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  • in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1824013
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    The above is incorrect should be ברכות טו,א

    ברכות טו,ב

    When we anonciate the words properly and be careful not to swallow the last letter of one word with the next word that starts with the same letter we get rewarded by (if gehinom is required) coiling off the gehinom.
    Yosef was a tzadik because he overcame his nature, similarly brings the Beis Yosef O’CH 62 in the name of Rav Yitchok Avuhav author of Monaros Hamaor that he came over his nature not to swallow words gets rewarded that they change the nature of the gehinom for him.

    in reply to: How should trump respond #1824015
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    klugeryid, the problem is that he did not hold aid back before this new president Zelinsky of Ukrane when there realy was corruption there, so it looks like the aid currently was not held back because of corruptiin.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1824009
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    ברכות ט,ו

    There are four places where we find speech in the performance of a mitzva:
    1. krias shma SA O’CH 62,3
    2. tefila SA O’CH 101,2
    3. leinen for oneself when called up
    SA O’CH 141,2
    4. repeating the parasha
    SA O’CH 285,1

    Krias shma should be enonciated preferably such that the one saying it can hear it.
    Tefila similar to krias shma and therefore Eli thought that Chana was drunk because the custom was like that but Chana only moved her mouth but was not heard by one being next to her. See Teshuva Meahava 1,13.
    According to the GRA the Urim Vetumim lit up כשרה and Eli misread it as שכרה. This needs some explanation as the Tumim is supposed to put the letters together. Maybe he became so distracted and did not have the proper machshovos to make the Tumim function correctly. See Ramban Shmos (28,30).
    Leinen it says according to the Mechaber to say it so quietly that you can’t hear it whereas the RMA argues that it should not be worse than tefila. Maybe the Mechaber holds that it might distract the Baal Korei next to him.
    Repeating the parasha how to say it is not mentioned but just thinking without saying is usually is not considered speech.

    in reply to: How should trump respond #1823867
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    Similar to edim zomemim he should show that he could not have done it.

    in reply to: How should trump respond #1823866
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    If he is innocent, let him disprove the accusations.

    in reply to: How should trump respond #1823860
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    klugeryid,, I applaud you. You did not feel that trump deserves a capital letter in his name.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823850
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    In SA hilchas tefilin comes before birchas hashachar because it is a good idea to put it on before. We say the brocho אוזר ישראל בגבורה referring also to the tefilin shel yad and עוטר ישראך ישראל בתפארה which refers also to tefilin shel rosh. We have a minhag to kiss them. There is minhag from the Chok Yaakov 490,.2, for those who put on tefilin on chal hamoad. to leave the tefilin on the first day chol hamoad pesach until after leinen as they lein kadesh containing the parasha of tefilin. The Chasam Sofer did not allow someone who did not observe shemita to be olah when it was leined. If someone cannot put on tefillin he should still lein krias shama. The proof is from shabbos, where the Shagas Aryeh 41, says that you are really allowed to put on tefilin, but because of the extra symbol we don’t put it on according to Rebbi Akiva. So why don’t we put it on because of krias shma? We see that is directly, but if no choice then it does not apply.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823829
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    ברכות יד,ב

    The gemora says we should not repeat אמת by saying אמת ויציב why not? There is an interesting argument between the Maharal and the Maharam Shik what comes first אמת or שלום? The Magaram Shik holds the אמת comes first because it says אמת והשלום אהבו. He said this against the reformers based on the pasuk ישעיהו פרק מח
    אֵ֣ין שָׁל֔וֹם אָמַ֥ר יְדֹוָ֖ד לָרְשָׁעִֽים: there is no peace, Hashem says to the rashoim. The Maharal says that peace comes first because שלום is name of Hashem whereas אמת is the stamp. The name comes before the stamp. Now we learned in SA O’CH 61,9 not the repeat שמע because it looks like two rashuos., You need permission from two, violating what we are saying that there is only one G-d. Could be that the argument in the
    in the gemora is, if this also applies not only to the name but also to the stamp.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823832
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    The gemora says that whoever does not dream for seven days is considered bad. Asks the GRA what control does he have whether he dreams or not? Explains the GRA that Shabbos, when he is free, he should think about this world being a dream, temporary. i gave a contemporary mashel, why shabbos is a symbol? When someone goes on a highway, he sometimes does not know if he is travelling the right direction. When he sees a sign, it will tell him. Shabbos is the sign when we can contemplate if we are travelling in this world in the right direction.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823808
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    In SA O’CH 62, 5 says clearly to place the hands on the eyes in order not be distracted from accepting oul malchus shomayim with a full kavono.
    The Avudraham says that שמע is acronym for עול מלכות שמים.
    The Shlah Hakadash says that the word shma also means to unite like וישמע שאול את העם Shaul brought the nation together. The Rabbenu Bachaye in Kad Kameach says that people who have a common cause, the same beliefs tend to unite. Unite the nation of Yisroel because we all believe that Hashem or G-d is One G-d.

