tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231850147154698191.post1962206038012270988..comments2022-05-07T10:40:04.857-04:00Comments on SholomRav: Two Seconds of Commentary*SholomRavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11950949356964840799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231850147154698191.post-87525914069696584752008-11-20T09:40:00.000-05:002008-11-20T09:40:00.000-05:00Thanks --- perhaps if I had read the 10 Minutes of...Thanks --- perhaps if I had read the 10 Minutes of Torah, rather than the 2 Minutes of Commentary, I would have understood. It does seem narrow to assume a single moment of perfection. And if I were the type of person to be giving blessings, I would certainly include dropped fruit!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611036337694520153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231850147154698191.post-44794454636657020302008-11-18T20:30:00.000-05:002008-11-18T20:30:00.000-05:00Tom, I'm happy to elucidate.In the 10 Minutes of T...Tom, I'm happy to elucidate.<BR/><BR/>In the 10 Minutes of Torah, Rabbi David Levine, in his explication of the text, seems to imply that Rabbi Yehudah thinks that each object has a moment of perfection - the example given is "ripeness" - and therefore when imperfect (at all other times) is not worthy of blessing. I would counter that there may be multiple moments of blessing. Challah is SholomRavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950949356964840799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231850147154698191.post-88599040883114790532008-11-18T19:57:00.000-05:002008-11-18T19:57:00.000-05:00I'm not sure I see any conflict between the opinio...I'm not sure I see any conflict between the opinions of Rabbi Yehudah and SholomRav, other than expressing different tastes. The things one thinks are blessing-worthy get blessed. Is the objection that Rabbi Yehudah is imposing his tastes on others?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611036337694520153noreply@blogger.com