[Avodah] What did they learn in the yeshiva of Shem and Eiver

[micha at aishdas.org]

Is thid consistant with the LR's words during the 67 launch of the Mezuzah campaign? I thought RZS would have agreed with the LR's ascribing such powers to the cheftza IN ADDITION TO the ma'aseh mitzah. Bedavka from this gemara, which the LR did not say was about eino metzuveh ve'oseh, but simply shemirah despite the lack of mitzvah.

As for learning from the fact that Rebbe wasn't worried about getting a wreath (or the non-achronistic equivalent), I disagree with RPS's assumption one can do so. At most you can learn that if you know the recipient well enough to know that from him personally it's unlikely... But as a general kelal? No.

Shetir'u baTov!
-Micha
R' Micha Berger <micha at aishda.org>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Zev Sero <zev at sero.name>
Date: Wednesday, Oct 24, 2007 4:33 pm
..
Rebbi said it would protect him.  Presumably it could only do that if
he were doing a mitzvah with it.  ... Putting it in his doorway would be a
mitzvah, and he'd get a reward as an "eino metzuveh ve'oseh"....