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Questions to remember for next Talmud session:
The rabbis declare a death penalty for not saying the evening Shema. Are they really asserting that rabbinic decrees have that protection, or are they saying that the requirement for Shema is from Torah -- and if the latter, what's the citation for that particular Torah commandment being a capital case? They aren't all. (The gemara supplies several interpretations on the first question, but it's a little confusing.)
One earns a place in Olam ha-Ba (the world to come) by connecting the evening Shema and the Tefilah (Amidah, Shemona Esrei). One earns a place in Olam ha-Ba for all sorts of things; one also forfeits a place in Olam ha-Ba for all sorts of things. What's the operator precedence? Do you merely have to balance out on the good side, or are there show-stoppers? If there are show-stoppers, are there also guarantees?
The Olam ha-Ba question is similar to the idea that the sins of the father are visited onto the children, but kindness is remembered for a thousand generations. If that's true and grandpa was a lout, what is my state? (This question has actually been on the back burner for a while, and it'll probably stay there. But now I've recorded it.)
The rabbis declare a death penalty for not saying the evening Shema. Are they really asserting that rabbinic decrees have that protection, or are they saying that the requirement for Shema is from Torah -- and if the latter, what's the citation for that particular Torah commandment being a capital case? They aren't all. (The gemara supplies several interpretations on the first question, but it's a little confusing.)
One earns a place in Olam ha-Ba (the world to come) by connecting the evening Shema and the Tefilah (Amidah, Shemona Esrei). One earns a place in Olam ha-Ba for all sorts of things; one also forfeits a place in Olam ha-Ba for all sorts of things. What's the operator precedence? Do you merely have to balance out on the good side, or are there show-stoppers? If there are show-stoppers, are there also guarantees?
The Olam ha-Ba question is similar to the idea that the sins of the father are visited onto the children, but kindness is remembered for a thousand generations. If that's true and grandpa was a lout, what is my state? (This question has actually been on the back burner for a while, and it'll probably stay there. But now I've recorded it.)