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Hashem wants and enjoys to do good as a loving father. We should ask from Him like a poor person knocking on the door without any of his own zechusim but the zechusim of the tzibur. We should daven betzibur. If we can’t, daven in Beis Haknesses where the place of unity makes Hashem’s residence or at least daven at the time when people daven.
Refer to the Sefer Beis Elokim from the Mabit for more details.
As our thirteen beliefs according to the Rambam teach us, we cannot visualize a Supreme Being who has no physical form, When we open our mouths, we must keep in mind that we are not worthy to utter our praises to Hashem and ask for help Him to open our lips and give us the strength and abilities to praise Him by asking for our daily needs. When we utter the first three brochos of the 18 or 19 brochos we must keep in mind that we are standing infront of the Almighty who has the ability to grant us all our necessary wishes the way He granted his promises to our forefathers. He is the only One who has the power and ability to do this.
apashitatyid, The samech and mem where suspended because the Torah can be sam chaim or vice versa
The answer lies in what was told to Kayin Bereishis 4:7, If you do good, they will elevate you, but if you don’t do good, you are lying at the door of punishment for your sins, your sins bring you to other sins and eventually he, the yetzer hora, will rule over you.
The tzadikim, realizing that this world is temporary, are given what they desire. They want to be cleansed through yissurim in this world for their sins to be saved from the gehenom, and the rashaim are given their desire. They are rewarded for their good deeds in this world because they want instant gratification and they don’t belief in after life.
Whether you do a little or lot the importance is that it should be done for heaven’s sake.
It says honor your parents to have a long life. Explains the Abarbanel that the child seeing how you behave towards your parents will behave towards you. There was a grandfater, father and son. The grandfather was fed in a wooden plate being afraid that a glass plate will break. When the grandparent died, the father wanted to get rid of the plate. The son said don’t throw it out because we need it for you.
Gaon, can you give me the reference to the MY.
CS, There is an argument between the Rambam Hilchos Teshuva 8:2 and the Raavad what is the meaning of Olam Habo. The Rambam hoilds that Olam Habo is after life whereas the Raavad holds it is Techiyas Hamesim.
There are three views in a Bas Mitzva, Rav Moshe Stern, Beer Moshe, Debretziner Rav who holds that it is something being done by the reformers and if invited, not to go. There is no open distinction before reaching of age and after, whereas a bar mitzva puts on tefilin. Reb Moshe who holds that it is optional no mitzva involved like any other birthday party and Rav Yaakov Weinberg the Saridei Aish who says that it is necessary to make it so the girls should not feel left out. Examining all the pros and cons, I decided, for modesty reasons, to make it for women only.
What about a Bas Mitzva? For my daughter, I allowed the celebration for women only.
I think it is true. A caring loving person will also be a good father.
unommin, the gemorah in tractate shabbos darshans the shape of letters which is halachically significant teaching us how to write letters for a sefer torah. If he makes a ches a hey or vice versa makes him mecharef umgadef.
The gemora above says that he needs a new opening because to return and repent cannot be done in the same manner as he fell as he is used to his old ways and therefore a ches will not work.
That gemora says in Menochos that the ‘hey’ has an opening on the side so that he should be able to return if he falls. if he does not return or repent, he will gain gehinom to cleans himself from his wrong doing. Everyone is rewarded according to intentions for doing mitzvos. The Rasha wants to be rewarded for his good deeds in this world, so he is, whereas the tzadik wants his reward in the next world. See Ramban Parshas Achrei on Asher Yaaseh Adam Vechai Bohem beginning Vedaa
Gaon, I am really greatful for all your work above, but can you give me the marei makomos for the Rash, Chidushei Haran and the Mishkanos Yaakov.
Gaon, I appreciate your effort but his view is unique, so you didn’t answer the question. What is the source where do you find an accumulation of streets? Where do you find the 12 mil by 12 mil? The Aruch Hashulchan also disagrees.
Is there someone else who agrees with Reb Moshe’s ztz’l
interpretation in writing?Gaon, explain to me the source of Rav Moshe’s view as there is no park or market with the accumulation of 600k people every day in Brooklyn and no street that contains that
Today is כ”ה תשרי the 179th yahr zeit of the Chasam Sofer.
Correcting above post about continued fractions series for pi,
3, 22/7 “333/106” 355/113 …The RMA and Maharshal are around 100 years difference from Rishonim ending at the year 1400. The Rambam above Kiddush Hachodash 17:24 says the “goyish” mathematics can be relied on because its truth is evident. If I remember correctly the GRA multiplies the value by 3, why because it is an adjustment as I pointed out, pi/3 has no meaning, there is no indication in pasuk to divide by 3, it happens to have that value.
If you look at pi as a continued fractions 111/106 is the first continued fraction 355/113 accurate to 6 decimal places is the next 3.1415929 where the correct value is 3.1415926..
