Intimate Knowledge of G‑d
Compassion Toward People
Splendor in Mind and Heart
Avodah
- 15 AvAkiva Miller: 15 Av: . Continuing about Rus and Orpah, R' Micha Berger wrote: [...] Me, I'm not resigned to that idea. I would prefer to presume that the sons of a gadol like Elimelech would not marry women who were assur to them. In other words, Rus and Orpah must have had a valid […]
- The Science Of AstrologyMicha Berger: The Science Of Astrology: [...] Why do you assume Chazal invented science? Believing te world works some way because it's consistent with "common sense" and is philosophically coherent is normal Natural Philosophy, and thus all I would expect from anyone who lived before the invention of the Scientific Method. […]
- 15 AvMicha Berger: 15 Av: [...] If they are not allowed to marry, then why assume they converted in anything like a kosher geirus before marrying Machlon and Khilyon? After all, we're resigned to the idea that they were sinning either way. And further -- although this isn't where I was coming from then -- if […]
- community minhagMicha Berger: community minhag: [...] I think minhag is by definition regional, because the idea is that one isn't exposed to conflicting practices. See Pesachim 51a -- when you permanently move, you are supposed to adopt the local minhag. So ther would be no role for family and prior culture minhagim. […]
- Tartei d'SatreiMicha Berger: Tartei d'Satrei: [...] Actually, I was operating in an entirely different paradigm, so there is no rephrasing into your terminology. But I like your model, except for a quibble with using the term "ta'am", so I'll run with it rather than continue that old train of thought. […]
- Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazehMicha Berger: Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazeh: [...] Well, what's the point of punishing someone in olam hazeh if it won't spur teshuvah and get them a better place in the long run? Therefore, instead of the olam haba they're not going to enjoy anyway, Hashem's Chesed rather than His Din is expressed […]
- Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazehMarty Bluke: Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazeh: [...] How does this explain Reshaim getting their reward in Olam Hazeh instead of Olam Haba?
- Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazehMicha Berger: Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazeh: [...] I think things go awry when we think of mitzvos and sekhar in terms of collecting brownie points. These things aren't fungible. Back to the basics. We know from RH leining that Hashem saved Yishmael because He judged him "baasher hu sham". We lein that […]
- tenet of beliefMicha Berger: tenet of belief: [...] Not sure where rampant materialism comes in. But we've seen a lot of attempts at adaptation to the current emphasis placed on personal autonomy, rights, self-expression, rather than communal or covenental obligation. As for the "someone's post elsewhere": Not 100%. […]
- Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazehZev Sero: Getting punished or rewarded in olam hazeh: [...] Once you've been punished you've been punished. You don't get punished twice for the same offense. E.g. Malkos cancels Kares, even in the times of the BHMK, when people used to literally die young from Kares.