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<p class=MsoPlainText><i><u>In both cases Hashem created something and let it
obey rules that allow harm to come to people.<o:p></o:p></u></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>That certainly cannot be denied; however, there are
miracles and exceptions, if and when HaShem wishes to employ them — many
times far beyond our comprehension.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><u>You err in your description of the tannaim. Hillel
and Shammai rarely disagreed. It was batei Hillel veShammai who had all the
machloqesin.<o:p></o:p></u></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If you are saying that the machloqesin were initiated and
generated by the batei Hillel and Shammai, it seems you are putting a negative
take on it. What happened to eilu v’eilu. Secondly, even if it were the
batei who had them, they nevertheless reflected their respective Rebbie.
Thirdly, I thought is was an accepted fact that Hillel treated people much more
kindly than Shammai. Two cases in point: the goy who asked to learn the Torah
al regel achas and the bride on her wedding day who Shammai said was ugly and
Hillel said was beautiful. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><u><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></u></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><u>I disagree with your point. Poison /is/ equally
"with Hashem."</u></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>I cannot see how you can equate the two. HaShem made the
poison available, just as HaShem created “evil” — Yotzer or
uvoreh hara. <span lang=EN style='color:black'>Chazal changed the word RA
to HAKOL for the very reason that Hara is /NOT/ equally “with HaShem.”
Likewise Poison is /NOT/ equally with HaShem.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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