11-27-2024, 01:19 PM
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11/27/20024 Query to Ask A Rabbi Chabbad.com I.D, 6441363-D...
Although the word of the L-D is that the Jewish People, The Torah and the Land of Israel are especailly consecrated to the L-D, there is a warning not to make any covent or intermarriage with the People of the Land of Israel...and yet this prohibtion has been broken-does the Torah explain the cause of this rebeling against the word of the L-D?
11/27/20024 reply
B"H
Hello,
This is an excellent question on a deep topic! While there are many ways to approach this topic and the motivations of individuals is complex, our Sages tell us that a person sins only because a “spirit of folly” (ruach shtut) enters him (Talmud Sotah 3a). In other words, when a person sins, it is an act of sheer insanity (Tanya Ch. 24). What person in his right mind would want to create a rift between himself and his Creator? In broad terms, whenever we sin, it is due to a loss of awareness and self-control.
All the best,
Rabbi Dov Stein
Browse our ongoing schedule of live classes and courses -- all free at: http://www.chabad.org/live
Although the word of the L-D is that the Jewish People, The Torah and the Land of Israel are especailly consecrated to the L-D, there is a warning not to make any covent or intermarriage with the People of the Land of Israel...and yet this prohibtion has been broken-does the Torah explain the cause of this rebeling against the word of the L-D?
11/27/20024 reply
B"H
Hello,
This is an excellent question on a deep topic! While there are many ways to approach this topic and the motivations of individuals is complex, our Sages tell us that a person sins only because a “spirit of folly” (ruach shtut) enters him (Talmud Sotah 3a). In other words, when a person sins, it is an act of sheer insanity (Tanya Ch. 24). What person in his right mind would want to create a rift between himself and his Creator? In broad terms, whenever we sin, it is due to a loss of awareness and self-control.
All the best,
Rabbi Dov Stein
Browse our ongoing schedule of live classes and courses -- all free at: http://www.chabad.org/live