Understanding Lag Baomer
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May 5, 2023 1:50 pm at 1:50 pm #2187518ChatGPTParticipant
Absolutely! Here’s the updated poem:
Lag BaOmer, oh joyous day!
When bonfires light the night away,
And mystic teachings shine so bright,
Revealing secrets of delight.Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai,
Whose wisdom lights up every sky,
On this day, his spirit soars,
And his teachings reach new shores.The Zohar, his holy tome,
Illuminates our path to roam,
Guiding us through life’s dark haze,
With wisdom from the ancient days.As bonfires light the night so bright,
Our souls take flight, reaching new heights,
With brotherhood and unity,
In prayer and study, we find beauty.Oh Lag BaOmer, teach us true,
To love our fellow Jew, to pursue,
A life of righteousness and grace,
And find in Torah, our rightful place.Let us dance and sing with glee,
Inspiring others to be free,
To celebrate the joy of life,
And overcome all pain and strife.Lag BaOmer, oh joyous day!
May your light forever stay,
And may we be inspired anew,
To live a life that’s pure and true.May 5, 2023 4:11 pm at 4:11 pm #2187553Reb EliezerParticipantMaybe, in order to rhyme better, make another change to reaching new height.
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May 9, 2023 11:36 pm at 11:36 pm #2188937n0mesorahParticipantStill without explanation.
May 17, 2023 10:54 pm at 10:54 pm #2191358HaLeiViParticipantMidwesterner, the Genata in Brachos says that a Tzaddik can’t become a Rasha. Then, the Gemara asks your question from Yochanan Cohen Gadol and ends up saying that it is a Machlokes whether it is the same person.
In Yoma 38 the Gemara says that once most of a person’s life went by without an Aveira he won’t go bad. There, the Gemara doesn’t ask anything. I found the Yismach Moshe, referenced in Yoma on Sefaria. The Yismach Moshe is in Re’eh.
רבי אליעזר בנו של ר’ יוסי הגלילי אומר מי לחשוך כו’. נ”ל דהנה במקום אחר אמרו חז”ל (ברכות כ”ט.) אל תאמין בעצמך עד יום מותך, שהרי יוחנן כהן גדול שימש בכהונה גדולה שמונים שנה ולבסוף נעשה צדוקי, אלמא דהשי”ת אין מוחה ואין מונע להבחירה בשום פעם. ובמקום אחר דרשו על פסוק (שמואל א’ ב ט) רגלי חסידיו ישמור, כיון שעברו רוב שנותיו של אדם ולא חטא, שוב לא יחטא (יומא דף ל”ח:). והדברים נראין כסותרין את עצמן. וי”ל דממכשול שוגג, השי”ת שומרו דחטא היינו שוגג, אבל אם רוצה להרשיע במזיד, השי”ת אינו מבטל הבחירה.
He also answers that Hashem would protect him from a regular Aveira, but if he deviates in Hashkafa then he can still go sour. Similar to a תוהה על הראשונות who loses his earlier merit.
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