As regular readers of this blog are aware, the Monday post was usually devoted to sports with highlights and analysis of the Max Kellerman show which formerly aired on 1050 ESPN Radio. As Max has resigned from 1050 and has not yet resurfaced on the NY area radio waves, I have decided to continue the tradition of linking sports to Torah which I believe was an undercurrent of the Max Kellerman show.
While driving back from the mountains, I heard a very interesting discussion on the Mike and Mike program in which they asked what comes after the comma? The question arose within the context of David Ortiz. Mike Greenberg asked his guest co host - how would you finish the sentence - David Ortiz comma who won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, OR David Ortiz comma who was identified as one of the 103 players who tested positive in 2003.
Throughout the program, the question was posed by the hosts as well as to some of their guests who called in as to how they would either describe themselves or other notable sports celebrities.
This discussion is hardly unique to sports and of course can be linked to Torah thought. My Rebbi (Rav Meir Goldwicht) has developed this within the context of the tannaim and amoraim who are identified in the haggada. By way of example, R' Yehuda was known as one who always gave his answers in the shortest possible manner. As such in the haggada he is the one who ascribed acronyms to the makkos. Another example is R' Eliezer who was always the first to the beis medrash every day. As such, he is the first tanna mentioned in the haggada.
Simply stated - what came after these great rabbis' commas was what they were remembered for in the haggada.
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While driving back from the mountains, I heard a very interesting discussion on the Mike and Mike program in which they asked what comes after the comma? The question arose within the context of David Ortiz. Mike Greenberg asked his guest co host - how would you finish the sentence - David Ortiz comma who won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, OR David Ortiz comma who was identified as one of the 103 players who tested positive in 2003.
Throughout the program, the question was posed by the hosts as well as to some of their guests who called in as to how they would either describe themselves or other notable sports celebrities.
This discussion is hardly unique to sports and of course can be linked to Torah thought. My Rebbi (Rav Meir Goldwicht) has developed this within the context of the tannaim and amoraim who are identified in the haggada. By way of example, R' Yehuda was known as one who always gave his answers in the shortest possible manner. As such in the haggada he is the one who ascribed acronyms to the makkos. Another example is R' Eliezer who was always the first to the beis medrash every day. As such, he is the first tanna mentioned in the haggada.
Simply stated - what came after these great rabbis' commas was what they were remembered for in the haggada.
If you have seen this post being carried on another site such as JBlog, please feel free to click here to find other articles on the kosherbeers blogsite. Hey its free and you can push my counter numbers up!
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