<html><div>The answer to that is actually pretty clear (I didn't yet discuss this with RYR) that Rus/Boaz was not an instance of downfall, or at least reverses, of our enemies, as are the others.<br><br><br>Gershon<br>gershon.dubin@juno.com<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: "Poppers, Michael" <MPoppers@kayescholer.com><br>To: "'avodah@lists.aishdas.org'" <avodah@lists.aishdas.org><br>Cc: "'gershon.dubin@juno.com'" <gershon.dubin@juno.com><br>Subject: Re: Vayhi bachatzi halayla<br>Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:02:58 -0500<br><br>In Avodah V28n16, RGD asked:<br>> My feeling is that not all of the events described in the piyut said at the seder Vayhi Bachatzi Halayla, were at midnight. �Avrohom Avinu's victory over the 4 kings, and makas bechoros, definitely were, but such events as Haman's writing his letters, Belshazar's downfall, Hashem's appearing to Lavan, etc. are at night, but not necessarily midnight. Can anyone confirm/deny/comment? <<br>One can also ask RYReisman's implied (from his shiur this past motzoei Shabbos on the subject of n'qamah) Q on the piyut: why isn't the incident with Rus reclining next to Boaz (see Rus 3:8) mentioned....<br><br>All the best from<br>-- Michael Poppers via BB pager</p></html>
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