[Avodah] sports and leisure

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Micha Berger <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:

>
> I don't think there are three categories: mitzvah, reshus, aveirah.
> Rather "reshus" is a spectrum between mitzvah and aveirah in which
> things are more or less advisable.
>
> SheTir'u baTov!
> -micha
>
> --
> Micha Berger
>

Gut Gezogt!

Tangentially this is how I construe such re: Milchemes Reshus, never totally
optional just not imminently required [discleaimer this is based upon Rashi
in Humash not upon the Gemara itself]

See Tosafos re: Arvis as Reshus. It matches this concept very well.

One of my rebbes in yeshiva opposed softball because there was a lot of
sitting around when one's team is at bat, at least basketball  and handball
etc. one was constantly exercising.  IOW, if one  needs to get a work out,
do it with a minimum of bittul zman. Makes sense to me
OTOH, for those who were too out of shape for basketball softball might have
been the optimum


Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
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