[Avodah] Bensching Gomel

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 08:18:45PM -0400, Rich, Joel wrote:
:> Issue 1:
:> How come "shluchei mitzvah einan nizzaqin" didn't prevent Hayyim
:> from falling?

: See psachim 8b

We also get this conclusion from a diyuq halashon. Why are they called
"sheluchei mitzvah"? Because it's not the mitzvah but the shelichus.
Someone who lemaaseh does the mitzvah, but his intent is not lesheim
mitzvah, isn't included. Rephrase that to more relative terms: the
amount of shemirah is proportional to the purity of thoughts of only
going because sent.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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