Rabbi Dr. David Gottlieb - Studies in Chumash: What the Rabbi Said Makes Sense

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so i want to show you how when the rabbis say something which sounds very far from the text very fanciful that it can be based on very precise literal reasoning they just in some cases don't share the they just in some cases don't share the reasoning with you they take it for granted that you're well informed and thoughtful and critical on your own and you have to pray for divine assistance and work on these things year after year after year and then if god favors you you find some of them take a look at page 103. this is the story of the binding of isaac and they set out on their journey very top of the page the third day very top of the page the third day abraham raised his eyes perceived the place from afar everyone said to his young men stay here by yourselves with the donkey while i and the lad will go yonder we worship and we'll return to you now the rabbi's comment stay here by yourselves with the donkey aha the boys are staying with the donkey say they're allies that means that there's some essential connection sharing i would say almost equality between the boys and the donkey equality between the boys and the donkey and that indicates that slaves have some element in their status which is not consistent with all normal human status i think the reader is mystified what are you building on it says stay here but with the donkey what else would you expect abraham to say stay without the donkey you know set the donkey free i mean of course stay here with the donkey wait for us to come back seems

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