tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627667.post1865926792663360141..comments2024-03-11T03:18:40.164-04:00Comments on The Happiness Warrior: Rabbi Chaim Steinmetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00927664495724913102noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5627667.post-90231458283951430652006-12-27T07:57:00.000-05:002006-12-27T07:57:00.000-05:00the flying letters are interesting also, because a...the flying letters are interesting also, because as the midrash tells us, our souls flew up out of our bodies at every utterance on har sinai--and as we know as well, there is a letter in the torah for each of the 600,000 Jewish neshamot.. so the flying letters, along with the fire was all symbolic of matan torah on har sinai.<br /><br />also, his students told him to open his mouth and let the flames in, to quicken his death, because they couldn't take his suffering. but his reply was: No, I will let the one who gave me life, take it from me. <br /><br />As Jews we never give up, and even on fire, awaiting certain demise, we use our last moments to acknowledge HaShem's lordship over us.yitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05866660855678077639noreply@blogger.com