I heard the story about the shirtless king’s courier before, but your masterful telling and illuminating insights heightened my appreciation of its meaning. Thanks.

Excellent commentary. Intriguing thoughts. The question bothered me as well: Was it a Kiddush H-shem that the owners of American Pharoah camped out in the parking lot before the race that made them triple-crown winners, so as to be able to walk to have race & not have to drive on Shabbos or should they have just stayed home ? Of course it’s easy to say: they should’ve stayed home but, would you have stayed home ? Would I ? I’ll never know.

Wow. Excellent. Rabbeinu Peretz at his usual, brilliant self. I agree with Command Post, as usual, its a tough question & a difficult answer.