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<p class=MsoPlainText>Zev Sero wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>But had Lavan tried to feed him treif, Hashem would have
saved Yaakov from eating it. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>And regarding HBKH protecting tzadikkim from UNINTENDED
acts, <span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I respectfully submit the
following for your consideration:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>What
about</span> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>the case
of Kibud Av and Shiluach Es HaKan promising but not fulfilling longevity in a
particular case that caused Elisha Ben Avuya to become</span> <span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>a meshumad? HaShem didn’t
save the lad who was fulfilling 2 mitzvas, so it seems silly to speak for Him.
His ways are not our ways.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>To
bring it to contemporary times, what about all the righteous Jews who were victimized
by the Monsey kosher meat scandal? They weren’t saved from eating
it. My point is that it’s a gross oversimplification to make broad
generalizations. It’s more complicated than meets the eye. Since the
hypothetical case was brought up, how do you know that HaShem would have saved
Ya’akov from eating treif if Lavan deceived him? My answer is “We
don’t know.” In addition, seventy people can see something, and
have seventy different perceptions. We’re back to eilu v’eilu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Kol
tuv/Best regards. ri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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