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[Micha Berger]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 08:16:25PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
>> Why is that? And what answer will you give that
>> doesn't also justify assumign HQBH historically used as light a "Hand"
>> as possible to get the job done.
>
> Galus.

Arguable. But the peteq would have had to fall during the early bayis
sheini period -- galus Bavel or galus Yavan. So leshitaskha, and I might
even agree, I just haven't had a chance to absorb the implications, the
peteq falls on the wrong side of the line for us to assume literal miracle
claims rather than take that as the fall-back position.

BTW, do you say the same thing about stories about the the Besht and
the Lubavitcher Rabbeim? That given that they're during galus, stories
of miracles are more likely to be metaphoric than historical?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha