Parshas Tazria (Rebroadcast)
The Parsha Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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The Actions of Man Are Greater Than the Actions of God
The story goes that turnus rufus, this roman general, asked rabbitiva, whose deeds, whose actions, are greater, the actions of god, or the actions of man? So rabitiva sensed this was a trick question, and he responded to him. Heva initially deflected the conversation but then turned it on its head with an insight into jewish philosophy. The reason why god gave us mivos is that we could perfect ourselves - so by design, God makes us imperfect,. And therefore, a child is born imperfect, we circumcise them on the eighth day, and the child is perfected. It's a question if it's day nine or day ten
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