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  • in reply to: Artificial Intelligence vs G-d #2190357
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    Can a computer solve with AI a non recursive non computable problem? Will another computer stop or be in a loop and will have to time out?

    in reply to: Artificial Intelligence vs G-d #2190029
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    It still needs data to learn from.

    in reply to: Artificial Intelligence vs G-d #2190015
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    A computer cannot make a decision on its own. It must be told what to do in each alternative case. The old question was to make a robot that can change a light bulb. It has to recognize which one is bad and have a soft enough touch not to crush it.

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189973
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    The Chacham Tzvi questions if the Maharal’s goilem can be counted for a minyan. Rava created one and Rav Zera destroyed it, why? Rebbi Elizer freed his eved, servant. Why did he not create one? Maybe Reb Moshe ztz’l says that a mechaleh shabbos can be counted but it does not make tefila betzibur.

    in reply to: An Impossible Wish #2189956
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    My arrival was July 9, 1959. The day of departure was February 12, 1957. My father a’h got involved helping people to escape. Yaakov Miller’s family and Michoel Schnitzler’s family went through him. Being at the border of Austria, he thought that he can leave anytime. In the beginning when someone was caught escaping, would be sent back and they were able to try again. At the turn of 1957, the laws became strict with jail time. In February when my father wanted to take a big family, was told that it is too dangerous I rather take you. My father comes home at night and said, pack up we are leaving, We took one suitcase and got on the last wagon of the train to be able to get out in the back without being noticed and be able to hide in the bushes. After walking a while 2 Hungarian soldiers took over. At the border, search lights required us to crawl in order not be seen. The soldiers left and we were pointed to a direction and we walked in plow field which separated Hungary and Austria called nomans land. Everything was scary, a dog barking a tree whistling from the wind. After a while we arrived to an Austrian custom house. We stayed over in a motel and luckily we encountered a bus driver who took us to Vienna. The Joint placed us in a hotel called The Continental Hotel for refugees where we were for 3 months. From there we were relocated to a displacement camp in Upper Austria called Asten close to Linz. We stayed in wooden barracks. We had a cheder, secular schooling and an Ashkenaz and Sefard (chasiddish) minyonim. After 2 years the Hias flew us to New York. We lived in Crown Heights until my marriage in 1972. I took a bus to Williamsburg to the Wiener yeshiva. In 1963 I left it and went to Chasan Sofer on the East Side which moved to Boro Park.

    in reply to: Short & Sweet #2189870
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    Maybe this is the meaning according to the Rav Ben Ish Chai ztz’l of the pasuk לא יחצו ימיהם. The gemora says in Meseches Shabbos that Yitzchak Avinu was learning zechus on the Jews that half of the time they should not be responsible for sinning as they are sleeping, so we can divide their days. However one who takes ribus (interest from a Jew) sins also at night because the money makes money even when sleeping and therefore we cannot divide his days. ואני אבטח בך but I trust in you, so I will not take interest and my days can be divided.

    in reply to: A world before and a world after #2189725
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    אר”י בר סימון יהי ערב אין כתיב כאן אלא “ויהי ערב” מכאן שהיה סדר זמנים קודם לכן.
    א”ר אבהו מלמד שהיה בורא עולמות ומחריבן עד שברא את אלו אמר דין הניין לי יתהון לא הניין לי

    א”ר פנחס טעמיה דר’ אבהו “וירא אלהים את כל אשר עשה והנה טוב” מאד דין הניין לי יתהון לא הניין לי

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189708
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    My comment above #2189522 was left without anyone wondering about.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2189651
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    The censured gemora in Senhandrin indicates that the אותו האיש was given thirty days for people to report zechus in his defense even though we have a rule אין טוענין למסית because קרוב למלכות היה most probably, for this reason, he was transferred to the Romans.

    in reply to: What Happened To the Forum I Loved so Well? #2189585
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    The Ohr Hachaim in Parashas Shemini explains that the pig will become kosher leosid lavo. Currently it does not re-chew but leosid lavo a new creation will occur which will re-chew and have cut hoofs maybe because Esov will do teshuva and change from his fakeness.

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189572
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    The answer to the question is that NASA after the moon landing in 1969 when reaching a great milestone cut their exploration budget and individual companies took over the feat.

    in reply to: An Impossible Wish #2189556
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    I thank Hashem Yisborach that my father had the foresight to realize that their will be no yiddishkeit in my birthplace of Sopron, Hungary. I was 9 years old when leaving due to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and arriving after being in Austria for 2 1/2 years to the US of America.

    in reply to: Moderation Memos, Posting Tips, and Important Links 📝⬆️🔗 #2189529
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    When writing titles on a topic, capitalize essential words (not articles, prepositions or conjunctions) as the rules on grammar.

    in reply to: Did we really go to the moon #2189522
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    Look at the sefer Tiferes Yonasan from Rav Yonasan Eibshutz, Bereishis (8, 21) on וירח ה’ את ריח נחח on the Dor Haflaga that they built a tower to go to the moon. They knew that it is inhabitable, so they wanted to escape another flood through creating a tower where the air is sparse and fly from there a space ship to the moon. They did not fully understand that there will be no other flood.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2189220
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    For this reason Reb Moshe ztz’l did not want his teshuvas translated as most situations discussed only apply in those particular circumstances.

