Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi

Portrait of Hacham Shimon Agassi
Portrait of Hacham Agassi painted by Mrs Ruth Gila, Beit Meir , Israel

Sunday, March 15, 2015

An Argument for the Sake of Heaven

מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם
 




In Mishna Avot 5.17 our Sages teach us:



Whenever a dispute is for the sake of Heaven, it [i.e., the position of both parties] will ultimately endure; but if it is not for the sake of Heaven, it will not ultimately endure


כָּל מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם אֵין סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

4369+13 words=4382=17=8



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Whenever a dispute is for the sake of Heaven, it [i.e., the position of both parties] will ultimately endure

כָּל מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

2440=10=1 or + 7 words=17=8

 But if it is not for the sake of Heaven, it will not ultimately endure

וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם אֵין סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

1929+6 words=1935=18
4259+6 words=4265=17=8 (final letters)


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For the Sake of Heaven

לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם

1880=17=8 or + 2 words=19=10=1



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