tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post2503220503160932536..comments2024-03-08T23:57:17.923+02:00Comments on Achas L'Maala V'Sheva L'Matta: Poorer than HillelYechezkel Hirshmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417734718880643428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-87357548447577967212008-09-04T16:25:00.000+03:002008-09-04T16:25:00.000+03:00Altough indeed one can not compare Hillels specifi...Altough indeed one can not compare Hillels <B>specific</B> situation to ours,I think the point of the Gemorah is; seeing the tremendous sacrifices Hillel made for the sake of Limud H'Torah and the many excuses not to learn he had availble which he didn't take(that we would of),we also must learn from him to find some way to learn.I'm confident that Hillel lived in contemporary times and faced a situation far worse then most of us he would found a way to be Kovea Itim anyhow.Berelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838242681477978356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-12077281202018277842008-09-04T15:29:00.000+03:002008-09-04T15:29:00.000+03:00Sure, move to a poor African country and you won't...Sure, move to a poor African country and you won't have to worry about a mortgage or health insurance (or medical care for that matter). That was the world Hillel lived in. We have a much higher standard of living, so it requires more work to reach that standard. Of course we usually live past 40, so it's probably a fair trade-off.Nephtulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245081159460337112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-82424991632743226162008-09-03T16:40:00.000+03:002008-09-03T16:40:00.000+03:00...or perhaps the story, as related, is not accura......or perhaps the story, as related, is not accurate.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.com