[Mesorah] Melo Khol Ha'aretz Kevodo

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From: Micha Berger via Mesorah <_mesorah at lists.aishdas.org_ 
(mailto:mesorah at lists.aishdas.org) >
Date:  Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Mesorah] Melo Khol Ha'aretz  Kevodo
To: "Mandel, Seth" <_mandels at ou.org_ (mailto:mandels at ou.org) >
Cc: "_mesorah at aishdas.org_ (mailto:mesorah at aishdas.org) " 
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Speaking  philosophically rather than linguistically, I would conclude
that "boneh" is  the form used both for "builder" and for "is building",
that the noun and the  present tense verb are the same thing. To put
the idea back into its  philosophical context, it means that as long as you
are dancing, you are a  dancer. We are making a distinction the Author
of Leshon haQodesh is  "intentionally" guiding us away from making. It's
a philosophical  error.


--
Micha  Berger             
_micha at aishdas.org_ (mailto:micha at aishdas.org)          
_http://www.aishdas.org_ (http://www.aishdas.org/)    

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