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“Torah is meant to be learnt lishma, fartig.”
Anyone who learns Temura, as we are doing now, is learning lishma, fartig.
So how come so many frum yeshiva and kollel students smoke? Do they have a right to give other people musser for aveiros and weaknesses?
Those who learn daf yomi have learned many years in yeshiva and kollel but continue to learn post yeshiva, which also includes daf yomi.
But some people like to complain all the time and find issues with anything that’s good. Oh, was I just quoting an anti-semite?
But, it seems that longarekel is right and thousands of Rabbonim and Poskim who are involved in daf yomi are wrong.
It seems to me that they are on the madregah of malachim.
Certainly not when they have a history of zitzing.
Everyone here knows that I’m the most serious guy in the CR. By the way, who is the sponsor?
Anyone who went to a mainstream Litvishe yeshiva years ago would know that that in addition to the iyun sedarim, there was also a b’kius sedar which is similar to the amount covered by the daf. I wonder also if many of those in yeshiva rabbeim positions today are familiar with all non-yeshivashe masechtas and inyanim covered by the entire shas. Ahem.
Apushatayid – Anyone who has the good fortune to have a personal Rav will seek out the Rav’s advice and guidance no matter what; because he is doing that already and it becomes automatic; that is what a Rav is there for…to guide and do chesed. People without a personal Rav cannot understand this relationship. I cannot imagine being in this situation and not speaking to my Rav immediately.
S’koach. By the way, it was Voltaire over two hundred years ago… Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.
But you must go to your Rav first.
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It’s a good policy for most types of major decisions, including this one, to first go to your Rav who will guide you.
I agree, and by the same logic it’s a waste of time to learn Mishnah B’rurah because it is spoon fed and superficial.
I have heard the complainers yapping about this for years and you know what, they don’t learn anything; not g’mara b’iyun and not shulchan aruch because they say that they will only learn the real deal, for which they have no time for.
But these complainers promise, when they have the time, it will be the real thing and not the daf or Mishnah B’rurah.
Daf Yomi is a daily comittment of learning. Yes, it’s best to also have other learning shiurim and most of us do. For so many of us, the daf give us an insight to the tens of thousands of concepts and links to the written Torah that we otherwise would never have, and that those who don’t learn the daf will never have.
Hakaras Hatov is forever. It is a worthy thing to show gratitude and recognition to the miracle of your birth once a year, on the anniversary of that wonderful event.
Rav Moshe held that peanuts were not kitniyos and ok for Pesach.
Flatbush-Winter; BoroPark-Summer.
Not saying or responding to good shabbos is very rude anywhere.
“Why should your daughter be in the men’s section anyway?”
Why not?
“there always was a Seudas Eirusin, of which it is a direct descendant’
You can find all kinds of reasons after the fact, but the vort evolved in America. Same for all the other stuff; birthdays became a minhag America in the frum community and the celebrations can bring people closer to Hashem with all the good wishes and brochos and happiness.
At age 3, my daughter was banned from a ger shtible because they said although she was all covered up, but her dress was too provocative. Very holy people these gers.
We celebrate Bar Mitzva which is essentially a birthday and we celebrate Moshe Rabeinu’s birthday- 7 Adar. Lubavitch still celebrates the Rebbe’s birthday and birthdays in general. The Chofetz Chaim had a big birthday party when he was in his ninety’s. And I get an aliya to celebrate my birthday. Yidden in galus need celebrations and good wishes, hence the reason for the American minhag of “vort”, which I can’t find in the Torah either.
“WolfishMusings – It took you over a year to come up with that? :)”
Naysberg joined as a member in the CR only 2 weeks ago.
It does not pas for Artscroll to Hollywood its fantastic shas; it will sell itself.
Yes, and opening my mouth produces a lot of hot air.
I can only try – thanks.
But it has ups and downs.
“The Biur Halachah is a chumrah, relative to the recipient.’
I heard from several poskim that it is definitive. And I understand that knowing that you are on the givers B or C list does not enhance the friendship nor camaraderie; quite the opposite.
Our shul gets an average of 10-12 collectors during shachris; some come in a group of four sharing a car and driver who knows all the hot spots.
For the most part, they are courteous and have a legitimate heart rendering story. Unfortunately, I can’t give them all what I would like to give. So a quick decision must be made as to who gets the quarter, who gets the $1, and who gets the $5 or $10 or even $20.
It’s interesting that in almost all cases; they are chasidik.
But don’t come to me with a credit card machine or five color brochures and print outs, that is a big turn off.
We have strict rules in our shul, no collecting from barchu through chazaras hashatz and during leining.
I have to admit though; I sometimes have weird thoughts while listening to the change jingling in their palms:
So after taking care of the morning crowd, I have to deal with the door knockers where the starting rate is $1 (if I answer the door); or more (if my wife or children answer the door).
