[Avodah] Religion and Falsifiability

[Richard Wolpoe]

On 10/24/07, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
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> However, it makes no difference in our original question. Each person
> still has to live as to become one of those few. The Rambam may explain
> why Hashem created a world in which most people don't get the Torah
> and of those who do, most do not try to follow it, and of those who do,
> few get it right. But the Rambam does not change the basic premise that
> few do get it right, few are true ovedei Hashem, who "implement the Torah"
> correctly. And the rest of us are obligated to try joining that few. The
> need for the rest of us to rethink our implementation of "keeping the
> Torah" is still there.


Comment the above paragraphs supports the apparent requirement for
INDIVIDUAL self-perfection.



All that said, I would be surprised if our community did show a lack of
> measurable refinement overall. In chessed alone: all 5 of North Jursey's
> most charitable communities (according to a local paper's audit) contain O
> communities. How many non-Jewish communities pull together a bikur cholim,
> volunteer chevrah, tomchei Shabbos, pull together their own EMS service
> (as needed), a dozen gemachs, etc...?


Comment: And the above seems to supports the notion that it is what the
community accomplishes as a UNIT that is the over-riding goal or criteria
for perfection.


I am just defending my decision that
> it would not be a show stopper for me -- just a source of surprise.
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> Tir'u baTov!
> -Micha
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