

Even if the challah *does* know -- we're not doing it for the sake of 
the Challah, al pi RambaN, right?  After all, if shiluach haKen is 
not for the sake of the bird, then, it would seem to me kal v'chomer 
that covering the challah is not for the sake of the challah.  The 
Rabman was far from an ultra-rationalist.

And then there's the many-told story of the Chofetz Chaim, who 
witnessed a man embarrassing his wife for not covering the 
challah.  Whether the story is accurate or not, it certainly doesn't 
work if the C"C didn't think the mitzvah was, al pi Ramban, to 
inculcate values among ourselves.

-- Sholom

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