tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post5149390689001060990..comments2014-01-06T11:25:41.354-07:00Comments on A Grain of Sand: Hope I Die Before I Get OldRabbi Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291052395235575454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post-22404963162960633512008-06-12T07:01:00.000-06:002008-06-12T07:01:00.000-06:00Comments about Rabbi Josh, the brilliant young ass...Comments about Rabbi Josh, the brilliant young assistant Rabbi at Congregation Har HaShem<BR/>Rabbi Joshua Rose is brilliant in his ability to express his thoughts and revelations in a coherent way. His thoughts, observations and revelations take on a much more mature nature than his age would suggest. He must have been very self-aware and also aware of his surroundings from a very young age to have developed such maturity so soon. Acceptance and dependence on the Lord God Almighty of Israel is very beneficial for developing maturity and gaining knowledge.<BR/>Rabbi Josh has a gift of being able to focus his attention on the person he is communicating with in a group setting. In Torah study he is able to jump from one question to another without hesitation and be fully aware of what the question is, even if it is not asked in a very easily understood way. He is able to delay my distractive interruptions in a very polite manor and continue expressing his thoughts.<BR/>This ability of his validates the person he is speaking to and allows us to listen and understand his expressions of his thoughts, which usually bring out understanding we were unable tp express and he usually adds some new and revealing insight about the subject.<BR/>I thank the Lord God Almighty of Israel for helping me express these inner most thoughts.Mark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880242558997662505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post-10435346750754542422008-06-10T15:13:00.000-06:002008-06-10T15:13:00.000-06:00Answer to Rabbi Josh’s article “Hope I die before ...Answer to Rabbi Josh’s article “Hope I die before I get old”<BR/>If Adonai knows that 100 years from now we will have the slightest tinge of self-righteousness, arrogance, or belief in our own ability to solely determine our destiny, then even if at a tender age we are righteous, good and devoted to the Lord and Torah, we will not be rewarded physically, materially, or spiritually until we are completely broken and come crawling back to the Lord God Almighty of Israel knowing that we are completely dependent on Him. Therefore I think, Rabbi Josh, you do not fully appreciate the beneficial effects of not being rewarded for righteousness and goodness at too early and age or stage.<BR/>I would caution you Rabbi Rose not to hope you die before you get old, because the Lord grants every wish if it will better the person and not harm others around him. Remember, Rabbi Rose, the shock of mortality should come way before the death bed to appreciate the Lord God Almighty of Israel’s provision of a messiah.Mark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880242558997662505noreply@blogger.com