Comments on Astro Torah: The Goodness of Teves

Thank you for the feedback, it is very appreciated...

2010-12-10T15:19:39.466-05:00

Thank you for the feedback, it is very appreciated. I also realized that the Gemara mentions that judgment of the wicked was not initially able to be described as tov, but later was included in this word. (Pesachim 44a and Rashi's commentary)

I will look at some sources, including this Bava K...

2010-12-10T11:59:36.808-05:00

I will look at some sources, including this Bava Kamma. I seem to always develop a Tevet interest after Chanukah. Thank you for the citation and for your work here. I appreciate your efforts and the content of this site makes its way to our table. Shabbat Shalom.

Akiva

I have seen some references to Teves and din, but ...

2010-12-09T23:10:52.907-05:00

I have seen some references to Teves and din, but I must concede that I am not an expert in Sefer Yetzirah. There is an interesting Ben Yehoyada in Bava Kamma (55a) that says that although the word Tov means good, it's truest meaning is completion. I would venture to say that din is an expression of that as it is the final retribution and completing element. Also keep in mind that din brings good to the deserving.

I seem to recall a source that said that Tevet was...

2010-12-09T14:08:24.060-05:00

I seem to recall a source that said that Tevet was a month of din--perhaps Sefer Yetzira, I may be incorrect in part or in total. If not, how does this comport with the “tov.”

Akiva