[Avodah] what = a brit?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 01:12:52PM -0700, Harvey Benton wrote:
: what is a brit?
: if it is 2-sided (eg we do our part, then Hashem will do his part)
: then how can a "brit" be forced upon us??

A beris is a covenant, not a contract. In a contract, each side gives
up something in exchange of getting something from the other party.
In a coveneant, the parties join together to accomplish some goal.

I guess it is possible for one party not to be asked whether or not
they want to commit to that goal.

-Micha

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