tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post294327253863435145..comments2022-11-13T03:56:54.744-05:00Comments on Daily Torah Thought: How to Avoid the Evil EyeThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-89193381739293287432013-07-26T15:19:44.595-04:002013-07-26T15:19:44.595-04:00Funny you should ask - that's my topic for a P...Funny you should ask - that's my topic for a Pirkei Avos shiur this Shabbos.<br /><br />In a nutshell: I believe that "evil eye" is used biblically for thinking poorly of someone else or of a particular cause/purpose. Cf. Bereishis 21:11, Devarim 15:9 and 28:54, and Mishlei 23:6. It fits with Bilam as well.<br /><br />One who does not seek the property of others for himself will be protected from the efforts of others to gain that which is his, perhaps.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-69556234396633269492013-07-26T06:37:05.913-04:002013-07-26T06:37:05.913-04:00Is ayin hara here "evil eye" or jealosy?...Is ayin hara here "evil eye" or jealosy? C.f. Avos 2:14:<br />אמר להם צאו וראו איזוהי דרך רעה שיתרחק ממנה האדם.<br />רבי אליעזר אומר, עין רעה....<br /><br />IOW, when did the idiom slip from jealousy, to its punishment, to treating the punishment as a metaphysical force in its own right?micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com