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Travel Info And the dove came to him at the time o f evening, and behold, it was grasping an olive leaf in its mouth. (8:11) Rashi, quoting the Gemara, explains that the dove meant to say, 鈥淟et my food be bitter like an olive in the hand of the Holy One, blessed is He, rather than sweet like honey in the hands of a human being.鈥?Rabbi Hillel of Kolomaya in Maskil El Dal (published in 1871) explained that the words 鈥渁t the time of evening鈥?in this posuk allude to the period immediately before the coming of moshiach. We find this same phrase used in Zecharia 14:7 in reference to that period. And the Midrash (Bereishis Rabbah 3:8) says that 鈥渁nd there was evening鈥?refers to the deeds of the wicked, who will be powerful in the period before moshiach. Chazal (Sotah 49b) tell us that in that period 鈥渢he truth will be absent, and those who fear sin will be despised.鈥?The dove symbolizes the Jewish people. If the 鈥渄ove鈥?at that time will have to take support from the table of the transgressors of the Torah, she will come and complain: 鈥淎t such a time of 鈥榚vening,鈥?when the wicked are powerful, let my food be bitter like an olive in the hand of the Holy One, blessed is He, rather than sweet like honey in the hands of human beings like these.鈥?(Maskil El Dal v. 4, 1:1:9) Travel Tips Looks like tow bloaks can't handle the truth when it's served to them. Awwww, awwwww, what a shame. You're bad Jews, admit it. Bad and have no souls, you are the reason there is evil in the world today. I would say shalom, but you don't know the meaning of the word. Losers. Others Wasn't the dove just saying to Noah - hey boss, look - proof of land ahead? Only if they were the sort of irritating little irks who would go around quoting inordinate amounts of meaningless scriptures at everyone without provocation. It's probably the oldest form of spam. Noah is father to everyone, not only Jews. Avraham (Abraham) for example personally waged war. There is a strong Jewish principle that one must defend oneself, even killing he who comes to kill you. So again my answer is yes. Ugh...George-- my, how much stranger you've become!!! |
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