    in reply to: George Santos – NY District 3 #2189159
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    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188946
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    ויהי בימי שפוט השופטים – או לדור ששופטים את שופטיהם The Midrash says on, it was at the days when the judges (were) judged – It is bad for the generations that judge their judges.

    in reply to: YWN Coffee Room Nightly D’Var Torah #2188938
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    Behar

    The Yismach Moshe says that shemita is related to Shabbos. In 7 years there is a year of shabbosim which one must rest to make up for any shabbos violations. 7 x 52 = 364 plus one day left over each year being another 7 days generating an extra shabbos and adding one more. 364 + 1 = 365

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188688
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    At Kol Nidrei the Shatz says that we are matir to daven with the violators. This was instituted in order to able to daven with the maranos who they attested to that they only disguised themselves to protect themselves from the Spanish Inquisition.

    in reply to: Caffeinated versus decaffeinated #2188605
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    coffee addict, my father a’h had joke where one sends away an order, writes at the end, I just checked my storeroom and noticed that I have the merchandise, so don’t send me anything. You write, I could have posted but i will not.

    in reply to: Caffeinated versus decaffeinated #2188557
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    It says לכו בנים שמעו לי יראת ה’ אלמדכם, it should have said בואו בנים? Maybe the rebbi is the ‘יראת ה when one goes away to him for help will turn one teshuva.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188559
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    Entering a conservative synagogue, no but entering a church under certain circumstances, yes.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2188387
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    The Torah does not want us to worship any Talmid Chacham but to understand his view and the view of the other side. To do this properly, I recommend to analyze fully the Shut Yabia Omer above at Chelek 9 Teshuva 33 and then discuss this topic in a fully informed manner.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188252
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    Nevill what you are saying is incorrect. The Rabonon were given the right to dispense with their gezeros to protect us from greater dangers that can occur because of them.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188240
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    Tosfas in Meseches Avodah Zara 2 beginning assur, does not consider it an a’z as מנהג אבותיהם בידיהם and the RMA O”CH 156.

    in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2188203
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    There is such thing as darkei shalom. The RMA in SA O’CH 334, 26, is matir to put out a fire on Shabbos.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2188096
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    No one waits anxiously that a gadol ch’v should die but if they do, another gadol does not have to follow them.

    in reply to: Understanding Lag Baomer #2187553
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    Maybe, in order to rhyme better, make another change to reaching new height.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187551
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    The Chasam Sofer says this was taught by Yaakov Avinu when he switched his hands on Yosef. Even when right becomes left we must listen to them as they know better but only in the same generation.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187487
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    Maybe, when a Rav passed on, we cannot confront him and it becomes a new generation as the Haflaah pints out.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187445
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    Avira, the Rav Haflaah says on הכהן אשר יהי-ה בימים ההם we cannot question the ruling of the gedalim from one generation to another, so chutzpah does not apply.

    in reply to: Pesach Sheni #2187443
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    By Pesach Rishon it says ומצות על מרורים יאכלוהו whereas by Pesach Sheni it says על מצות ומרורים יאכלוהו why and what is the difference? There is a difference between ‘ו’ and ‘על’. The prior is the ikar, main thing whereas the latter is the tafel, addition, a supplement. At Pesach Rishon, if no pesach is eaten, matzoh is still eaten but not maror, the bitter herbs. However Pesach Sheni, if there is no pesach there is no matzos or maror. This might explain why by korach in the Hagadah we say the Pesach Sheni pasuk. The emphasis is the eating all three items (pesach, matzah and maror) together which is clearer from this pasuk. The two items are eaten together with pesach.

    in reply to: Short & Sweet #2187420
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    Before learning we need derech eretz, proper behavior. The Omer also elevates us from an animal which eats barley, remembering by sacrificing a barley offering to a human being who eats wheat, the two breads sacrificed on Shevuos, Kabolas haTorah.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187419
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    עני’ רוכב על חמור’, as we know that the meseches comprising עני – ערובין, נדה, יבמות will bring Meshiach. They make up for futile hatred by uniting people and bringing them close together. The Rabbenu Bachaya on the pasuk בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו through your mouth, heart and action serve Hashem. Each on the edge should be done through the center. Mouth with the heart and action with heart. Similarly, the center, husband and wife, separation which unites afterwards מחבבות על בעלה is the closest relationship. Second, יבום brings families together. Finally, Eruvin, acquaintances unite. In learning, these are considered the hardest meseches and help of each other in their understanding unites.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187296
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    Reb Moshe ztz’l holds that a platyeh gedolah which is market or a park having 600,000 people spreads all over the city making the whole city a reshus harabim.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187277
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    n0mesorah, he was not the only one excluding cars, see the Yabia Omer above.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187270
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    If I understood correctly, the Yabia Omer above agreed with Rav Menashe Klein ztz’l that a car is a separate reshus and not included in the count.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187229
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    Avira, does Ocean Parkway include cars and make the whole Brooklyn a Reshus Harabim or just that street?

