Explanation #1: [This is improper because] he excludes sinners from the category [of people who should bless Hash-m].

Explanation #2: He connotes that there are two Powers, i.e. good G-ds.

Question (R. Elchanan): [R. Eliezer] ha'Kalir composed a Piyut that we say on the second day of Pesach "His righteousness - [He commanded] not to slaughter an animal and its child on the same day."

This connotes that Hash-m had compassion on the animal and its child. Really this [like every Mitzvah] is merely a [Divine] decree! (Ma'aseh Roke'ach on Rambam Hilchos Tefilah 9:7 - Targum Yonason and the Midrash say that Hash-m had compassion! The Isur is only to say so in Tefilah (Tosfos Yom Tov Berachos 5:3). Piskei Tosfos 84 - the Isur to say "Your mercy extends to a bird's nest" is because it arouses jealousy among the creations. Amora'im argue about whether the Isur is for saying that Hash-m had mercy on the bird, or due to envy. I saw in the name of Ratzuf Ahavah that ha'Kalir (perhaps he was R. Elazar b'Rebbi Shimon) holds like the latter opinion!)

Question: In Kesuvos (30a), we say that everything is in the hands of Heaven, except for [sickness due to] the cold or heat!

Answer: Here we discuss a person's dispositions, if he will be wise or foolish, poor or rich, strong or weak;

Everything is decreed upon him, except for Yir'as Shamayim, like it says "Al Yis'halel Chacham b'Chachmaso v'Al Yis'halel Gibor bi'Gvuraso Al Yis'halel Ashir b'Ashro Ki Im b'Zos Yis'halel ha'Mis'halel Haskel v'Yado'a Osi";

There (in Kesuvos), we discuss occurrences that happen to a person after he is born. Also they are in the hands of Heaven, except for Tzinim and Pachim, i.e. [sickness due to] the cold or heat!

Implied question: It says "Lifnei Karaso Mi Ya'amod" (one cannot protect himself from cold)!

Answer: The verse means that if He would send it all at once [no one could bear it], like the beginning of the verse says "Mashlich Karcho ch'Fitim."

Implied question: It says "v'Ein Nistar mi'Chamaso" (there is no escape when the sun is very strong)!

Answer: The verse discusses travelers. However, as long as one is in his house, surely he can save himself from it.

Pesak: The Halachah follows R. Yehudah.

Explanation #1: This refers to what is at the extremes of the world in the east and west.

Explanation #2: It refers to what was before the six days of creation, and what will be after the world ends.

Explanation (Rashi): [We do not translate it] lest people say that it had real [power], for Aharon said "and this calf came out."

Question: In the Yerushalmi, Amora'im argue. One says that from "va'Yomer" until "l'Shimtzah b'Kameihem" is the second account of the calf, i.e. the end of the verse "va'Yar Moshe" (which is right after "and this calf came out");

According to Rashi, it should have said only until the beginning of the verse! (I.e. we should permit translating the verse "va'Yar Moshe... b'Kameihem", for it does not suggest that it had power!)

Answer: Rather, the reason [we do not translate it] is like the Yerushalmi says, for the disgrace of an individual [read by] an individual, or of the Tzibur [read by] the Tzibur, is unlike (much less than) the disgrace of an individual [read by] the Tzibur;

Due the honor of Aharon, they (Chachamim) did not want to translate it.

Assertion: The text does not say "uv'Ma'amados", for we do not find a [city] square. Rather, they used to go to the Beis ha'Keneses, like a Beraisa in Ta'anis (26a).