The Metaphysical Implications of Stubbing Your Toe (Redux)

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text!Note: Today's YBT Sunday Shiur (12/4/22) is a  "Take #2" of a shiur I gave on 5/20/22 as part of my "Machshavah Lab" series for women.Synopsis: It would be great to give a comprehensive shiur about how hashgachah pratis, reward and punishment, and Divine justice work. The problem is that these topics are WAY too broad and WAY too deep and WAY too beyond my knowledge level. However, there are many statements of Chazal which seem to presuppose that the average Jew WILL be able to frame the day to day events in their lives in the framework of the Torah's metaphysics. What, exactly, do Chazal expect us to do? Surely they don't expect everyone to ONLY apply these perspectives based on a full working knowledge of such lofty matters. That is the dilemma which led to this shiur. Instead of a comprehensive treatment, we will focus on a single statement of Chazal about what to think when you stub (or scrape) your toe. The challenge will be to explain how we're supposed to think about that statement, given our very limited knowledge of how God operates. ----------מקורות:חולין דף ז עמוד באוהלות א:חרמב"ם – מורה הנבוכים ג:כחנרבוני - שםאפודי - שםר' מקבילי - שםמאירי – בית הבחירה חולין דף ז עמוב באבות ב:זמאירי – אבות א:ידספר החינוך – מעקה (מצוה תקמו)ספר החינוך – הנהגת המצרע וכל מטמאי אדם בפריעה ופרימה (מצוה קעא)רמב"ם - מורה הנבוכים ב:מחתהלים פרק לזרש"י שםאבן עזרא שםרד"ק שםמשלי כ:כדרבינו יונה שםמאירי שםכתובות דף ל עמוד א-בתוספות שם ד"ה דין ד' מיתות לא בטלוריטב"א שם ד"ה דין ד' מיתות לא בטלומאירי – בית הבחירה בבא בתרא דף י עמוד במשלי ו:טז-יטHashgachah Clarification from the Rosh ha’Yeshiva: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1478911/10038754 -----The Torah content for the month of Kislev has been sponsored by Serena and Paul Koppel, who want to be makir tov and express gratitude.-----If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.-----Substack: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/Patreon: patreon.com/rabbischneeweissYouTube Channel: youtube.com/rabbischneeweissBlog: kolhaseridim.blogspot.com/"The Mishlei Podcast": mishlei.buzzsprout.com"The Stoic Jew" Podcast: thestoicjew.buzzsprout.com"Rambam Bekius" Podcast: rambambekius.buzzsprout.com"Machshavah Lab" Podcast: machshavahlab.buzzsprout.com"The Tefilah Podcast": tefilah.buzzsprout.comWhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0HAmazon Wishlist: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharel