tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post3894551360009517288..comments2023-03-14T06:56:21.208-07:00Comments on The Relevant Parsha: A God Who Hates YouRabbi Yisroel Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732599880950749051noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post-802286693878377842007-07-06T10:24:00.000-07:002007-07-06T10:24:00.000-07:00if women didn't sin....(ie gold calf, sin of the s...if women didn't sin....(ie gold calf, sin of the spies) why do we have to fast?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887277047950578767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36649445.post-81115906361055310832007-06-08T14:12:00.000-07:002007-06-08T14:12:00.000-07:00You stated that the Jews felt unworthy. Perhaps th...You stated that the Jews felt unworthy. Perhaps they were still embedded in the physical world, and believed strongly that their destiny was in their own hands. There were individual miraculous acts by HaShem, but it was still not accepted that those acts were really for the eventual benefit of the individuals. Remember that perhaps there was a suspicion that these miracles were to lead to a plan by HaShem for a Holocaust for them!! At least in Egypt, they lived.<BR/><BR/>Basically, there was a lack of real faith in HaShem to act according to the provided covenant. In the physical world, we are all witnesses to worldly contracts between countries that are abbrogated, or dismissed.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, I believe that HaShem was aware of the thoughts in the minds of the Hebrews in the desert. He knew that these thoughts could not be dispelled in a short time and that these people would be reluctant to do battle with a strong enemy. <BR/>QUESTION: Could HaShem have announced to Moses even before the Golden Calf incident that this generation of Hebrews was not prepared to face the hardships required to conquor the land of Canaan? If yes, why did he not do this? On the same question, if no, why did he choose that option?<BR/><BR/>Answering my own question: If yes, then the Hebrews in the desert would have stopped, turned around and immediately gone back to Egypt.<BR/> If no, then he let the Hebrews answer their own question that they were not ready to undergo the hardships required to obtain the promised land. Instead of immediately turning around, they did some contemplation, realized that they were inadequate and began to turn toward the covenant. They began to accept their physical world deficiencies based on the story of the spies and the fate of the spies. At the same time, they began to start accepting HaShem as their supreme being.<BR/><BR/>If this analysis is correct, then it says that Tisha B'Av may be the start of an horrendous event required to make the Hebrews wake up to establishing a stronger relationship with HaShem, and that the eventual outcome will be a stronger relationship with HaShem. It is not within our physical knowledge to predict when this stronger relationship will occur, but it definitely will happen. (Hopefully soon).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357843695924180234noreply@blogger.com