[Avodah] yishmael v. the mitzri???

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 09:06:26AM -0500, David Riceman wrote:
:> But that's not a merit issue?

:> This explanation would still be baasher hu sham.

: No.  Now he's hayyav misah.  That would be an extenuating circumstance 
: which would allow lenience in sentencing...

Or an extentuating neti'ah.

Had the Mitzri been worth saving, even bemiddas harachamim, it would
mean that there was some spark of some kind of good that could in the
future become something of value.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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