[Avodah] Yovel

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 04:21:15PM -0400, T613K at aol.com wrote:
: Maybe, maybe not.  Af al pi sheyismahmeiha im kol zos achakeh lo  bechol 
: yom sheyavo.

To repeat myself (don't worry, this is from v2n97, Dec 29, 1998:

    ... [T]he Rambam and the author of the Ani Maamin each include a
    paraphrase of the navi "vi'im tismahmeiha, chaqei lo", acknowledging
    that we must deal with the possibility that the mashiach may tarry.

    The way I would read "Ani Ma'amin" is "and even though he tarries,
    even so I daily await that he should come." I can await things
    today even though I don't expect them today. For example, I start
    anticipating birthday presents almost a week in advance, even though
    I don't expect to receive them early. (What can I tell you, I'm a
    kid. <grin>)

    Even the Chafeitz Chaim, who was known to keep a suitcase packed and
    ready for mashiach's arrival, prepared for the eventuality that he
    wouldn't arrive soon. Otherwise, why travel around collect money
    for maintaining a Yeshiva in the golah? (And if the yeshiva would
    get up and fly to EY that day, would he think it would arrive still
    needing repairs?)

    As I see it we are clearly obligated to anticipate his arrival
    daily. We MIGHT even be obligated to expect that "today might be
    the day", as the CC did. Although my very little research into the
    matter doesn't show anyone codifying this latter idea....

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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