    ברכות יד,א

    Rebbi says in Pirkei Avos 2 – איזהו דרך ישרה שיבור לו האדם what is the proper way that one should chose
    כל שתפארת לעשיה ותפארת לו מן האדם – whatever is good for him and good for others. Explains the Midrash Shmuel
    if there is choice, ben adam lechavero comes before ben adam lamokam because a ben adam lachavero includes ben adam lamokam. We see from the gemora the importance to interrupt krias shma to give shalom.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823758
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    At the first pasuk Rebbi placed his hands on his eyes. Why? The Ritvo and the Rosh say that he should not be distracted when he accepts oul malchus shomayim. The Rabbenu Yonah says that he was pointing his eyes towards the four directions to indicate Hashem rules all over, so he wanted to hide that from people seeing it.
    I saw a pshat from the Ostroptzer Gaon that we accept oul malchus shomayim blindly without any questions.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823658
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    ברכות יג,ב

    We find the expression of reward ימיו ושנותיו his days and years will be extended by leining two times Torah and one time targum and over here by extending the saying of echod. Why the double expression which looks the same? The Ben Yehoda explains that assigned days he will live in quality, having a good life and the years extended will be in quantity, giving him additiinal years as he uses his life productively.

    in reply to: MO Daf Yomi #1823663
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    coffee addict, tiimes have changed as I said because of es laasos, so currently she is allowed to learn on her own.
    Rebbi came after them. Look at Avi K above. The Magen Avraham argues but the MB 263,27 paskens like the wife of the SMA to make a brocho first then light on Yom Tov. See the Chidushei Chasam Sofer Shabbos 24,2 on the mishna not to burn kodshim on Yom Tov, says that she goes leshitosa lighting Yom Tov early as Shabbos.

    in reply to: Shame on You for Voting Dem #1823664
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    Joseph, what about caring for the poor and not throwing them into the water and telling them, sink or swim?

    in reply to: Changing a Topic to Another Forum #1823665
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    How can I see another topic like In the News?

    in reply to: The End of the Ashkenaz Community in Flatbush #1823563
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    The old ashkenazim like myself would not budge from their old traditions as saying maarovis on Yom Tov night.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823560
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    There is a big argument in Maseches Rosh Hashanah 28,1 if מצות צריכות כוונה if we need to keep in mind to be yotze a mitzva. If we don’t need it, what about having a reverse kavono, thinking I don’t want to be yotzei the mitzva.? The difference between humans and animals is that humans think, so why should we not needed? The
    Chasan Sofer explains that stoma lishma, if a person wants to do a mitzva, he does it for the proper reason. It could also be the Ritva in Tractate Pesochim explains that making a brocho before performance of the mitzva, indicates inherently that he wants to be yotzei the mitzva. The Mechaber paskens that we do need kavona, and the brocho is not indicative, but a mitzva derabonon does not required it.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1823534
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    In olden times semicha was יורה יורה kwnowing 110 simanim of YD and sometimes ידין ידין knowing CM.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823537
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    It should be above Yehoshua.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823401
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    ברכות יג,א

    The Rabbenu Bechaye in Parashas Vaychi says that the name Yaakov applies to his physical being whereas Yisroel his spiritual being. Yaakov plus Satan adds up to Yisroel. 182 plus 359 = 541, Yaakov Avinu encompasses the character of the satan after his battle.
    Why is Yehoshia ‘Bin’ Nun rather than ben Nun? Explains Rebbe Reb Heshel (rebbi of the Shach) that when the yud was taken from Sara and given to him, the vowels were missing which was taken from the segol of ben and two dots a shvo were added to Yehoshia under the yud remaining a chirik an ee under the beis.

    in reply to: Shame on You for Voting Dem #1823449
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    Public nudity involves me personally seeing it on the street, so does the behavior of incest and the same gender
    leading to Public Display of Affection (PDA). Most people don’t do abortiion only in case of dire circumstances.

