[Avodah] who is going to Gehenim

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 08:41:15AM +0200, Eliyahu Grossman wrote:
: Actually, Berashit 11:1 does says that "kol". That the entire (kol) earth
: was of a single purpose (united in a common goal) and that THEY migrated and
: THEY found and THEY settled and THEY said. So it's like a mass migration
: before they get wacked. Ok, one could separate "kol", but one can also
: retain it. 

"Kol" could be used even with a small exception. There are many examples,
but one from the same parashah, when Chazal say that EY wasn't flooded,
they aren't bothered by the "kol".

: And so, I suppose, those that interpret this as an evil act would certainly
: want to exclude Avraham (and Noach and his sons too!), while those who do
: not see it as anything but a righteous act, a people united in one purpose,
: don't have that kind of problem with it...

Who are they? I was taught as a kid that they were united in sin, and
never encountered someone saying otherwise since.

I thought this was a fundmental contrast to the chamas of the pre-mabul
community. Here, because there was unity, the aveirah was barely
punished. (Their project was made ineffective, but life went on.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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