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<DIV>If we believe that Yahadus is emes and that yakiru v'yeid'u kol yoshvei
teivel that emes, how can we <I>not</I> have a chiyuv to be mekaabel
geirim!?<BR><BR>I think the omission from Halacha of the Mechilta forbidding
Kabbolas Geirim from Amalek is rooted in this logical
conclusion.<BR><BR>KT,<BR>YG<SPAN class=823530514-06012008><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=823530514-06012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It
would seem to me that the fact that chazal "darshened" from the torah that we
could be mkabeil geirim after the churban even without a karban would support
the thesis of a positive requirement (else we would just not have accepted any
more)<BR>KT<BR>Joel Rich</FONT> </SPAN></DIV><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td><br>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE <br>
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