tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post5440658360040012443..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: flesh and soulChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-41154593921680745862011-11-06T01:40:23.669-05:002011-11-06T01:40:23.669-05:00>>> 2. Avraham said no
while Chava heede...>>> 2. Avraham said no<br /><br />while Chava heeded the nachash nudging her to local, soon-to-be-cursed behavior with the whispered promise of 'opened eyes', Avraham obeyed the voice of Hashem prompting him to distant, blessed behavior in the land 'that I will show you'...Avraham Avinu, Master<br />Navigator!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-51545073503598931512011-11-05T20:58:47.234-04:002011-11-05T20:58:47.234-04:00that is, Avraham was the first person after the di...that is, Avraham was the first person after the dispersion with Divine sanction to break the new language/culture barriers, the first to do so at G-d's bidding-- apart from reaching Canaan, Avraham's single-minded devotion to his Master was the one human purpose Hashem could bear to see spread far & wide...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-87805813461945896532011-11-04T16:59:17.872-04:002011-11-04T16:59:17.872-04:001. a transition seems already underway in parshas ...1. a transition seems already underway in parshas Noach 11:6, "am"/people, & :7 "re'ei'hu", as fits the Onkelos translation of "nefesh chaya" = 'speaking spirit/soul' (& these 2 pesukim concern language) <br />...maybe Avraham was the first,<br />after the dispersion, to traverse the new tongue-zones, & not just horizontally-- he made souls by<br />converting native, idolatrous speech into acquired/godly speech (& thought?), as by brachos over food & drink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-45066100769336244842011-11-03T21:43:39.460-04:002011-11-03T21:43:39.460-04:00Good question -- I need to think about itGood question -- I need to think about itChaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-62701921532893697492011-11-03T20:55:41.007-04:002011-11-03T20:55:41.007-04:00why nefesh, which also applies to animals, and not...why nefesh, which also applies to animals, and not neshama?great unknownnoreply@blogger.com