tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post3156224217880475387..comments2024-02-02T08:46:49.866-08:00Comments on A Chassidishe farbrengen: Iskafya in MedrashYehoishophot Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16906934928426540018noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post-62292895467392658412008-12-31T12:50:00.000-08:002008-12-31T12:50:00.000-08:00Good question, but I think that there's really no ...Good question, but I think that there's really no contradiction. In past generations people were stronger and the standard of living was lower, so people were expected to practice iskafya in eating in a much more strict manner than would be recommended today. <BR/><BR/>However, even then the main aspect of iskafya was in "Medrash". The Razo's analogy was meant to explain this concept to someone who had lost this sense of proportion.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, even now iskafya is still necessary in eating, just to a significantly lesser degree than would have been expected in past times.Yehoishophot Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906934928426540018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892681084518056774.post-29362828472767946752008-12-31T10:58:00.000-08:002008-12-31T10:58:00.000-08:00I always thought that for the previous generations...I always thought that for the previous generations, iskafya of eating was a big part of being a chassid and then the Rebbe said not to fast so it was stopped. From these stories it seems even in earlier generations iskafya of eating was not the main iskafya.Dovidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946698371646714424noreply@blogger.com