tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post7319338583420014475..comments2024-03-08T23:57:17.923+02:00Comments on Achas L'Maala V'Sheva L'Matta: Fresh for Shabbos: Follow Up on Ki Tavo Parsha ChallengeYechezkel Hirshmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18417734718880643428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-82609195241397965592008-09-19T18:04:00.000+03:002008-09-19T18:04:00.000+03:00You are absolutely right. That is really what I me...You are absolutely right. That is really what I meant to say but did not do it right. I made a small change to reflect it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Good shabbos.<BR/><BR/>ChezkelYechezkel Hirshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18417734718880643428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186734097245460670.post-15256598541718204262008-09-19T16:15:00.000+03:002008-09-19T16:15:00.000+03:00Very reasonable! But I think you could say it bett...Very reasonable! But I think you could say it better -- not just as a statement of fact (i.e., instead of this you will get that), but as a cause-and-effect: "Since you did not serve Hashem your G-d <B>despite being</B> in an environment of joy and good-heartedness out of sheer abundance of all, <B>you will therefore</B> serve your enemies (and their gods) in foreign lands in an environment of hunger, and thirst, etc."<BR/><BR/>I actually have this deja-vu of having heard a similar interpretation once upon a time, but that just might be because it seems to fit so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com