[Avodah] The main idea of Judaism

David Riceman driceman at optimum.net
Thu Jul 12 13:54:42 PDT 2012


RJB:
<<And yet this formulation is entirely God-centered in both aspects. 
What about our fellow man? Hillel and Shimon haTzadik would disagree 
with an entirely God-centered formulation, I think.>>

RAM:
<<Of course, this has been done before, as RJB quoted Hillel (Gemara 
Shabbos 31a).>>

Look at Rashi there (s.v. "D'alach sanei ..."); you'll see that
it's ambiguously phrased -- it could be construed as God-centered or
human-centered.

David Riceman






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