tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110120806388167738.post5063628538567362328..comments2023-04-28T09:46:09.269-04:00Comments on Sitting on the Fence: The Book of LifeFence Sitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710804417216575955noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110120806388167738.post-10423716918727312022011-10-24T14:20:26.464-04:002011-10-24T14:20:26.464-04:00Ruthie,
It seems to me there are no real answers ...Ruthie,<br /><br />It seems to me there are no real answers to those sorts of questions other than asking for the sake of asking something. Why don't you ask why is it that God ordered Noah's ark to be 300 cubits instead of, perhaps, 298.6757 cubits?Holy Hyraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704030181702087485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110120806388167738.post-22926767503388528202011-10-23T19:07:34.921-04:002011-10-23T19:07:34.921-04:00JRKmommy: If the calendar is for our sake and not ...JRKmommy: If the calendar is for our sake and not for God's, then why would God have chosen only one day for judgement? Why not more than one? and why that one in particular? What about Aleph Tishrei makes it necessary for God to schedule his judgement on it? And if the calendar is really for our sakes, because we need to set deadlines for ourselves in order to ensure the important things get done, then why is it necessary for tshuvah in particular to get a deadline set for it by God, and not by people? with apparently no regard for individual need?<br />Why should I believe any supernatural being knows all of humanity well enough to set one single standard for it in ANY case regardless of context?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110120806388167738.post-86980938567479174732011-10-03T09:59:39.224-04:002011-10-03T09:59:39.224-04:00The third of Hillel's famous Three Questions i...The third of Hillel's famous Three Questions is "If not now, when?"<br /><br />G-d is eternal, and presumably has all the time in the world. We are mortal, and our time is limited. The calendar isn't for G-d's sake, but for ours. I don't know about you, but I tend to procrastinate. If I don't have a deadline, stuff doesn't get done. So, without that Tishrei deadline, I'm not sure that people would spontaneously undergo teshuva (repetence and return to G-d) in Cheshvan. Spiritual shortcomings would be like that junk closet that never gets cleaned, the last 5 lbs that you never quite lose, that mountain of financial paperwork that you would ignore until tax time, etc. <br /><br />When I finally joined a weight loss group last year, they made the comment that good intentions weren't enough - if something was a priority, you had to schedule time for it. That's true for something as mundane as meal preparation, and it's also true for taking time to take a hard look at ourselves and our deeds.<br /><br />Regarding your 2nd last paragraph - I commented on a previous post that it's important, in a marriage and as a parenting, to take ownership of the decisions that you make.Law momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859590966207623757noreply@blogger.com