[Avodah] why stop learning?

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 07:36:23AM -0800, Saul.Z.Newman at kp.org wrote:
:> 2. Yissachar/Zevulun

: how is this a chessed? isn't this just a business deal, buying schar
: with money.....?

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:46:43AM -0500, T613K at aol.com wrote:
: From: Ben Waxman <_ben1456 at zahav.net.il_ (mailto:ben1456 at zahav.net.il) >
:> I heard a  Gra story once in which someone who had the only lulav in town
:> allowed the  Gra to use it on condition that the owner get the zchut.
:> The Gra agreed but  later said that there is no such thing as giving away
:> a zchut. How he agreed  to the deal if it was worthless wasn't  explained.

: How it works is I do my part and Hashem does His.
...

Which is the Gra's point, according to the story. He quotes Acos (1:3)
about "hevu ke'avadamim hameshameshim es harav al menas shelo leqabel
peras".

For that matter, and this is why I included RSZN's post as well, I do not
believe the Gra really felt that zekhus is fungible. Rather, he thought it
a chance to relay a message about just doing your part and letting Hashem
worry about issues of reward.

If the protagonist were chassidish, perhaps.

Yissachar gets reward for learning, Zevulun gets reward for valuing
learning and willingness to sacrifice for another. Different mitzvos,
each with its own sechar.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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