    in reply to: The End of the Ashkenaz Community in Flatbush #1823455
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    In the Adas Yereim in Williamsburg (Wiener) has switched from Ashkanez to Sefard around ten years ago.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823333
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    So the question is why would we mention yetzias mitzraim after Meshiach arrives? The Migdal Eder Haggadah brings a mashel from the Minchas Aaaron:
    There was a man who had stomach problems, but it did not bother him because he was poor, so he could only afford a little food which he was able to digest. One day a doctor cured him. He could not show any appreciation because now he desired more food but he could not afford it. When he became rich, he realized then what the doctor did for him and was able to fully appreciated. Similarly we are still in galus and we cannot fully appreciate yetzias mitzraim. When Meshiach will take us out of galus, then we will fully appreciate yetzias mitzraim and want to mention it to praise and thank Hashem for his miracles.

    in reply to: Does a convert adopted by frum parents have a bashert? #1823332
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    Joseph, We based ourselves on this Igros Moshe YD 1,161, read it carefully. The convert doesn’t have birth parents but has adopted parents.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823310
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    כל ימי חייך להביא לימות המשיח The GRA explains that the argument is in the meaning of כל which can mean all or the whole. My Rebbi the Matersdorfer Rav, Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld. ztz’l interprets this as we should be able to bring our whole life towards Meshiach without any shame as Avraham Avinu was able to account with everyday of his life.

    in reply to: Does a convert adopted by frum parents have a bashert? #1823309
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    Joseph, I am an adoptive parent who adopted and converted my son from Columbia at six months. Now, at thiry five he is married to a religious girl having two daughters. He went to a prominent yeshiva in Staten Island called YTT- Yeshiva Tiferes Torah. He learns daily mishnayos and did a syum on all six sedorim. He started to learn daf yomi. According to Rav Moshe in Igros Moshe he is named after my father and my father in law as a son of mine. I think that a convert gets a neshoma and is assigned a basherte or bashert.

    in reply to: Shame on You for Voting Dem #1823293
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    Joseph, you don’t have to do any of it.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823235
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    When a talmid chacham is sick, we should feel sick for him. Why a talmid chacham. what about any person? The gemora in Shabbos 32,1 says, a person should pray for mercy not to get sick because if he gets sick, he will need great defenders. This is the reason that Hashem creates the cure before the illness as he might not be worthy to get healed. The Chasam Sofer O’CH 166 explains that we consider ourselves sick to be included in the prayer bur we might not be worthy of it as we are the leg, so include the prayer for a sick talmid chacham who is the head because of his zechus we will also be healed. I explained with a similar logic when on shabbos we say שבת היא מלזעוק ורפואה קרובה לבא Shabbos holds us back from screaning and cure will arrive soon, I think it means that we should feel the illness like our own and scream, but the holiness of shabbos holds us back. The zechus of shabbos by our not screaming should bring the cure.

    in reply to: Shame on You for Voting Dem #1823204
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    Joseph, did you see my post where he is providing grants?

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823202
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    If someone does not say המלך המשפט the RMA SA O’CH 118 says we don’t need to repeat it.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823177
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    ברכות יב,ב

    It says in SA O’CH 113,6 bowing down should be fast whereas straightienng out should be done slowly. Why? By bowing down we show humility, so by straightening out slowly we show that this respect is not a hardship on us. We find a similar thing in SA O’CH 123,3 to step out from shmonei esrei with the left foot first also tefilin on the head, put on with right hand and remove with left hand to show that he enjoys having the tefilin on.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1823157
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    The RMA in CH’M 242,14 gives two views about a semicha:
    1. His rebbi gives him permission to pasken when he is alive, so if the rebbe is not alive anymore, it is unnecessary.
    2. It shows he is knowledgeable in gitin and kidushin. I don’t understand this one because he gets tested on Yorei Deah and maybe, Choshen Mishpat but not Even Ezreh. If he does not have semicha, the get and chalitza would not be good, except if people know he is knowledeable and he does not get semicha because of humility.
    If it is a question of aguna, there is a place to be lenient. The idea is that if someone does this, he must know what he is doing. The RMA finishes that currently semicha is a means of asking permission to pasken.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1823159
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    It say in RMA CH’M 243,6 that you are not allowed to be served by a talmid chacham who knows gemora. He comes before one who knows halacha. I think, even though halacha is more important but to know the source of the halacha is important having the ability to compare one thing to another.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823141
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    להגיד בבקר חסדך ואמונתך בללות I should be able to tell in the morning your chasodim and the belief in You at night.
    I heard an interpretion, when it goes good, we can see and tell the chasodim of Hashem whereas when it goes bad, we can only rely on the belief in Him.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1823122
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    The Baal Haturim at the end of the aseres hadibros points out that there are 620 letters in it corresponding the 613 mitzvos and 7 mitzvos of bnei noach.
    The Rabbenu Bechaye in Sefer Kad Hakemach under the topic Shavuos shows how all 613 mitzvos are implied in the aseres hadibros.

