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Regarding Rav Moshe zl, turning off a gas oven on yom to and zilzul. 23 years ago I asked my Rav for practical guidance on proper stove and oven use before the first chag my wife and i spent in our apartment as a married couple. He told me point blank that rav moshe held that if it was “litzorech the food” I could even completely turn off the fire. With that he added that I should not tell others who might be a bit “loose” with the psak and do kibuy for no reason. In fact he said that Rav Moshe instructed that the psak not be widely disseminated for this reason. I mention it here because someone already spoke out the psak here, my pint is that contrary to that persons assertion Rav Moshe was very much concerned with zilzul yom to.
For a yeshiva bachur, a jumper of any color is a bad decision.
“those who see it as a mitzva to eat kitnios on Pesach,”
such people exist?
sitting around and doing nothing, is bittul torah. you should be learning.
“Is the kosher switch really permissable for shabbos?”
Surely a jewish maidel has a Rav to answer her halachic questions.
I got the point. I’m guessing you didnt.
“From Dubai news”
So, now we are makpid on chalav yishmael?
The story goes that someone asked R’ Yackov Kameneztky Z’l what minhag he followed when reciting havdala (sitting or standing). He replied, “my fathers”.
I am not a posek, but there may be an issue of being mattir neder for someone to change their minhag from A to B (or from yes do something to no dont do it). Always consult a Rav.
“apushatayid: Offering to pay. I’m not sure what you mean.”
Meaning. Are they bribing the shadchan with $10,000 to find a shidduch, or are you asking for opinions on a $10,000 shadchan fee.
They ARE better than most, IMO, except for most Schmerlings products. Check out the ingredient panel for why. More chocolate and more milk and less chemicals and sweeteners.
chol hamoed trips? why do you think the non jews were at the same place at the same time, easter vacation family trips. it is what families do to try and keep the kids busy, especially younger kids.
As for jews in america and their feelings towards yiddishkeit, read an article by ben shapiro that appeared in politico yesterday.
Back in December, the OK issued its own response to the claims of bugs in the tropicana juice. I am copying and pasting their statement from another site, but you can find it yourself with your own browser.
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The OK Kosher certification, headed by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, has released the following statement on Friday, December 5, 2014:
OK Kosher stands behind the kosher status of all Tropicana juices bearing the OK symbol.
In response to recent reports relating to Tropicana juices, the OK tested the juices and also had them tested by an independent and knowledgeable posek, and all agreed that there are no halachic kashrus issues.
In addition an independent laboratory tested the juices and found no traces of insects.
As always, consumers can rest assured that any product bearing the OK symbol is kosher without compromise.
offering, or paying shadvhan fee.
Mayim shelanu.
only on pesach
“So far nobody has given me details to the story…. “
probably because there is no story.
Read the teshuva. you can make up this “3rd category” all you want. I’m not your rav, or Rav Moshes spokesperson.
I personally follow the last line of his psak whenever possible too. It does not change the fact that he issued a psak that the government oversight and regulation satisfies the takana of chazal. You can disagree with his psak all you want, it doesnt change what he paskened.
this is so childish. my gadol is bigger than your gadol, so there.
there is a sefer one can read online at hebrewbooks.org called “ha’adam al hayareach” by a R’ M. Kasher. Perhaps he answers your question.
EretzHaK: No, there is no middle ground. There is a takanas chazal. R’ Moshe Z’l ruled that the government oversight and regulation satisfies the requirement of the takanas chazal. dont take my word for it. Call any of his talmidim and ask them. Call R’ Dovid shlita.
Acording to Rav Moshe Z’l there is no such thing as Chalav Stam. There is Chalav Akum and Chalav Yisroel. According to his teshuvos the government oversight and regulation in the US satisfies the requirement of chalav yisroel.
she isnt concerned she isnt married. she is concerned that she has not gotten even the slightest of whiffs from anyone. not a call, text etc.
FFBBT613. Rivka Imenu did a wonderful shidduch, with a boy from a wonderful, despite having besuel as a father, lavan as a brother and an extended family that would make anyone cringe. Your family isnt THAT bad. In the right time the right one will come along.
“chain smokers wont die if they don’t have a cigarette”
I’m not an addicted smoker, or even a casual one. I dont know what would and wouldnt happen, which is entirely irrelevant and a red herring as far as this conversation is concerned. A chain smoker can die of starvation of they dont have food. Like I said previously, it is not your cheshbon that he is a smoker, he also needs food. Give him money so he can buy food. That he MIGHT buy a cigarette is not your cheshbon, at least not according to my Rav. dont abide by the psak of my Rav to me, ask your own Rav.
“he can’t be faulted”
Can, can’t whats the difference.
For what it is worth, the bottles are not named after anyone. Neither are the wines.
inverse?
who cares why he is overweight, the bottom line is he is, why would i want to give him more food to eat?
“possibly could not be tzedakah at all”
isnt it wonderful that we all have a rav to answer such questions for us?
would you tell an overweight ani, listen you could do well to lose a few pounds, dont eat today?
search online for kosher monsey mansion. perhaps if the house isnt rented they would rent you the pool for a few hours.
“That is not true.”
