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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">It
would appear that between the figurative/literal interpretations of “Lifnei
Iver” is a simple counterfactual nafka mina between </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">t</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">he “Modern” (=19th
century) approach to Lifnei Iveir of the Minchas Chinuch’s Tzarich Iyun, R.
Yerucham Fishel Perlow to Sefer Hamitzvos LeRaSaG 55, Malbim al asar, etc.,
etc., </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">and
the post-modern definition of the Meshech Chochmah (postmodern
all-inclusuve Lav SheBiChlalos):</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The
Nafak Mina: </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">If I
try to influence you (or facilitate) (or trick you) into (Chas VeShalom)
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face="Times New Roman">actually putting a stumbling block in front of a real
blind person </FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">–does it have this Shem Isur and would I have
transgressed this Lav –at ALL?</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">[The
post-modern definition may work: while the Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvos 299 says
“Ikar Pshatei DeKra” is influencing (as opposed to facilitating), the Chazon Ish
(Yoreh Deiah 62:7) says “Pshatei DeKra” is = tripping somebody!!] (See also
Zohar III 85a that it has a dual two-tiered meaning)</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">There is much to consider here in meaning.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Nachman Levine</FONT></P>
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