[Avodah] Birkat Kohanim

[Richard Wolberg]

rw wrote:       The question then comes: if HaShem made His presence
manifest that

: made it clear He was greater than the sun, couldn't there be a more gentle

: way of informing us?...

 

mi wrote:   No. Yir'ah is related to fear for a real reason. Life is played
for high stakes; sometimes people need reminders of that.

 

What happened to midas chesed and rachamim?  Your position would more
accurately reflect Shammai. If that's what you like, I won't tell Hillel. J

 

:     rw wrote: With the poison, you're dealing with an inanimate

: situation, but with HaShem, you would expect more understanding. Also, the

: analogy, though appealing, really isn't satisfying (at least to me).

 

mi wrote:   The poison isn't equally "with Hashem"?

 

That's exactly my point. Poison isn't equally with HaShem, therefore, I
expect a lot more from HaShem.

 

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