[Nfbj] Blindness and shemirat negiah

[Judith Bron]

We were originally talking about a blind woman taking the arm of a man. 
Then we went to white canes.  I am not totally blind.  I'm sure the answer 
to my cane question would be different to someone totally blind.  I don't 
purport to know everything.  That's why I go to people with more information 
when I have a question.  JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
To: <nfbj at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbj] Blindness and shemirat negiah


I may be wrong (though I don't think so) but I don't believe that elevating
a Rav this way is part of mainstream Judaism.   Nor do I believe that laws
in Judaism are made to make us feel guilty as we live our lives.   Debating
Torah points is a large part of Torah study.   In my congregation we have a
Rabbi who is willing to answer such questions.   He does not expect us to
obey him without question.
As to how educated the rest of us are, it varies.   Some no doubt know
nothing.   Some know quite a bit.   I don't presume to guess that part.
 Lori

in a message dated 6/14/09 11:19:15 PM, jbron at optonline.net writes:


> In order to understand all of this without inserting opinion, you have to
> understand that the role of a Rav is to answer questions in a way that
> will
> prevent the questioner from committing any kind of sin. My having to use
> the cane in the house if I was going to use it outside on Shabbos, didn't
> make any sense to me. However, I asked the question and was therefore
> obligarted to listen to the answer. None of us is educated enough to
> answer
> tricky questions like this. That is why we consult a Rav. Like I said a
> few posts ago, I hold my husband's arm outside. I don't grab for the arm
> of
> a stranger. Judith
> -
>




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