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[Zev Sero]

On 28/06/2011 6:20 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
> 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.

There was a beis hamikdash, where open miracles were seen every day.



> 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?

Open miracles are not non-existent during galus, they're just rare.
Tzadikim are not personally in galus; when one reaches a level such as
"man Pnei ha'Adon da Rashbi", there is no difference between miracles
and nature.  Thus R Chanina ben Dosa could make vinegar fuel a lamp,
and the Baal Shem Tov could do the same to icicles.  But they could
only do this sort of thing in closed circles, not in public as Elisha
or Shmuel could do, because the public is in galus and can't absorb
open miracles.

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