The Conundrum
Who is a God like unto Thee?
This refers to the Holy One, Blessed is He, as a patient King[6] Who bears insult in a manner that is above human understanding. For behold, without doubt, there is nothing hidden from His providence. Furthermore, there is no moment when man is not nourished and does not exist by virtue of the divine power which flows down upon him. It follows that no man ever sins against God without the divine affluence pouring into him at that very moment, enabling him to exist and to move his limbs. Despite the fact that he uses it for sin, that power is not withheld from him in any way. But the Holy One, Blessed is He, bears this insult and continues to empower him to move his limbs even though he uses the power in that momeny for sin and perversity offending the Holy One, Blessed is He, who, nonetheless, suffer it. Nor must you say that He cannot withhold that good, God forfend, for it lies in His power in the moment it takes to say the word 'moment'[7] to wither the sinner's hand or foot, as he did to Jeroboam[8]. And yet though it lies in His power to arrest divine flow - and He might have said: 'If you sin against Me do so under your own power, not with Mine' - He does not, on this account, withold His goodness from man, bearing the insult, pouring out His power and bestowing of His goodness. This is to be insulted and bear the insult, beyond words. This is why the ministering angels[9] refer to the Holy One, Blessed is He, as 'the patient King.' And this is the meaning of the prophet's words: "Who is a God unto Thee?" He means: 'Thou, the good and merciful, art God, with the power to avenge and claim Thy debt, yet Thou art patient and bearest insult until man repents.' Behold this is a virtue man shoul make his own, namely, to be patient and allow himself to be insulted even to this extent and yet not refuse to bestow of his goodness to the recipients. -RaMaK
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July 3rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I see it is from the Rama’k, where did you find this translation in English? Its gantz intresant since its the_Gam Ki Eileich Bgei Tzalmuves Loi Ira Ra Ki Ata Immady..or the Medrash Tanchumah’s “noira alilah al bnei adam” vchu…
I wonder if he empowers the “sin” because he wants the “repentance” which surely he empowers too. Or is this a stretch of what the rama”k is actually saying. Oisios Machkimois.
Der Mkor please..
July 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
yeder meydel ken es. onfang tomer devorah. i just googled palm tree of deborah.
July 3rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
the toyreh is poshut it’s leah kleim that’s the conundrum.
July 4th, 2009 at 10:00 am
And why cant we see the picture ?
July 4th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
because hashem doesn’t want you to. i’ll try to fix it.
July 4th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Pardon us, our father, for we have sinned; forgive us, our King,
for we have willfully transgressed. For You, Lord, are good and forgiving,
and exceedingly kind to all who call upon You.
My father is a kind and forgiving one. G0d is my father, gut in himmel iz mine tatte. I am a yossom and so are my children.
When the day comes that I go to the gates of heaven and G0d wants to turn me away… I will check out with grace and hope, hope that he will see the words Shema Yisroel on my back, right above the blessing The Lubavitcher Rebbe Gave me, which is boldly written above the proud fact that I went through life proclaiming Boruch atah adoinay eloyhenu melech haolam SHELOI ASANI GOY … All in loshon hakoidesh, and change his mind about my burning destiny.
If my father decides not to take note of me when I want to go home and let me walk away then I will take advantage of the fiesty personality he embeded in me and I will shake his hand with a strong outstretched arm and tell him that his opionion of where I should go is appreciated and understood, but the letters on my arm are those of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and they are directed towards him. I will casually show my father the words ” Fight Chutzpa with Chutzpa” as I Kleim over and give him a quirky grin and flash the big letters on my arm that read LECHATCHILA ARIBER !
The way its going I’ll have much more for G0d to read when I get there. One day… Avinu malkenu and Al chet down my back. I wear CHAI around my wrist with a red string that can never come off.
Now that I wrote this watch me die a stupid death today, like tripping on a rock, falling on my head and kicking the bucket instantly. At least I wrote befor I croaked…and if i dont, I have plenty more Torah thoughts to put on my back. Doggie style is the best style
Leah Kleim
July 4th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Pardon us, our father, for we have sinned; forgive us, our King,
for we have willfully transgressed. For You, Lord, are good and forgiving,
and exceedingly kind to all who call upon You.
