In today's Chumash the verse (42:28) speaks of the tribe's misfortunes, and they say, "What is this that G-d has done to us?" As far as I can tell, this is the first time in the Torah that people actively invoke Hashgocha Pratis in a negative manner. Before this, who ever blamed G-d when something went wrong? In fact, how many narratives went wrong in the first place? Sure, there are stories of G-d punishing people, but does anyone in those stories actively say, "Hey, this is G-d's fault, why is he doing this to me?" If I'm wrong, tell me.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
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do you think you would have similar ruminations if you would learn your chitas at a normal hour in the day?
...And thus began the time-honored tradition of blaming god for everything.
Yossi: Is 10:50 such an ungodly hour for chitas?
sometimes.
Yeah I would just stick to blaming Canada, keeps the wrath at bay.
Until one day the god of canada will smite you with a blizzard. or a glacier. or with molten polar ice caps.
or with products labelled exclusively in french!!
Heaven forfend, pointy sheos are hard enough to bear.
Yossi: such as?
e: Hey, he does have wide shoulders.
Sara: what do you have against Canada?
pointy shoes are French, but are they Canadian?
Pointy shoes originate in France but like many religions, the Canadian one made it a part of it's own special tradition.
TRS, you and your wife were supposed to be at the big menorah lighting but I didn't see you two, nu nu?
We were there, where were you? Did you perhaps go to the one in Brooklyn and not Manhattan?
Oh, yeah I went to the Brooklyn one.
Hey, don't hate on Canada.
Sara: I figured.
C: Astute readers will notice that in this post I compared Canada to G-d.
I was referring to the comments...
But thanks :)
why do you go to public menorah lightings?
It's a family-friendly (and free) activity.
...as is sitting on the couch in your warm house. Are these events fun? inspiring? anything other than (boredom + free donuts)?
Yes, they're very inspiring. And there weren't any free doughnuts. Or indeed any doughnuts.
http://bdld.info/2010/12/07/the-spirit-he-breathed-in-man-is-free-the-theodicy-of-maimonides-and-kipling/
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