tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post6988317756889504433..comments2024-03-25T09:43:27.402-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: why Moshe could not serve as kohen gadolChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-12237868090375881842017-04-02T12:35:59.717-04:002017-04-02T12:35:59.717-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alonzo Nakatomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218406401602847328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-43968128005732127732016-04-04T12:10:33.047-04:002016-04-04T12:10:33.047-04:00I hear and yet LFA"D, the vort is more compel...I hear and yet LFA"D, the vort is more compelling as drush. Perhaps we agree on this point :).<br /><br />(To me, there's still a difference between general traits vs. day-to-day moral decisions that could go either way. Connecting (the only? no.) the two times in the Torah's history when Tochacha was somewhat involved is a little far-fetched).jake lassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213011522326136813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-7094659394699535482016-04-03T16:09:52.704-04:002016-04-03T16:09:52.704-04:00If your father has brown hair and your mother has ...If your father has brown hair and your mother has brown hair, you probably will have brown hair even if your bechira is otherwise. There are midos that are so ingrained (e.g. yisrael bayshanim, rachmanim, gomlei chassadim) that they are part of who a person is irrespective of bechira. See Derashos haRan on why Avraham wanted a wife from Yitchak who had good midos even if she might have been a oveid avodah zarah (or come from such a society).<br />(from Chaim)Ariella's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409352047101582583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-74530717835242661612016-04-01T14:59:56.484-04:002016-04-01T14:59:56.484-04:00#2 - Bechira Chufshis? Can we really assume people...#2 - Bechira Chufshis? Can we really assume people would have acted a certain way if the opportunity was never provided to them? Do we not have the power to choose (right or wrong) in any situation - ? (Like you said at first - it's hard to retroactively pin theoretical actions on people).jake lassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213011522326136813noreply@blogger.com