tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post356519547476431276..comments2024-01-25T09:26:15.915-05:00Comments on Dixie Yid: Story of the Steipler, Tzadikim Knowing Things, and Potential GerusDixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-18185698420753111542013-08-16T15:09:03.815-04:002013-08-16T15:09:03.815-04:00How does anyone know they are Jewish then if this ...How does anyone know they are Jewish then if this kind of thing happens? This worries me all the time because I come from a family so secular you'd never believe we are Jewish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-30352650191016088792010-07-27T12:06:35.659-04:002010-07-27T12:06:35.659-04:00"Snag,
Sounds like you're trying to make..."Snag,<br /><br />Sounds like you're trying to make a square peg fit in a round hole..."<br /><br />Nope, I'm pointing out a distinction, fair and SQUARE.snagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-3218789699519215562010-07-26T22:12:45.219-04:002010-07-26T22:12:45.219-04:00Itchie Mayer,
Absolutely. Yes, indeed.
Snag,
S...Itchie Mayer,<br /><br />Absolutely. Yes, indeed.<br /><br />Snag, <br /><br />Sounds like you're trying to make a square peg fit in a round hole...DixieYid (يهودي جنوبي)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03713423988723533390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-442971837819686222010-07-26T15:32:19.264-04:002010-07-26T15:32:19.264-04:00Oops. Make that...
*Of course, in general, not ev...Oops. Make that...<br /><br />*Of course, in general, not every story is given over 100% accurately, with all pertinent details, but that is another discussion....snagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-19902790629355497492010-07-26T15:30:21.167-04:002010-07-26T15:30:21.167-04:00DY - Thanks for the plug!
Interesting story, but ...DY - Thanks for the plug!<br /><br />Interesting story, but it is not the same as what we discussed the other time. There the topic was the wide-ranging blanket claim that 'tzadikkim' know thoughts and actions of people. Here the claim was different, that somehow, in a specific case, the Steipler z"l discerned the guy's religious status, namely not being Jewish.<br /><br />Additionally, he may have discerned it through his chochmoh, his wisdom, chachmas haTorah, etc., (chacham adif minavi), rather than through 'supernatural' means.100% accurately, with all pertinent details, but that is another discussion....<br /><br />Of course, in general, not every story is given oversnagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606399196932045640.post-65525729361578317582010-07-26T13:38:05.424-04:002010-07-26T13:38:05.424-04:00Imagine what an incredible person this young man m...Imagine what an incredible person this young man must have been, bearing the full burden of a Torah life without those extra back wheels....Torah Pathshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250275091360916900noreply@blogger.com