See the Minchas Kohen מבןא השמש who paskens like the Rabbenu Tam. The Chasam Sofer O”CH 80 paskens like the Rabbenu Tam even lekula, so he questions why do we consider it a safek and pospone mila in the four mil? Could be according the Rambam has to be a vaday mitzva because a safek is only darabonon, but the Chasam Sofer held that it is a vaday mitzva.
The current philosophy of women would exclude King David from being a Jew. A maovis is allowed to join because it is improper to give water and sustenance among the men as women belong inside. The women don’t believe in this modesty so women would also not be allowed to join.
Reb Joseph, the two are not the same, see O”CH 428 when it comes to admonish on something specifically asur biblically like chazir compared to an eruv where most hold that currently their is no R”H biblically. So by eruv where a reliable rav says you can carry I think you can listen to him.
Joseph, who is Dr. Pepper?
akuperma, The achronim interpret the reasoning of rishonim in order that we can apply their view in other situations where their view is not revealed.
To explain in greater detail above post to calculate PI according the GRA:
קוה = 111 and קו = 106
111/106 is the adjustment to 3
( from the Yam of Solomon – Circumference/Diameter = 30/10 = 3)
that is multiply 3 by 111/106 = 3.141509Adam Harishon sinned by drinking wine, according to some view, so we say lechaim that it should bring us life for both worlds.
The Ohr Hachaim Hakadash says in the beginning of Bereishis 1-22 numbers under number 3, we are allowed to interpret pasukim where only pshat is involved but we cannot argue on Rishonim when halacha is involved, as the amoroim could argue on the tanoim in pasukim interpretation. ד”ה ודע שיש רשות
I went to Brooklyn College got a BS in Math and Computers, then went to NYU Courant Institute for Masters in Math have 12 credits towards it. I became a member of Pi MuEpsilon, the math honor society. I never became an actuary because of anxiety in test taking. I worked in computers. Your formula is incorrect, it is an adjustments to 3. Multiply 111 by 3 and divide by 106 = 3.141509
Yissacher, I see that the Neoda B’Yehuda speaks with the greatest respect about the Ramban and if he argues he would argue with the halacha, the RMA he mentions there.
The Chasan Sofer explains that the women also have a part in Chanukah Menorah, the yevonim wanted to eliminate Rosh Chodash to eliminate the Yomim Tovim. Women don’t work when the candles are burning, commemorating 8 biblical yomim tovim where light the candles. The Chasam Sofer explains that women don’t light because they originally lit outside and it was not proper for women to mix with men.
Gaon, please leman Hashem straighten these paticipants out, if you can argue on Rishonim. I referenced the Nodei Beyahuda who was upset for someone doing that. I recommend to look at his poetic words.
By the way, in the calculation of the tribe’s first letters multiplied by 1000 from the Rabbenu Bechaye above, Levi is excluded.
Avi, K – They are all estimation of 1 2/5 look at Tosfas in Sukkah 8a where they show that the calculation is not exact. Even according to the SQRT(2) is irrational an estimate with the Pythagorean Theorem that is mentioned above. For PI look at the mishna Eruvin 13b and Tosfas that the calculation is not exact according to Chachmei Hamidos and the Rambam on the mishneh. So if the result is not a perfect square, the Pythagorean Theorem does not buy anything so why mention it? By the way I happened to be a mathematician.
Look at the Rambam Hilchas Kidush Hachodash 17:24 but Tosfas was trying to avoid calculations discovered by the goyim like the Pythagorian Theorem.
The reason we cannot argue against the Rishonim if their is not a Rishon to back us up, because the closer we are to kabolas hatorah the more reliable they are, opposite the goyim were technology increases with time, so we are not on the level of the Rishonim to argue with them.
See the Nodei Bayehudah O”CH 1:38 where Rav Yechezkiel Landau z”l is besides himself where someone argues on the Rishonim.
The reference for the below is
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1497&pgnum=45The R”SH, Rav Shimshom Mishantz, mentions on the mishneh Kilaim 5:5, in the middle in the name
of Chachmei Hamidos, the Pythagorian Theorem.You can argue with Rishonim if you have another rishon backing you up. There is a story of the Shagas Aryeh where he was killed when a seforim book case fell on him. Everyone forgave him except the Levush , The Shagas said אריה שאג מי לא ירא when the lion roars who does not fear him . Tje Levush said Mordechai Yoffe (מי) does not fear him.
The MB above refers to Tosfas Eruvin 6a ד”ה כיצד.
See MB O”CH 345 s”k 23 who asks the question and says that we only count what the Torah specifically enumerates. There is an interesting implication according to the Maharal who says that 600K is a complete number containinhg 6 like six directions in the shaking the lulav, 100 and 1000. The Rabbenu Bacheya explains that if you take the first letter of each tribe usung Yosef and multiply them by 1000 when you accumulate it, you will get 597,000, 600,00 less 3000 that were killed at the Aigel.
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If it would have been under a tree and you move it, you would have a problem but it was kosher before I don’t see a problem. Anyway, ask your LOR.