    in reply to: Shame on You for Voting Dem #1823085
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    The grants for security in shuls go to http://www..dhses.ny.gov in NY.

    in reply to: Pending for Moderation #1823052
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    I want to add things in order to Chidushim on Daf Yomi, so I am waiting for moderation.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1822965
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    ברכות יב,א

    We should not say aseres hadibros because of תרועמת המינין the non-believers will argue that only what was given on Har Sinai is the Torah we must keep. The RMA SA O’CH 1,5 says these only applies in tzibur but not saying it individually. The MB 61,2 says in the name of the yerushalmi that the aseres hadibros is actually hidden in krias shema. The Yechaveh Daas from Rav Ovadya Josef z’l brings the Rambam who forbids to stand up by leinen for aseres hadibros, so he suggests that we, who stand up, should stand up earlier by the beginning of the parasha, so it does not look like we are standing up for it.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822927
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    The above question, a beard does not make a Rabbi.

    in reply to: Moshiach can come any day.. are you ready? #1822921
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    בעתה אחישנה – Moshiach can come in a fixed time on the level of melech kasha kehaman to force us to unify into teshuva, but he can also come from our ahava where we bring him earlier because of our love for each other through our unity.

    in reply to: MO Daf Yomi #1822784
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    coffee addict, I expressed my thoughs in reply # 1821708 above.

    in reply to: MO Daf Yomi #1822749
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    coffee addict, read what I quoted in hebrew above from Sefer Alei Tomor.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1822714
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    ברכות יא,ב

    I heard fron Rav Noach Eisick Oelbaum shlita that women are also mechuyov in Birchas Hatorah because it is not a birchas hamitzva but birchas hahodoah, a blessing of praise for being able to learn Torah.
    We say, כולנו יודעי שמך folowed by ולומדי תורתך לשמה what is the connection? I think Hashems name is י-ה-ו-ה
    stands for היה, הוה, ויהיה was, is and will be reminds us of אמת made up of the first letter, middle letter and last letter. Torah lishma, for its own sake means learning to arrive to the truth. Shimon Hamosini was willing to give up his lives work on interpreting esin when he found one that he could not interpret. Hiow is it that Rebbi
    Akiva was able to interpret, to fear the talmidei chachomim, but not him? He felt that it was not necessary to be told as the talmidei chachomim knowledge comes from Hashem whereas Rav Akiva appreciated it because he was originaly an am haaretz.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822700
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    English is very clumsy. To give respect to a Rav, we must speak to him in third person. You sometimes is too forward.

    in reply to: MO Daf Yomi #1822649
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    coffee addict, her self interest influences her interpretation which does not contradict what I wrote above.
    Even Korach was influenced because of his self interest. His argument was not logical as he did not explain what makes him more worthy to be Kohen Gadol than Aaron.

    in reply to: Chidushim on Daf Yomi #1822646
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    ברכות יא,א
    Certainly if a person can do both mitzvos the same time like wearing tzitzis does not exempt him from doing other mitzvos, so we are talking about not being able to do both. Asks the Ritvo in Sukkah 25,1 why would we think we should need to interrupt the mitzva we are doing to do another one? He answers that once you start doing a mitzva the other mitzva becomes voluntary and you are not allowed to do the other before you finish the one are doing. As the Shaagas Aryeh says that a derabonon is considered voluntary next to a
    doraysa,
    You can start doing a mitzva even though the other mitzva will start in the middle of the first mitzva and we don’t have to interrupt what we are doing e.g krias shma.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822651
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    If it is not directly apikorsus, it can be misunderstood, חכמים הזהרו בדבריכם, what he wrote.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822608
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    What about Steinsaltz נציב מלח who became a Baal Teshuva after writing apikorsishe books. How does he do teshuva? He will be in Gan Eden and his talmidim in the Gehonim.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822588
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    Currently, semicha is an acknowledgement of ones rebbi that he can pasken.

    in reply to: Who should be called Rabbi? #1822589
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    Mr. used to be a great title Mar. When one returned a wish gam lemar was told, say, gam lemosuk.

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