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187219
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    n0mesorah, what is inaccurate? All this is documented in the Yabia Omer above.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187193
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    Aruch Hashulchan SA, O’CH 345, Rav Menashe Klein in his Mishneh Halachas,
    See Yabia Omer O’CH (9,33) in detail.

    Repeating what is applicable for making an Eiruv:

    Tosfas Shabbos (96,2) ד’ה הוצאה indicates it for carying out and there ד’ה הכנסה indicates it for carying in. Both cases is considered a מלאכה גרועה a weak melacha, as Tosfas 2,1 asks what is the differents carying from a private area to another private area where it is allowed to carry bibliically with karmeles (4 amos wide and less than 10 tefochim high) in between. See SA O’CH 345 There is an argument a public domain 16 wide 600,000 people walking through does that include cars? Reb Moshe holds they walk with their cars but others hold that a car is a a private domain for itself. See in great detail Yabia Omer O’CH (9,33) about making a airuv of tzuras hapesach. A public domain where houses are on each side might limt the movement Traffic lights also limit movement. Intersecting roads also are questionable.

    The Aruch Hashulchan in O’CH 345 explains that in the olden time there was a main road where all other roads would meet. The houses were in an alley closed on one side and meeting this main road on the other side (movo). The main road had doors on each side but open at nigh 16 amos wide. This is derived from the mishkan were all the tents would converge to the Moshe Rabbenu’s tent where all 600,000 people gather and the wagons to the mishkan took up 16 amos.
    Most agree that 600,000 is required. Rav Moshe in Igros Moshe O’CH (4,87) says that a city having 12 mil by 12 mil where this amount of people gather makes it a public domain considering it a platyeh godaloh. The Aruch Hashulchan says that each street is judged for itself.

    The RMA O’CH 346,3 says that currently all of our streets are considered karmelis, only rabbinical. This is the the view of most poskim and therefore we can make an airuv with a tzuras hapesach without actual doors. Most poskim’s view is that cars don’t can included in the count. We have houses on each side of the road with street lights which limit the public movement. There are other roads circumventing the main road, so the main road is not as important as it used to be.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187186
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    The other arguments are in the width of the street surrounded by houses with traffic lights and whether cars are included in the 600,000.

    in reply to: New Brooklyn Eruv: Time to Accept? #2187179
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    Reb Moshe, ztz’l in Igros Moshe (4,87) says that he argues with the Aruch Hashulchan who says that a Reshus Harabim is determined by each street separately and the platyeh is a RH but it does not mean that the platyeh makes the whole town one.

    in reply to: Biden’s age #2187177
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    It is beneficial for the US to be part of NATO whether the others are paying the 2% or not.

    in reply to: Biden’s age #2187176
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    From Wikipedia:

    United States

    Donald Trump expressed interest in withdrawing from the organization during his 2016 presidential campaign. However, after he was inaugurated in 2017, he stated that the United States would protect allies in the event that Article V is invoked.[70][71][72] Nevertheless, the New York Times reported in 2019 that a year earlier, he had already mentioned several times privately that he wanted the United States to leave NATO due to many members not paying the required 2% of GDP funding.[73] Such concerns led the House of Representatives in January 2019, to pass the NATO Support Act (H.R. 676), confirming Congress’ support for NATO and prohibiting Trump from potentially withdrawing from NATO.[74] On December 11, 2019, the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill to be put in front of Congress which would require congressional approval for American withdrawal from NATO.[75][76]

    Polling conducted by Pew Research Center in 2017, said that 62% of Americans are favorable to NATO compared to 23% who are not favorable. In terms of voters, over three-quarters of Democrats are favorable with just 48% of Republicans favorable. Also they said that a plurality of those surveyed, 47% said NATO does too little globally.[14] In further polling in 2019 on the eve of the 70th anniversary of NATO’s founding, 77% of Americans say being a member of NATO is good for the United States.[77]

    While both major parties support NATO membership,[78] all the major third parties including the Green Party,[79] the Libertarian Party,[80] and the Constitution Party[81] support withdrawing the United States from NATO.

    in reply to: Hashem #2187160
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    Even though good and bad was designated by Hashem, still it says מאתו לא תצא הרעות והטוב, good and bad does not emanate from Hashem, otherwise there is no bechira, free choice.

    in reply to: Hashem #2187134
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    Hashem is not from any element, otherwise the element existed before Him which is impossible. Someone created the element which violates the assumption and belief of One G-d.

    in reply to: Pesach Sheni #2187124
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    Mods: Please move to Decaffeinated Coffee.

    Done

    in reply to: You should get a dog. #2187019
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    Loyalty to the Master, Hashem brought loyalty to the master. The dogs did not bark when we left Mitzraim. The goy gets neveila, whereas the dog gets rewarded with teraifa. It says that one who speaks lashan hara deserves to be thrown to the dogs. They did not bark but he barks.

    in reply to: Pesach Sheni #2187018
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