tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post380325400196227773..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: Reward, Punishment and Pirkei Avot Part IIThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-10372807757003697572008-12-02T17:14:00.000-05:002008-12-02T17:14:00.000-05:00Tzipporah-Thanks for noting that; I'm surprised at...Tzipporah-<BR/>Thanks for noting that; I'm surprised at myself for not including it, because it's a favorite theme of mine and certainly an important message of Avot 1:1.The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-89421916518912849942008-12-02T15:42:00.000-05:002008-12-02T15:42:00.000-05:00"Why does Pirkei Avot spend so much time on emphas..."Why does Pirkei Avot spend so much time on emphasizing incentives, instead of the innate morality of Jewish ethics?"<BR/><BR/>And perhaps another reason: "morality" is a human concept, with meanings that vary by place and time. At some times and places, certain mitzvot run counter to prevailing ideas of morality; reward and punishment makes it clear that God has other standards than human ones by which to judge behavior.Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.com