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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I assume you are referring to the source in Hulin
60b. Two clarifications: (1) In this midrash, only the moon speaks and she
speaks to God. The sun does not speak in this midrash.
(2) The idea that the moon's light will become equal to the
sun's is a *bakasha* in kiddush levana, not a part of this
midrash. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Like many other midrashim which are not reflective
of nature (inanimate objects speaking) , this one is not meant to be
taken literally (as per the Rambam and most of the rishonim.) The moon's
'questioning' of God is an anthropomorphic representation of human
questions about the seeming imperfection or inequality of the world. Our
wish that the light of the moon be 'restored' is a wish for a perfected
world.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Ramban clearly understands the story
allegorically/mystically. See Ramban on Bereshit 1:14 toward the end of
dibbur hamat'hil 'lehavdil ben hayom uven halaila': ...'vesod shnei
hamelahim...' till the end.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If you'd like my take on how to read the midrash
(i.e., a line-by-line reading) please contact me off list. We can read it
together over the phone.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kol tuv,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Simi Peters</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>