tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post1297585334440552244..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: the "eyes" have itChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-42724758897644984412011-09-02T13:47:14.778-04:002011-09-02T13:47:14.778-04:00>>>"Our seeing did not cause anythin...>>>"Our seeing did not cause anything wrong."<br /><br />intensifies an asymmetry in the 2-part protestation (we've no hava amina the zekeinim killed, but might think that they did see something), with perhaps this implication-- as the zekeinim with ritual water wash off any manual <br />"guilt", they (& the people) should, with real tears of contrition, cleanse the eyesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-17783776862133950272011-09-02T03:36:41.795-04:002011-09-02T03:36:41.795-04:00Why we are responsible:
Our hands did not spill t...Why we are responsible:<br /><br />Our hands did not spill this blood, and our eyes did not see… (21:7)<br /><br />But would it enter one’s mind that the elders of the court are murderers? Rather, [they declare:] We did not see him and let him depart without food or escort. (Talmud, Sotah 45a)<br /><br />The principle behind the law of Eglah Arufah is that a person is also responsible for what occurs outside of his domain — outside of the areas where he is fully in control. When a murdered traveler is found out in the field, the elders of the nearest city must go out there and bring the Eglah Arufah to atone for the crime, although it occurred “outside of their jurisdiction”; for it was nevertheless their responsibility to send the traveler off with adequate provision and protection.<br /><br />The same applies on the personal level in all areas of life. A person never has the right to say, “This is outside of my element. I have no obligation to deal with this.” If it is something that, by Divine Providence, one has been made aware of, that means that there is something one can, and must, do to positively influence the end result.<br /><br />(The Lubavitcher Rebbe)<br /><br />[Source: http://www.chabad.org/global/popup/default_cdo/aid/56735/a/Shoftim21_07b/jewish/Parshah-Commentary.htm]Rael Levinsohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328511716452679511noreply@blogger.com