tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post2186672789118927603..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: How does keeping the mitzvot make us a wise and understanding people?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-75865574171364741932009-07-29T09:17:59.497-04:002009-07-29T09:17:59.497-04:00sounds right. indeed, i favor the second interpret...sounds right. indeed, i favor the second interpretation as the (almost entirely) likely one for this reason.<br /><br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-10424997272890113012009-07-29T09:13:56.632-04:002009-07-29T09:13:56.632-04:00The Torah seems to be differentiating between the ...The Torah seems to be differentiating between the response of the gentiles to the wisdom of the mitsvot and their appreciation of the providential relationship with God that we have, suggesting that the wisdom being observed is an intrinsic one that they can perceive independently of the "result" of success.Rabbi Joshua Maroofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585369620887846940noreply@blogger.com