tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post3711999901888957143..comments2023-10-28T13:24:04.911+03:00Comments on in the land of milk and honey: Avraham, the Palmach and the issue of BlindnessCalevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845000281247083994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-15889581140648861922008-02-27T17:37:00.000+02:002008-02-27T17:37:00.000+02:00I just came across a beautiful dvar torah on the A...I just came across a beautiful dvar torah on the Akeida by a Reconstructionist Rabbi http://www2.jrf.org/recon-dt/dt.php?id=163<BR/><BR/>its well worth a read (for anyone who 2 months on reads the comments on this page)<BR/><BR/>he concludes with some questions all of us should consider:<BR/><BR/>The Akeida speaks to the necessity of being willing to sacrifice for values we hold dear. It speaks to the necessity of risking, or at least coercing our children. <BR/><BR/>The Akeida tells us that there are some values that are worth sacrificing for, but does not tell us exactly what these are. How do we know when it is God speaking to us, or when it is just our fears, insecurities, and inner daemons that we hear? <BR/><BR/>The Akeida tells us that some sacrifices that are necessary, but that others are clearly inappropriate. How do we know which are which?Calevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845000281247083994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15743286.post-51004203889602058982007-10-22T20:09:00.000+02:002007-10-22T20:09:00.000+02:00Nice piece.Im not sure one can talk about a "gener...Nice piece.<BR/><BR/>Im not sure one can talk about a "generations ideology".<BR/><BR/>A "generation"? Thats quite a lot of people my friend. Im quite sure that most people will at least have subtle differences between their opinions at the very least.<BR/><BR/>As for dedicating oneself to a cause above all other things, I still believe that there are a lot of people like that around.<BR/><BR/>I have many friends here who, when receiving that telephone call to go to miluim, jump at the chance to leave work, spend time with the best friends they know, and do some hard graft securing the safety of this country.<BR/><BR/>Some people dont necessarily know they have it in them, to dedicate themselves to a cause - when the situation arises where they have no choice then they awaken.<BR/><BR/>Blindly following a cause is quite daft to be honest. On that note I dont agree, respectfully, with what our ancestor Avraham did.<BR/><BR/>Being informed before you follow, or following because you have no other choice at that specific point in time - thats another matter entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com