My father is a kind and forgiving one. G0d is my father, gut in himmel iz mine tatte. I am a yossom and so are my children.
When the day comes that I go to the gates of heaven and G0d wants to turn me away… I will check out with grace and hope, hope that he will see the words Shema Yisroel on my back, right above the blessing The Lubavitcher Rebbe Gave me, which is boldly written above the proud fact that I went through life proclaiming Boruch atah adoinay eloyhenu melech haolam SHELOI ASANI GOY … All in loshon hakoidesh, and change his mind about my burning destiny.
If my father decides not to take note of me when I want to go home and let me walk away then I will take advantage of the fiesty personality he embeded in me and I will shake his hand with a strong outstretched arm and tell him that his opionion of where I should go is appreciated and understood, but the letters on my arm are those of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and they are directed towards him. I will casually show my father the words ” Fight Chutzpa with Chutzpa” as I Kleim over and give him a quirky grin and flash the big letters on my arm that read LECHATCHILA ARIBER !
The way its going I’ll have much more for G0d to read when I get there. One day… Avinu malkenu and Al chet down my back. I wear CHAI around my wrist with a red string that can never come off.
Now that I wrote this watch me die a stupid death today, like tripping on a rock, falling on my head and kicking the bucket instantly. At least I wrote befor I croaked…and if i dont, I have plenty more Torah thoughts to put on my back. Doggie style is the best style
Leah Kleim
July 4th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
if I read Leah’s comments correctly, she likes to learn torah doggie style. cool .
July 4th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Love it! Nothing like kosher tattoos!
July 4th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Im shaimos.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:24 am
is there any doubt that the early savages used tattoos in the exact same way as you warding off evil spirits (and perhaps the reason for their issur) and then like egyptian pharaohs buried with artifacts to escort them into the underworld. like all great contradictions you desire and fear death so powerfully no wonder you are such a chasidiste. you don’t need a shrink you need an anthropologist.
July 5th, 2009 at 10:02 am
The bris milah is a form of tattoo practice.
July 5th, 2009 at 11:07 am
ur an apikoyres.
July 5th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
all cretures are all shameous, even the foreskin, hence its burial upon its severence from the main body
July 5th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
The body is a temple. You decorate a temple.
Also …. I take what I believe and value everywhere I go. I dont want to risk losing it so I ink it.
July 6th, 2009 at 2:22 am
I taught Tomer Devorah a few times and always found this passage as a call for a most difficult action, perhaps an impossible action, (or an impossible emotional state for one to attain) for most folks. But this is what is called for…
July 6th, 2009 at 2:40 am
And I was prescribed oxies, vikes and perks after my accident.
Welcome home . And the CT scans show that I am not most folks.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am
what pussies, you take down posts that you dont like.
Last time I checked this is 7fatcow, not Yeshivaworld.
Leah DOES get around quite a bit so its not unrealistic that she’s carrying an untold number of std’s.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
ruppitovitch, you bore the shit out of me.
July 7th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Shitalphin should quit the habit of posting Kleim when 7fc has a few slow days since I think it is cheap, only gets you a few hits. And it brings down the site and some of your main good writers are chased away.
July 7th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Is this site so shallow, that, it cant do more posts?
July 8th, 2009 at 10:02 am
i think their taking a sabbatical
July 10th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Shitalphin should increase the habit of posting Kleim when 7fc has a few slow days since I think it is worthy, only gets you many hits. And it brings up the site and some of your main good writers are chased away by the light of the Shekhina,not uncommon when we see IT.Leah,nice tats,if we we were able to write them upon on hearts,we would,but i rekon only god can do that,since she only has that access,a YalHakian neo sabatien shabbes to you and your familes,keep up the good work,,,as always,,,,,,,love,,,,,,,yesod
July 13th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Come on!!! Time to post something!!!
July 17th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I just sent in new pictures of my pride and joy..brand new ink !
July 18th, 2009 at 8:32 am
i’ll never put up something that promotes lubavitch. i think it’s a disease.
July 18th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4AxQXmasg4
July 20th, 2009 at 12:39 am
i got new ones.