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What We Ask of Life; What Life Asks Of Us

“If it is a clear day on the festival of Shavuos, sow your fields with wheat.” A farming tip, or an insight into the essence of wisdom?

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What We Ask of Life; What Life Asks Of Us. "If it is a clear day on the festival of Shavuos, sow your fields with wheat,” said Achetofel to his family before taking his own life. A farming tip, or an insight into the essence of wisdom?

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  • Anonymous -2 years ago

    How to justify Midrash's comment on the reason behind Achitofel joining force with Adoniyahu?

    If Achitofel was such a man of caliber, head of Sanhedrin at a young age, someone whose advice is as valuable as if given by Hashem... How could he err to think possibly that he would deserve Malchus? Surely he knew that Malchus of Dovid was bestowed by Hashem?! 

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    Sam -13 years ago

    Arhitofel at 33
    Achitofel according to the Medrash was 33 when he died? Is this the same Midrash that says Bat Sheva was his granddaughter? According to that he was a grandpa at the age of 25 already or less. But according to Chazal that Rivkah was 3 when she married Yitzchok it is possible even to be a great grandpa at the age of 33....

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      Anonymous -13 years ago

      Re: Arhitofel at 33
      Yes, I guess so... I once saw a discussion about this in mefarshim. I need to research it.

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      Avi -2 years ago

      See the Maharsha Bava Batra 147a, he brings the bulk of the idea, to explain how wheat is connected to knowledge. I wonder why the Rebbe Z"L didn't quote this Maharsha in his letter?

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    YYJ -13 years ago

    To Mendy
    Right. Based on the deeper explenation in that statement, namely, that anything outside of Etzem has no true "free choice," because it is compelled to certain things based on its identity, it is clear, that by a human there is always some "reason" for the choicesand desires. Unless at this moments when the person gets in touch with his\her own etzem, from where the power of true choice comes, as explained in some sources that our power to choice is unique and comes from atzmus.

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    Mendy -13 years ago

    Question
    I listened to your Basi Legani Shiurim and enjoyed them very much.
    THANK YOU
    I am unclear about one thing, the phrase “oif a tavaveh fregt men nisht ein kashes” are you suggesting that that is only true by Hashem, but by us there is always a taam kamus to our taavh, and it isn’t anything "atsmiees"?

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    Yosef -15 years ago

    3 Things
    bs"d
    Perhaps, we could interpret the 3 things in Achitophel´s recommendation to his sons, as a rule of Klal uPrat uKlal.
    It fits very well.

    Congratulations on the wonderful shiur!

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