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The following if from RSRH's commentary on Bereishis 6<br><br>
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</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>These are the products of
Noach. Noach, a righteous man, was morally pure in his times: Noach
walked with God.<br><br>
</i></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>A
<i>Tzadik</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>is one who gives everyone
and everything their due. A
<i>Tzadik</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>is objective toward
everything; he looks at everything from<br>
the standpoint of his duty, and not from the standpoint of his own
personal interests. The primary meaning of
Tzedek</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>is social justice;<br><br>
When I related this to someone while walking home from shul this morning
with him, he said, "There is no mention of piety."
I let this comment go, but I should have replied, "This IS
piety."<br><br>
See
<a href="http://www.hakirah.org/Vol%206%20Fried.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://www.hakirah.org/Vol%206%20Fried.pdf</a><br><br>
RSRH also writes on this pasuk<br><br>
<i>Tamim</i>, on the other hand, is usually construed with
<i>halach</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>and derech. The<br>
primary meaning of
<i>derech</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>is a person’s development
toward the perfection<br>
of his own personality, his gradual progression from step to step. The
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>Tzadik
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>who acts and performs
deeds pays no attention<br>
to his own personality. In the case of
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>derech</i></font>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>, however, the aim is the
satisfaction<br>
of one’s self and the perfection of one’s personality, which,<br>
accordingly, includes also the physical aspirations.
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>Tamim derech
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>is one who<br>
remains pure even when satisfying his physical aspirations.<br><br>
Later on in his commentary on this pasuk Rabbiner Hirsch writes,
"</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>It is far more
difficult to remain morally pure in an age of immorality<br>
than to remain honest in an age of dishonesty."<br><br>
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>YL<br><br>
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