[Avodah] RSRH and tum'ah

[Richard Wolpoe]

On 10/18/07, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, October 17, 2007 11:58 pm, Michael Poppers wrote:
> :
> But along the way I relate "bayom hazeh yakhapeir aleikhem" and
> "letaheir eskhem" -- kaparah/kapores/covering the process that is the
> product of our living in bodies and taharah/purity from the effects of
> that taavah on our bekhirah chafshi.
>
> But halakhic taharah is that which can create that mental state. Not
> the mental state itself. It's possible to get mussar-tum'ah without
> being halachically tamei, and it's possible to unknowingly touch a
> meis and thereby be halakhah-tum'ah without any mussar-tum'ah. It
> would seem that the halakhos of tum'ah either define a related
> metaphysical state that isn't this cognitive one (mussar-tum'ah), or
> are "merely" aimed at reducing the probability of the cognitive
> acting-like-the-animal-I-am state by requiring and prohibiting certain
> situations.
>
> SheTir'u baTov!
> -micha


Tangentially:
Years ago I saw something line the following on a web-based  parsha list.

> Kapparah and Kopher are functions of COVERING. [last week's sidra
> v'chafarta -you shall insulate..] When I get a Kapparah for an aveira it is
> a form of PROTECTION or INSULATION from the damage of that aveira.  It's
> similar to being exposed to a poison and getting an antidote. While Teshuva
> effects an erasure of the avira completely.
>

Lemashal, if one puts on 50 lbs. and his cholesterol goes up, and then he
takes Lipitor, that is analogous to Kappara or PKopher. The symptoms of the
problem will be addressed. But when he lose the 50 lb.s he has affected
Teshuva. So Kapparah is important until all 50 lb.s are lost [toleh].
Summary

   1. Kapparah- short term palliative
   2. Teshuva - long term cure

Similarly with tum'ah.. One can insulate oneself from tum'ah and its
ill-effectts. or be metaheir oneslf completely





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