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<DIV><BR>>> To repeat [RBW's] question:<BR>> the people who are
motivated to repent will basing their avodat<BR>> Hashem based on a fable,
and maybe even on a lie. Do we really<BR>> want that?<BR><BR>RAM: My
gut reaction is to scream, "No! It is too dangerous! How will they react when
the lie is discovered!" But that consideration does not seem to have bothered
those who chose to include Ayleh Ezk'rah in the
machzor.<<<BR><BR>TK: And again, I think you are being too
sensitive. Eilah Ezkarah is not a "lie." Do the notes to the
A/S machzor say that they never lived and were never persecuted and were never
killed by the Romans? No it does not. I think the A/S is to be
commended for acting like adults and not trying to fudge the fact that this
poem is just that -- a literary device. BASED ON A TRUE STORY -- or
actually, ten true and tragic stories.</DIV>
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class=553363318-26112007>I think the problem is when these are taught as true
(or at least no mention is made) and then kids (adults) believe them like the
ikkarim (meaning someone who says "it's a medrash and may not be literal" is
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