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<p class=MsoPlainText>rw wrote: The
question then comes: if HaShem made His presence manifest that<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>: made it clear He was greater than the sun, couldn't
there be a more gentle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>: way of informing us?...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>mi wrote: No. Yir'ah is related to fear for a
real reason. Life is played for high stakes; sometimes people need reminders of
that.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b>What happened to midas chesed and rachamim? Your
position would more accurately reflect Shammai. If that’s what you like,
I won’t tell Hillel. </b><b><span style='font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>: rw wrote: With the poison,
you're dealing with an inanimate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>: situation, but with HaShem, you would expect more
understanding. Also, the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>: analogy, though appealing, really isn't satisfying (at
least to me).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>mi wrote: The poison isn't equally "with
Hashem"?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>That’s exactly my point. Poison isn’t equally
with HaShem, therefore, I expect a lot more from HaShem.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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