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The Chidushei Harim gives a parable for drinking on Purim. Someone collected much money to do an aveira. When he saw a poor family, he forgot why he collected the money and gave it to them. When they saw this above in the heavens, they were so impressed that they said that any wish he has will be granted. At the same time, they were afraid that he might ask something they did not want to grant so they also decreed on him to be drunk his whole life. Purim, when people are listened to כל הפושט יד נותנים לו , they are afraid that he will ask for the redenption, so chazal decreed to be drunk that day.
Rav Moshe does not forbid a baas mitzva. He says it is a reshus. When her friend have it, you go after the next best. Similarly, over here when the friends get presents, they will feel left out.
Joseph; I made a Baas Mitzva for my daughter without men which is necessary in order the girls should not feel left out as ruled by the Saridei Aish. Similarly, giving presents on Chanukah might also be necessary not to feel left out.
Extremes are no good in any group. The difference between a tzelem and the magen david is that the former has only extremes whereas the latter has only midpoints.
On Ben Peles was saved by his wife were she uncovered her hair so they all avoided entering the house.
WinnieThePoo, ZionGate, I appreciate your effort, but the tax cuts did not help much the middle class and the poor only put us more in debt.
Joseph, don’t need to belabor the obvious. Look at my post above. What about a Bas Mitzva.
ZionGate, i don’t know what you are telling me when I gave you simple logic. How are the Republicans better?
Yapchik, if we have אמונה and בטחון we will bring the גאולה.
It says that it is better to be a gazlon than a ganov. A gazlon is not afraid from anyone whereas the ganov is afraid of people but not from Hashem. The Democrats tolerate everyone, so they tolerate Jews also.
samthenylic, the problem is that the Rebbe did not chose a successor so the chasidim end up practically worshipping someone who is not around anymore.
The Magen Avraham says in the begining of Hilchas Purim to make Purim to commemorate the day when someone was saved as מעבדות לחירות אמרינן שירה we say shirah from servitude to freedom.
Joseph, what is the purpose of the title of this thread? You could have left off the first word.
The Teshuva Meahava 26 was upset when they compared the Zohar to the Torah.
If it is a question of taking away religious liberties I would be afraid of the Republicans who are too fanatic in their religious beliefs. Democrats say live and let live.
DY, I am not a Lubavitcher but I happen to know the significance of yud tes kislev. It is the day when the Baal Hatanya was freed from prison, so it is a big hoiliday for Lubavitch.
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.