Comments on: The Trough in Central Park by Prof Gerald August http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/05/24/the-trough-in-central-park-by-prof-gerald-august/ Learn & discover the Divine prophecies with Rabbi Simcha Weinberg from The Foundation Stone Blog Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: moshe stepansky http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/2011/05/24/the-trough-in-central-park-by-prof-gerald-august/comment-page-1/#comment-8383 moshe stepansky Tue, 24 May 2011 23:21:26 +0000 http://blog.thefoundationstone.org/?p=5363#comment-8383 There is a seminal Halachic discussion how one should view a physical act: One view understands it as a "big bang" that occurred once and everything develops from that. The other view is this physical act with continued ramifications really reflects a myriad series of repetitive actions that just advance infinitesimally along the timeline. The Ohr Sameakh and the Rogotchover both resided in Dvinsk and they took sides in this dispute. One day they meet in the street.The Rogotchover wishes the Ohr Sameakh "Mazal Tov!!!". "Thanks for the blessings, but what for?". "You got married!"; "What do you mean?I got married over 20 years ago!!!!" "Ah, but according to you, your action from over 20 years ago continues going forward as a succession of continual renewable actions -so your being married is as if you renewed your wedding yesterday and today!!!!" "Avinu Malceinu,Cotveinu b'Sefer Zochuyot"-inscribe us in The Book of Merits==> R'Shlomo explained The Book of Merits as recording our actions with all their outgrowth of ramifications and positive ripples. When we perform an act of merit, we forge the existence of the gift that keeps on giving. There is a seminal Halachic discussion how one should view a physical act:
One view understands it as a “big bang” that occurred once and everything develops from that. The other view is this physical act with continued ramifications really reflects a myriad series of repetitive actions that just advance infinitesimally along the timeline.

The Ohr Sameakh and the Rogotchover both resided in Dvinsk and they took sides in this dispute. One day they meet in the street.The Rogotchover wishes the Ohr Sameakh “Mazal Tov!!!”. “Thanks for the blessings, but what for?”.
“You got married!”; “What do you mean?I got married over 20 years ago!!!!”
“Ah, but according to you, your action from over 20 years ago continues going forward as a succession of continual renewable actions -so your being married is as if you renewed your wedding yesterday and today!!!!”

“Avinu Malceinu,Cotveinu b’Sefer Zochuyot”-inscribe us in The Book of Merits==> R’Shlomo explained The Book of Merits as recording our actions with all their outgrowth of ramifications and positive ripples.
When we perform an act of merit, we forge the existence of the gift that keeps on giving.

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