tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post3564160827178109948..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: a six year old's innate curiosity - why was ahron punished?Chaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-1114623936303353742007-07-03T23:58:00.000-04:002007-07-03T23:58:00.000-04:00When anything is new its exciting hence the excite...When anything is new its exciting hence the excitement and real curiosity after it becomes repetitive As rashi says LHAGID SHAVACHOS SHEL AHRON SHLO SHINIE even after lighting the menorah Thousands of times he still had the (NOTICE THIS WORD) unadulterated excitementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-84911137489800687022007-07-03T13:52:00.000-04:002007-07-03T13:52:00.000-04:00Rashi does say that Aharon was punished because he...Rashi does say that Aharon was punished because he was "nitfal le'ovrei aveirah." It's in the parsha, but not where it belongs. The idea of punishing a nitfal is difficult, and some people say that it means that Aharon should have interfered or protested, but Rashi does address it. <BR/><BR/>Someone once asked me why Miriam didn't make it into Eretz Yisroel, and I don't have an answer for that either, but I'm not sure there is a question in the first place. People do die, and sometimes they die at inconvenient times.Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-53815173240966237972007-07-03T11:15:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:15:00.000-04:00I suppose one could answer that RMMS is explaining...I suppose one could answer that RMMS is explaining why Rashi chose to answer certain questions, not why he chose to answer *only* certain questions (I haven't seen his exact wording).Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-61398235891801168082007-07-03T11:13:00.001-04:002007-07-03T11:13:00.001-04:00Yes, they are. http://school.familyeducation.com/...Yes, they are. <BR/>http://school.familyeducation.com/home-schooling/intelligence/38365.html<BR/><BR/>Key quote:<BR/>In his wonderful article, "How Children Learn to be Intelligent" (Educational Leadership, March 1997, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development) John Abbott writes, "The Process of Learning is wondrously spectacular and messy, and does not easily fit within a closely defined, classroom-based curriculum, particularly for the adolescent. Try as we might to accommodate children's spontaneous questions, too often their natural enthusiasm is dulled by the needs of the (school) system for order."Chaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-26187895149411416362007-07-03T11:13:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:13:00.000-04:00Any sort of formalization causes the death of true...Any sort of formalization causes the death of true engagement and excitement. I'm sure that people had an easier time maintaining kavanah during davening prior to the codification of the seder ha-tefillah. Necessary evils.Josh M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14414532577328945154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-32856970144180928242007-07-03T11:05:00.000-04:002007-07-03T11:05:00.000-04:00Why blame formal education?Are home schooled or ge...Why blame formal education?Are home schooled or generally uneducated children known to excel in passion for learning and knowledge and bubble with intellectual curiosty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-6020293827573201722007-07-03T10:37:00.000-04:002007-07-03T10:37:00.000-04:00How does that help? It is definitely a question e...How does that help? It is definitely a question even a little child is troubled which stands out in the parsha.Chaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-21302334671094679382007-07-03T09:52:00.000-04:002007-07-03T09:52:00.000-04:00Maybe he meant five Davka.Maybe he meant five Davka.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com