tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post464718847163595792..comments2023-09-18T08:44:40.951-05:00Comments on faith in community: A Story, Not My OwnDiane M. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-13734258682982790272009-06-08T21:23:19.180-05:002009-06-08T21:23:19.180-05:00Thanks. I like her stories/books.Thanks. I like her stories/books.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-17934297586112258902009-06-08T16:11:39.565-05:002009-06-08T16:11:39.565-05:00I also love this story, not the least because it s...I also love this story, not the least because it shows true Judaism and Jewish practice. It can remind us that when Jesus healed on the Sabbath, he was being a good Jew, not going against his tradition!<br /><br />And yes, I know you mean this story to be about many others things, but that is what is wonderful about it and other classic stories. They have multiple meanings at the same time. <br /><br />Thank you.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-15101176859269264912009-06-07T20:46:47.032-05:002009-06-07T20:46:47.032-05:00Wonderful story.
(I love that book -- borrowed it...Wonderful story.<br /><br />(I love that book -- borrowed it from Rev SS once!)Barbara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02645311082295646375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-44296735169725605552009-06-07T00:39:40.188-05:002009-06-07T00:39:40.188-05:00LIfe is always the higher value. It is permissibl...LIfe is always the higher value. It is permissible to set aside any requirement of the law to save a life. The law serves us, not the other way around.<br /><br />This is a great post. You are showing lots of depth and subtly in how we apply what seem like hard and fast rules.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662429826507775390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-41718603259472262412009-06-06T11:35:40.970-05:002009-06-06T11:35:40.970-05:00Yes, I would not call it "breaking the law&qu...Yes, I would not call it "breaking the law" but rather, "fulfilling the law"...to love God, love self, love others (from the Shema).Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-53190107076325204592009-06-06T10:46:44.779-05:002009-06-06T10:46:44.779-05:00the thing that struck me the most was that the Rab...the thing that struck me the most was that the Rabbi was to ride with his daughter so that he would be "breaking the law" with her. I put this in quotes to indicate that this is not my idea of breaking the law, but it is in another tradition.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-45593718924552056492009-06-06T10:37:44.036-05:002009-06-06T10:37:44.036-05:00Important story. I have this book myself and read...Important story. I have this book myself and read it some time back. A very generous book and this story is typical. Thanks for the reminder!Lauralewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899810561123775484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-71691925024657791482009-06-06T10:20:10.617-05:002009-06-06T10:20:10.617-05:00It is widely understood in Orthodoxy that the savi...It is widely understood in Orthodoxy that the saving of a life takes precedence over the commandments. This story illustrates it vividly. May we all be mindful of G-d's compassion in our own judgments.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-55557874376582116522009-06-06T08:14:30.766-05:002009-06-06T08:14:30.766-05:00This is such a rich and powerful story.
Remen roc...This is such a rich and powerful story. <br />Remen rocks. So do you....Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-28688417033583269962009-06-06T08:10:20.759-05:002009-06-06T08:10:20.759-05:00I read this story- which I have read before as I a...I read this story- which I have read before as I am a great admirer of Remen and as I read, I weep.<br /><br />The threads that weave the fabric of our lives are at once more complex and more simple, much more resilient and yet much more fragile, than we can imagine.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com