tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post902204905732905085..comments2022-11-13T03:56:54.744-05:00Comments on Daily Torah Thought: Mezuzah as Protection, Part 3The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-35486017160001577182014-08-24T12:56:42.159-04:002014-08-24T12:56:42.159-04:00R' Micha-
Which way to read it is unclear to m...R' Micha-<br />Which way to read it is unclear to me. Even the greater context in the Kesef Mishneh leaves it vague.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444302008319623182.post-83970803457602415972014-08-20T06:50:19.196-04:002014-08-20T06:50:19.196-04:00The automatic result of the mitzvah, or of the mez...The automatic result of the mitzvah, or of the mezuzah itself? There are two ways to read this: either that the reward of the mitzvah includes extra protection, or that one should hang the mezuzah because it's a mitzvah even though the mitzvah protects. The former is philosophically simpler, the latter is simpler reading of the yerushalmi in Pei'ah about rebbe's gift to Artavan. (Although analyzing Rebbe's proof-text gives you wiggle room.)<br /><br />Recalling that the mechaber was indeed a mequbal,and therefore might well be ascribing metaphysical power to an object, I don't now.<br /><br />(Meanwhile, writing this comment took forever because my "tzeva adom" alarm is going off every few seconds. Hashem yeracheim.)micha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com