EPISODE · Dec 6, 2021 · 18 MIN
Taanit 24: Who Wants a Miracle?
from Talking Talmud · host Yardaena Osband & Anne Gordon
The charity collectors would hide from Elazar of Birta, because he would divest himself of everything, and they didn't want to let him go that far. Even when he was looking to buy a dowry for his daughter, and he only brings home some wheat - which multiplies exponentially. But he won't accept the goodness of that miracle either. Also, more miracles... which seems lesser, as compared to the natural progression of things. Which means we pray for nature to go our way, without supernatural intervention, which seems a little contradictory.
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The charity collectors would hide from Elazar of Birta, because he would divest himself of everything, and they didn't want to let him go that far. Even when he was looking to buy a dowry for his daughter, and he only brings home some wheat - which multiplies exponentially. But he won't accept the goodness of that miracle either. Also, more miracles... which seems lesser, as compared to the natural progression of things. Which means we pray for nature to go our way, without supernatural intervention, which seems a little contradictory.
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