Perhaps (note the word, perhaps) it is, when there are many aniyim and limited funds, and it is their way of paskening who has kedima.
im willing to bet the beavers disagree.
some shuls have very specific minhagim they are makpid on, and 90 seconds before the time for davening is not enough time to go over those minhagim. where i daven for example, they are makpid on specific pronunciation certain words (morid hageshem not gushem, for example) among other such examples. therefore they are comfortable if a “regular” gets up for the amud and not someone unfamiliar with their various hakpados. it is easy to label a minyan and say its members lack ahavas yisrael, but it is equally a lack of ahavas yisrael when one simply doesnt consider there is another side to the story and comes to erroneous, and worse, spurious conclusions.
and maybe this rav was addressing his kehilla, whose members should stop projecting those shortcomings on everyone else and instead realize their rav was speaking to them about themselves.
“shaliach tzibbur”
If the tzibur doesnt want him, can he be their shliach?
This entire thread reminds me of the story with (I believe it was) R’ Chaim Volozhin Z’l, who one year got a much smaller donation from a “regular” than usual. When asked, the donor replied, you used to come collecting on foot, this year I see you have a horse. I dont want my money to go for the horses provisions, I want it to go directly to the yeshiva and the bachurim. He replied, this is part of the chachma hashem gave to Betzalel when constructing the mishkan. What donations were used for the things like the aron, mizbeach etc, and what for the hooks on the curtains and what money to feed the sheep that would be brought as korbanos. He told the donor you give the way you used to, dont worry about how it will be used.
This is brought down in (if I am not mistaken) “Majesty of Man” Parshas Terumah.
Dont worry if he smokes, you worry about being mikayem the mitzvah of tzedaka. Hashem will work out the rest. Of course if you have a question whether it is tzedaka altogether, that is why you have a Rav.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.”
Perhaps this is how it used to be. Now, with the proliferation of the “welfare state”, you will have demonstrators screaming that we took away their free fish!
“I think it is more than reasonable for a shul to have a fair reason for having a rule requiring the baal tefila to wear a white shirt on Shabbos.”
every locale is different. what is “respectable and accepted” in one place is not in another. ever see how an executive in brazil goes around in the summer? a jacket is already two steps up. in a place where a white button down shirt is standard weekday fare of course something more is expected on shabbos, or even for shul.
1: As has been pointed out, Hamodias editorial is NOT Daas Torah.
2: Since you dont know “the point”, please do not accuse others of missing it. For some it just might be get a smoke alarm in your house. I’ll make my own cheshbon hanefesh, you make yours. Please dont tell me or anyone else that the point was missed. It is the height of arrogance and stupidity.
“you’ve MISSED THE POINT!!”
This assumes that you know “the point”. since you dont, please dont claim others missed it.
lets assume for arguments sake that smoking was 100% assur, do you have to assume that the $20 you gave went to buy the cigarettes and that someone elses $20 went to buy food for supper?
should i withold my maos chittim pledge because someone may purchase chametz with the money?
im sorry if some are offended by this comment. this thread sounds more like “finding reasons not to give tzedaka” than anything else.
Does this shul have a rav?
It is hard to know what op is asking, but ut dhould be obvious tgat onw can discuss a prohibited topic using refined speech, and can completely foul an innocent statement by cussing like a sailor
Perhaps it is becauze they disagree with your rant.
why is all the blame laid at the feet of the yeshivos? if a bachur has other talents, let his parents help him develop them. if it creates a conflict with his daily yeshiva schedule and sedarim, then let the parents, the bachur and mashgiach (or rebbe or rosh hayeshiva) sit down and discuss it and come to a working resolution.
If you have a question about how to prioritize your tzedaka money, speak to your Rav.
I admit I didnt go through every single word, but I dont believe it says anywhere from siman resh mem zayin through resh nun ches anything about telling someone who asks for tzedaka that he is better off “bedachkus” since it is good for his growth in torah.
Again, this may be the am haaretz in me coming to the fore, but when the roman asked rabbi akiva why hashem created poor people, why didnt rabbi akiva answer, to facilitate their growth in torah?
CURRENT NY State “kosher laws” are really “labeling” laws. Anyone who offers certification must fill out a form that among other thing details (in the words of NY State) “a statement of their qualifications for certifying food as kosher.” The state of NY will not get involved in determining if the shulchan aruch and nosei keilim or lihavdil the jts handbook on kashrus is what determines kosher. You can definitely say this persons qualifications do not meet my standards, but you can not say “the food that person certifies is not kosher”. The more private an individual the better chance they have at a successful defamation suit.
“The bigger issue is that the rav hamachshir is dead.”
who said the food is fresh?
“This is because in order to determine damages the civil court would need to answer whether the agencies certification is in fact kosher under Jewish law”
To determine damages the courts will determine whether the certifying agencies reputation (business) was damaged by negative remarks. Don’t take my word for it, look up the case law or ask a lawyer who deals with defamation cases.
So, what amazed you, and what inspired you? what did it inspire you to do or feel?
Huge billboard on route 21 in newark not far from the prudential center (at least was there couple months ago when went for devils game) for “the blue bottle”.