[Avodah] wanting vengeance

[Simi Peters via Avodah]

See Hizkuni on Viyikra 19:18, first dibbur hamat'hil.  He seems to be saying
that revenge as such is not intrinsically problematic; the problem is that
it consumes the person.  Perhaps he is also implying that it sets up a
vicious circle, but that might just be me expanding on his idea.  (The rest
of the piece is kind of interesting too, but only the first d"h is relevant
to the discussion of vengeance.)  The Hizkuni can be found in the Mossad
HaRav Kook Torat Haim edition of Humash.

 

Kol tuv,

Simi Peters



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