tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post6427587486976560978..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Avraham teaches us humility and generosityjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-35297228495472211552009-11-08T01:28:17.676-05:002009-11-08T01:28:17.676-05:00"But both are important goals and should be b..."But both are important goals and should be balanced and met."<br /><br />And where the balance is, is a matter of great dispute, I presume.Yosef Greenberghttp://blog.yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-7424734140273547992009-11-08T01:27:04.339-05:002009-11-08T01:27:04.339-05:00"Perhaps it is ancient etiquette, and one sho..."Perhaps it is ancient etiquette, and one should not make to much of it."<br /><br />Well, he was sick then wasn't he?<br /><br />"if it can help inspire humility in us, it might still be a great point to draw out from the text."<br /><br />Unless you're looking for the truth only, even in the lessons to learn.<br /><br />"It is not always optimal to prioritize humility." Right, and I'm now expecting something about how, even if one has a great deal of humility, s/he should still stand up for his/her own rights.<br /><br />Um, no. "Tossing out one example, in terms of limmud Torah" That was a toss? An all out assault. :)<br /><br />This is good. I totally did not expect this here.<br /><br />All kidding aside, I think this looking at the lessons we can learn from the Parsha is a great thing. (I was thinking of making it a series on my blog.)<br /><br />As you write yourself, we sometimes get bogged down into the nitty gritty of a single word, while missing the entire point.<br /><br />Who was it that said that "The Torah (Bereishis/Devarim) is a mussar sefer, not a science book."?Yosef Greenberghttp://blog.yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.com