[Avodah] Vayeitze "Watch Whom You Marry"

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Nov 14, 2007 12:27 AM, Zev Sero <zev at sero.name> wrote:

> Richard Wolberg wrote:
>
> > There is a fundamental theological concept here. HKBH didn't *_let_*
> > Ya'akov have relations with Leah. God has endowed us with "bechira
> > *chofshis**" *which means that He *_allowed_* Ya'akov to fall prey to
> > the subterfuge because that was the machination of Laban who exercised
> > his free will. (There was no nepotism there). And to further expand on
> this:
>
> But had Lavan tried to feed him treif, Hashem would have saved Yaakov
> from eating it.  Lavan's bechira ra'ah doesn't mean Yaacov has to do
> an avera; his evil plans don't have to succeed.
>
> --


Right. I do not see God saving Ya'kov from Lavan as interfering in bechira.
Aderabbah, I think Ya'akov's choice would have been NOT to fall prey to
Lavan. That is the point of my post that God protects one from unwitting
error. But this protection - according to Tosafos - is at times limited to
eating etc.

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