> In Jewish tradition, being a schnorrer isn't a shameful thing, like being a beggar on the streets of San Francisco is. The idea, as I understand it, is that a devout Jewish beggar grants his Jewish brothers an opportunity to express their divine sense of charity in accordance with God's will, or something along those lines. It's like the counterpoint to the Devil's temptations in most Christian denominations' understanding of metaphysics: whereas the Devil can tempt you to do evil, a schnorrer is God's instrument in tempting you to do good.
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> Someone who's Jewish: please correct me if I'm wrong.
Linux AND theology ...cool :-)
-ethan
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