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Harei Yehuda, ISRAEL Balaclava 3183, Vic., AUSTRALIA SECOND LooKS ON THE JEWISH ScENE 44 A Story That Just Won't Die, David Freund THE JEWISH OBSERVER does not assume responsibility for the Kashrus 4 7 Seek Peace and Pursue It, Sarah Cohen of any product, publication, or service 50 Noted With Sorrow and Outrage, Prayer and Hope advertised in its pages 51 Letters to the Editor ©Copyright 1994 SEPTEMBER 1994 POETRY VOLUME XXVll /NO. 6 57 The Spider, Libby Lazewnik TESHUVA, TEFILLA AND TZEDDAKA REMOVE THE EVIL OF THE DECREE Rabbi Noach Orlowek Striving to Forgive, Leaming to Forget While for some it may be difficult to ash for e Gemoratells us that sins be­ forgiveness, the other side good health, for people who nurse old tween man and man are not grudges eventually wear away at their Tiorgiven by the Ribbono Shel of the coin, the ability to own inner strength. Olam without the hurt party being Let us examine the concepts of placated'. The Genwra gives a poi­ honestly forgive and judgment and forgiveness as they re­ gnant example of this when it re­ late to interpersonal affairs. counts the story of Rabbi Elazar forget, is even more B'Rabbi Shimon, who had insulted TWO FORMS OF JUDGMENT someone and then had to beg the difficult for many people. person's forgiveness, to the point of bi Yitzchok Hutner, ?":Ir, de­ prostrating himself before him2• neates the basic difference This, it would appear, is one of the tells us that n'7rnr.l 1,nm:i 7v 1':un:in ?:l tween how Man judges his RE 4 proofs ofthe Divine ortgin of the Torah. 1'll1!1~ ?~ ?v 1?- "Whoever overlooks fellow Man and how G-d judges Man • The greatest sage of his generation his own feelings on a matter is for­ No person has the rtght to judge an­ must plead with some unknown, given for his sins," this would suggest other "... for judgment is for G-d. "5 simple person for his pardon, and can­ to us how really difficult this task is­ When a human court does pass judg­ not find atonement, even with the for even D'lll!I~. sins done (chalila) as ment on another human being, it is most rtgorous and sincere penitence, an expression of rebellion against only as the emissary of G-d. without the forgiveness of the insulted Hashem. are also treated leniently, A human court, then, is permitted party, even if he has to lower himself should a person be able to forgive and ob1(gated to decide whether a to beg for forgiveness. No human mind with a full heart wrongs committed certain act was committed and then 3 would ever recognize this truth. against him . It would therefore be to pass judgment on the perpetrator. While for some it may be difficult worthwhile to try to gain some per­ There is no room, however, for the to ask for forgiveness, the other side spective on how people can find court to grant clemency, even were of the coin, the ability to honestly for­ within themselves the ability to sin­ they certain that the defendant has give and forget, is even more difficult cerely and completely forgive those sincerely regretted his action. The for many people. When the Genwra who have in some way wronged them. court's function is not to determine Not only does this ability brtng in its whether the defendant is a good per­ son or not-that is for Hashem to de­ Rabbi Orlowek serves as Mashgiach in several wake bountiful rewards vis-a-vis yeshivas in Yerushalayirn. A published author - one's relationship with Hashem (as in cide. The members of the court were My Disciple, My Child and My Child. My Disciple Rosh Hashana I 7a). it bodes for never given such a responsibility, for (Feldheim Publishers)-several of his essays have healthier interpersonal relationships, in truth they are incapable of deter­ been featured in JO. and is no small factor in maintaining mining this in any definitive way. 6 The Jewish Observer, September 1994 "Man sees with his eyes !hence, su­ Gemora tells 11 us-ifone sees a talmid perficially!. while G-d sees the heart"." chachom sin, do not suspect him of It is for the court to decide only as to rematning sinful.
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