Confirmed yesterday in shiur: you are generally not yotze if you give a minimal shaloch manos to a choshuv or wealthy person. And I would add, I expect more too.
“According to the Toldos Yaakov, while the Steipler’s family ate gebrochs, he did not until his older age. It would seem that it was not a family minhag, which is not surprising.”
Correction – Since the Steipler was chasidish, it would seem that it was a family minhag not to eat g’brochs, yet he allowed his family to eat g’brochs and he also ate g’brochs when it was convenient later on.
According to the Toldos Yaakov, while the Steipler’s family ate gebrochs, he did not until his older age. It would seem that it was not a family minhag, which is not surprising.
“And I would shake with fear before C”V accusing the CC of having a minhag shtus.”
Yes, and I would too had it not indisputably been labeled such by gaonim and g’dolim of previous generations; and I don’t think you are that ignorant not to know who these gaonim and g’dolim were. And as I indicated before, I too keep this minhag shtus.
“Then quote your rabbanim and teachers.”
I did. Why don’t you ask your Rav and let us know what he says.
I don’t paskin; I attend shiurim of Rabbonim and Poskim. The opinions I stated are not mine. The BH is giving you criteria for SM that is needs a feel good acceptance. If you know that a particular ashir is happy with a low grade SM, then you may be yotze; it’s subjective. There are other criteria for SM which are dependent on the receiver.
“Being Machmir on Pesach by definition is not Minhag Shtus, even if the Chumra is Shtus.”
True, but not eating g’brochs goes against the g’marah and seichel. At the very worst you have 18 minutes once your matzah is put into the hot soup. And if you want to be machmir with g’brochs, don’t do korech at the sedar because for sure there is water moisture on the lettuce. And don’t eat g’brochs on the last day of pesach because it may still be chometz. It’s a minhag shtus which I, unfortunately, adhere to; but I don’t go nuts…er, I mean, crazy over.
“The Chofetz Chaim had the “minhag shtus” of not eating gebruchts.”
Please provide a source for your statement.
“Please keep your personal opinion to yourself.”
“minhag shtus” is not my personal opionion; words are not mine. You’ve got numerous g’dolim and poskim who will permit you to change; find one if you want to change.
“give sources please. As i understand, whether you appreciate or not…the giver is yotze the mitzva.”
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“give sources please. As i understand, whether you appreciate or not…the giver is yotze the mitzva.”
I’ve learned it in shiur several times over the years(mb). I am not holding in it yet this year, but I will try to get it for you: You need to give according to the status level of the receiver.
This is why the great shuls had balconies for women rather than a machitza, so that the women could see as was the case in the bais hamikdash.
“during Simchas Beis HaShoeva when many women came”
It was an elevation, a seperate area; not a mechitza.
“cherrybim – why not? you’re not my friend?”
No, I’d love to be your friend. But, it’s me, not you.
For whatever reason, I don’t really appreciate recycled shaloch manos. I put a lot of effort into preparing and giving shaloch manos and people really feel good when I give it to them and enjoy the food which I prepare. You won’t find my shaloch manos being recycled.
For the actual mitzva of shaloch manos, the recipient must feel good about it. In other words, you are not yotze if you give a niggardly shaloch manos to a choshuv or wealthy person because he expects better.
So, while I will accept your recycled shaloch manos, don’t depend on me to be the one that you are yotze the mitzva with.
“The organizers dont make money from gas and tolls”
I’m just wondering about the total cost to the frum community for the event.
“At $50 a ticket and 80,000 attendees (maybe 100,000 since I dont know exact seating), but its 80,000 for a football game”
Let’s try to put a bottom line on the event, which includes the attendees’ costs as well as the Agudah costs.
We need to include the cost of renting the stadium, advertising, printing and shipping of materials, transportation and accommodations for special guests and employees, special staff and overtime, security, special communications equipment, sound-system, recording, photography, porters, public relations, and other stuff.
In addition to the ticket cost ($4-$5 million), include: gas, highway and bridge tolls, purchases at the event.
“But if it makes the women who attend more comfortable, its something that should be provided.”
You know, like being shoved to the back of the bus.
yitayningwut, you can recycle all you want, but don’t give it to me for your mitzva because you would not be yotze.
The Bais Hamikdash did not have a mechitza for women; but I guess our generation is holier.
By the way, you have to deal with unions at these events; and when you are dealing with these unions, any type of work that needs to be done is outrageously expensive.
Will the Siyum event be simultaneously broadcast over various media, such as, radio; internet; television; so that Yidden from across all spectrums will have an opportunity to witness and participate in this kiddush Hashem Torah happening?
Also, why the need to construct mechitzas at all when upper deck mechitzas are already in place?
I also understand that it is requested that tailgate parties be as inclusionary as possible; CRC Bet Yosef glatt and yoshon.
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