tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post3008505233028003802..comments2024-03-08T23:57:17.923+02:00Comments on Achas L'Maala V'Sheva L'Matta: Delicacies From Yechezkel's Shabbos Table - Solving Tomorrow's Issues TodayYechezkel Hirshmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417734718880643428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-83405437784111799622008-08-18T13:05:00.000+03:002008-08-18T13:05:00.000+03:00I'll assume you didn't mean that the Wise Son is d...I'll assume you didn't mean that the Wise Son is de facto an FFB and I'll assume you didn't mean that a baal teshuva is necessarily a simple son. You probably meant a "new baal teshuva" and an FFB who is truly interested in the Torah for the sake of improving his <I>yiras shamayim</I>...and you probably meant these only as examples and not to say that the Wise Son can ONLY be an FFB and Baalei Teshuvah can ONLY be simpletons.<BR/><BR/>See R' Weinbach's comments at http://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/3069:<BR/>"The challenge of the wise son who wishes to know more and more about the deeper meanings of the guidelines given by G-d to His chosen people is answered not only on Pesach eve but every day of the year in the yeshivot and day schools throughout the world where Torah is taught...<BR/><BR/>The simpleton, who is not necessarily lacking in intelligence but rather in knowledge, represents so many young Jews today whose familiarity with Jewish tradition is sparse but whose curiosity about it has already been aroused."Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051421355654178857noreply@blogger.com