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For your information, the Torah Temima argues on the whoke thing and says that the order of kadusha only applies of seforim in parchment otherwise there is no difference
There is no halacha anywhere to give presents on Chanukah. There is a custom to give money called Chanukah gelt. This was instituted only for the children not be disappointed for not getting any presents.
Joseph, according to you, we should not give charity because the Jews will rely on it and not look for work and stay poor.
You can be an observant Jew and do like Rabbi Meir where you eat the good and throw away the bad by voting Democrat caring for the workers, middle class and poor.
samthenylic, I think thatr the Pele Yoetz says that when we say לישועתך קוינו כל היום we should have in mind Your yeshuah of the Ribono Shel Olam.
1, I was told by Milhouse above that the Pilgrims did not eat turkey and it is only eaten because it serves a big family, so it is not chukas hagoyim. Preferably, eat something else you like, but if you eat it, don’t eat it to follow the goyim but maybe the reason above or its name that reminds us to give thanks that we live in a land where we can practice our religion freely.
Joseph, The Mahral explains on a coin makes a noise because it is outside its accustemed environment where it does not feel comfortable. A coin does not belong in a canteen. Similarly, we belong in Israel.
I think, comparatively it is still better than anywhere else but EY. Hashem wants to awaken us to recognize כי גרים אתם בארץ נכריה that we are strangers in a strange land.
samthenylic, What is keeping him back is sinas chinom among groups, chasidim and misnagdim and chasidim among themselves. מה ה’ אלקך שואל מעמך כי אם ליראה what is the difference how, as long as we arrive to the right goal.
samthenylic, I learned by Rav Holtzer ztz’l in 1959 who thought me my bar mitzva peshetel. BTW there is an intersting story about him. When he was a young man he was called in to serve in the army. He went to his rebbi Rav Yanoson Steif ztz’l who gave him an incantation to say. Before entering to see the doctor, he said
עיזא דבי טבחא שמינא מיניה the goats in the slaughter house are fatter than I am. At ounce, his hand developed green swelled blotches. The doctor seeing him threw him out, telling him don’t infect us. When he went outside, it disappered.Gaon, I don’t think it was jewisih as history teaches us that Pilgrims were thoght by the indians farming and they thanked their GOD for helping them by eating turkey.
According to the Maarik there is no chukas hoakim when there is a reason for it. We give thanks to Hashem that we live in a land that does not discriminate and allows us to practice our religion peacefully.
Reb Moshe ztz”l has teshuva in Igros Moshe.
Our Thanksgiving Day is Succos where we thank Hashem Yisborach for the harvest.
It is an interesting play on words a turkey is called a תרנגול הודו a rooster of thanks.
samthenylic, What you are saying is a Klei Yokor Breishis 15:14 on ופרצת ימה וקדמה based on
Tehilim 44:26-27 Meshiach will come when we are on the lowest level and the only hope is Hashem.DY, There is a story were a king wanted to test Rebbe R’ Yonasan Eibshutz telling him that you are a chacham who is greater than a navi, so tell me how will I enter the palace. The Rebbe wrote down on a piece of paper מלך פורץ גדר a king breaks a fence and gave it to the king, so the king thought that the door or wndow is obvious. He went and created a new opening through the wall proving that חכם עדיף מנביא.
There is a mitzva to listen to CDC ונשמרתם מאד את נפשותיכם but there is no mitzva to eat romaine lettuce except maybe for Pesach.
Avi K, you know the GRA on כמה גדולים דברי חכמים שאומרים לא יקרא לאור הנר and they did not give a reason in the mishna that they might bend it because then people find an excuse that it does not apply to them as we find by King Solomon about marying many wives. The Baal Akedah explains by this הרהורי עבירה קשה מעבירה since people rationalize and try to explain an aveira.
It says חמורי סכנה מאיסורי we have to protect ourselves more from danger of illness than from issur.
Is Bodek excluded from the CDC warning on E. Coli?
Maybe because of mesackek bekuvya. The Rambam says as a profession because he spends his time frivilously and not does not care about social needs.
Look at the gemora in Perek Chelek where everyone of the talmidim thought that his rebbi is meshiach.
The Rambam says that as a profession is assur because because he is waisting his time and not being involved in the need of society.
Not everything was accepted. Reb Moshe’s ztz’l psak on cholov stam and mechitzas were not followed by everyone.
You know the excuse why they do it, high yeshiva tution, kosher extra expenses.
They only see what they want to see like those who only accepted kiddush hachodash only through edim but not through cheshban because they would recognize only what they can see.
I don’t consider honesty an option, but we must know for sure that he was dishonest which requires hearing both sides and not from hearsay. If you don’t trust someone, get it in writing. Someone lends money witout witnesses is ovar on lifnei iveir.
Avi K, We only hate secular jews if they influence others in their beliefs not letting them keep shabbos OTW we hope they do teshuva. Frum is one who eats kosher and keeps shabbos and how they behave towards the government is their own concern.
As an interesting point when one says he sees a rainbow it is loshan horah. Why, he wants us to do teshuva. Maybe, the Klei Yokor explains it says בימות רבי שמעון בר יוחאי לא נראתה הקשת at the time of Rabbi Shimon bar Yachai the rainbow was not seen, should have said there was no rainbow?
He says that that they relied on the gadol to protect them and did not look to see if there was a rainbow. According to this it is lashon horah because we don’t trust the gadol that he protects us or we don’t recognize the gedolim.Secular jews hate frum jews from jealousy.
Yom Kippur Katan should be said at least twice a year, Rosh Chodash Elul and Rosh Chodash Nissan.
The are both married with children of their own.
Avi K, I am familiar with all considerations. We followed Reb Moshe’s psak in Igros Moshe. They were told at a young age before anyone else would tell them. Besides, it is necessary to accept yiddishkeit at Bar and Bas Mitzva. The Tzitz Eliezer ztz’l says there is no yichud problem as they grew up as brother and sister, not biologically, so there is no problem. Also we were seen as father and mother so there was no problem.
The RMA YD 142:14 discusses semicha where his rebbi gives him permission to pasken. If his rebbi already passed on, it is not required.
Also it is necessary for gittin and chalitza. Could be like shechita where a person will not do it if he is not knowledgeable כל העומדים אצל שחיטה מומחים הם , so over here also he would not pasken if he is not knowledgeable.I adopted a boy and a girl with proper geirus as babies and b”H they follow yiddishkeit by being shomer shabbos properly.
DrYidd, It says in Pirkei Avos עשה לך רב which seems to agree with you. The importance is to trust your morei haroeh that he will give you the correct ruling when you need it.
Could be 4 places צבי is mentioned.
Asjhkanazim don’t say שעות עניים אתה תשמע צעקת הדל תקשיב ותושיע but others don’t say it because of the ר’ת of the verses.
Avi K, 770 is gematria בית משיח on Eastern Parkway. According to the Rambam, Moshiah will be a Jew who observes the Torah.
The above Nodah Bayehudah follows the Ritva in the beginning of Pesochim where we are taught that brochos are said before doing the mitzva, he gives the reason to use the brocho as means to be mechaven to be yotzei the mitzva, so shem yichud is unnecessary.