tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post1089389969049391777..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #129joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-87843378679201042032009-03-17T07:34:00.000-04:002009-03-17T07:34:00.000-04:00that would indeed be fascinating. if so, it would ...that would indeed be fascinating. if so, it would predate mesmerism by several hundred years. I should really try to locate that Zohar inside...<BR/><BR/>kt,<BR/>joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-54686140829442361412009-03-17T03:53:00.000-04:002009-03-17T03:53:00.000-04:00Heh. I wonder if the Zohar is describing a form of...Heh. I wonder if the Zohar is describing a form of hypnotism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-34718160967314660702009-03-16T18:28:00.000-04:002009-03-16T18:28:00.000-04:00to clarify a bit, though: I would assume that they...to clarify a bit, though: I would assume that they were actual mourners. However, they may have been mourners coming from a particular sociological background such that what they describe as breaking down and crying is this constant stream of wailing. (other aspects of the article imply a sort of clash of cultures.) In which case the rabbi's response might have been callous, but might have been the best he could do on the spot when faced with this sudden situation. or maybe he was just callous.<BR/><BR/>kt,<BR/>joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-74270496080938246792009-03-16T16:33:00.000-04:002009-03-16T16:33:00.000-04:00indeed, the wording of the article, "broke down an...indeed, the wording of the article, "broke down and cried," strongly implies like your reading.<BR/><BR/>in which case, what the rabbi did was indeed callous.<BR/><BR/>kt,<BR/>joshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-47579230363593607032009-03-16T16:28:00.000-04:002009-03-16T16:28:00.000-04:00I am not sure that The Wolf understands the metziu...<I>I am not sure that The Wolf understands the metzius of this wailing. Perhaps a sense of this can be gotten from the ululating women at the kotel at occassions such as Bar Mitzvas.</I><BR/><BR/>It's certainly possible that I'm mistaken. However, my gut feeling from the original essay is that these were genuine mourners.<BR/><BR/>The WolfBrooklynWolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.com