Comments on: As Pure as the Driven Snow http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:11:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tzippi http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362964 tzippi Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:30:52 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362964 I beg the indulgence of the moderators to include this comment: Thank you, Rabbi Feldman and may Hashem grant you and your loved ones good health and nachas, and many, many more productive years. I beg the indulgence of the moderators to include this comment: Thank you, Rabbi Feldman and may Hashem grant you and your loved ones good health and nachas, and many, many more productive years.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362918 Joseph Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:43:57 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362918 Beautiful. There isn't enough blood in this article to generate the usual commentary from the web community of pundits. Beautiful.

There isn’t enough blood in this article to generate the usual commentary from the web community of pundits.

]]> By: Garnel Ironheart http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362914 Garnel Ironheart Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:56:59 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362914 > Before going to sleep we glance out the window for one last look at the darkened snow. Perhaps it will snow again overnight; perhaps in the morning we will once again be greeted by another blanket of purity and pristine whiteness You clearly do not have a driveway to shovel. That would blow the whole analogy out of the water. > Before going to sleep we glance out the window for one last look at the darkened snow. Perhaps it will snow again overnight; perhaps in the morning we will once again be greeted by another blanket of purity and pristine whiteness

You clearly do not have a driveway to shovel. That would blow the whole analogy out of the water.

]]> By: Ari http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362898 Ari Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:42:58 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362898 A good meditation on the notion of purity. Seems to me that snow also tends to hide flaws, whereas a pure soul is an honest soul -- that is, will admit to moral shortcomings, and attempt to repair them. A good meditation on the notion of purity. Seems to me that snow also tends to hide flaws, whereas a pure soul is an honest soul — that is, will admit to moral shortcomings, and attempt to repair them.

]]> By: cvmay http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362826 cvmay Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:10:41 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2008/02/19/as-pure-as-the-driven-snow/#comment-362826 Thank you, Rav Feldman. Your writings enter the heart and penetrate the soul, you continue to inspire and instruct from sunrise to sunset. THANKS!! Thank you, Rav Feldman. Your writings enter the heart and penetrate the soul, you continue to inspire and instruct from sunrise to sunset. THANKS!!

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