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Ein Ayah: Mistakes come into the world because it is difficult to acquire a good foundation upon which carefulness for a certain matter is based. Even though one wants to be careful because he understands that it is proper to accept the responsibility of the mitzva of attaining this good attribute, still mistakes lurk along the way.
Some people already received, as a natural acquisition from the human emotional perspective, the principle upon which the mitzva is built. Such a person already has internal protection, in the depth of his spirit, from mistake, and he will not stumble.
Converts are an appendage to Israel. They link up to the nation and draw close with great love. However, the deep and pure love of the nation, which is natural for one who is born Jewish, does not become fully inculcated into convert families until generations have passed. As the gemara (Sanhedrin 94a) says: "Do not insult a non-Jew in the presence of a convert, up to ten generations." Of course there are exceptions to this rule, as especially lofty converts create a full emotional connection quickly.
Yehuda, the son of converts, was unable to reach the level of natural connection to the nation to have the inner recognition, out of love for Israel, to be deeply careful to avoid something that could harm them. He thus did not consider the danger in repeating the lofty words of Rabbi Shimon, which were contrary and critical of the Roman ways, as they highlighted the crucial differences between Israel and the nations. That is why he was not careful, and his words made it to Roman ears.
Keeping the Holiness in the Beit Midrash
(condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 2:264)
Gemara: The Romans said: "… Shimon, who criticized, shall be killed." He and his son went and hid in the beit midrash (study hall).
Ein Ayah: The many causative events that Hashem orchestrates are always designed to arrange every matter in its correct place. According to Rabbi Shimon and his son’s high level, the "air of the world" and the normal social setting were not fit to handle their highly demanding guidance and standards. This is what caused Rabbi Shimon to protest the common practices and leadership of the time. When great spiritual ideas are not ready to be accepted practically, it is negative for them to be revealed because their lack of acceptance lowers their honor. That is because it is not possible to give the due respect to ideas that people cannot implement and will therefore reject.
For this reason, the divine plan was for Rabbi Shimon and his son to hide in a beit midrash. Before the spiritual elite, albeit lower than their own, they would be able to share their deep ideas. Once the higher echelons were able to accept these ideas, they were able to "spread out" in the world, so that the general public could be more capable of accepting them. At least, it enabled their teachings to be preserved for those in future generations who would look for such lights.
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Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
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Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
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As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
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The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
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This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
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Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
