Reb Eliezer

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  • in reply to: Talking in Shul #1469291
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Zohar uses the expression whoever speaks in a shul about mundane matters.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1469246
    Reb Eliezer
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    I think that Amirah Leakim does not apply by an A/C as discussed above the same applies to a Shabbos clock since we can’t make our own gezeros after the completion of the Shas.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1469146
    Reb Eliezer
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    Reb Moshe did not want his Teshuvas translated because the circumstances can change and we don’t know the circumstances of his teshuva.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1469128
    Reb Eliezer
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    Things and circumstances can change. It says in Devorim(17,9) Go to the priest who is around at that time. Samuel in his generation like Yiftoch in his generation even if he has less knowledge excluding Gezeros. Ruling that we must follow our gedolim in our time if the circumstances changed. See
    Panim Yafos there. See Tosfas Betzeh (6,1) d’h Vehoidnah currently.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1469087
    Reb Eliezer
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    See Rema Shulchan Aruch Chaim (376,2) They allowed Amiroh Leakim for a Mitzva.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1468961
    Reb Eliezer
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    There is such thing as Oneg Shabbos. Being in the dark or sweating in the heat is not Oneg Shabbos so I think you can use it even it makes some noise.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1468954
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Rambam’s view Hilchos Daios (6,8) is that by Ben Adam Lamokam, if one does not listen when admonished privately , can be ashamed publicly. The son of the Shlah follows this ruling when it comes to talking in shul.

    in reply to: Reb Moshe on Shabbos Clocks #1468936
    Reb Eliezer
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    I think that air conditioner would be ok. We don’t want to take away from the aura of Shabbos by listening to Radio/TV. to make an Uvdah Dchol but it does not mean that a person has to suffer and be uncomfortable on Shabbos. Are you allowed to get a Goy to put on the Radio/TV?

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1468925
    Reb Eliezer
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    There is a Taz in Shulchon Aruch, Orech Chaim (55, 4) whose view is that whoever talks in shul cannot be counted as part of a minyan.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467900
    Reb Eliezer
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    We ask permission before praying by saying Hashem, please open up my lips that my mouth should be able to utter your praises. Because we might not be worthy of it.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467891
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Smak makes a kal vochamer from the Goyim’s behavior in their churches. There is an excuse that we feel at home not like guests.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467876
    Reb Eliezer
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    Bravo! The Little I Know, Beautiful. I applaud you. Don’t sell yourself short. What you are saying is gold. The Chidusheh Harim explains the curse to the snake as dust is everywhere, but Hashem said to him here is your food don’t bother me. We praise Hashem that we can praise Him. He does not push us aside.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467819
    Reb Eliezer
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    If everyone talks in shul, that unity should be broken up like the unity of the Dor Haflogoh.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467792
    Reb Eliezer
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    Most Jews are davening, but some talk which creates disunity with those that are davening.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467646
    Reb Eliezer
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    When Jews are concerned with other’s deficiencies as it says בורא נפשות רבות וחסרונן
    by praying not only for ourselves but also for others, we create unity. But, when we only care for ourselves and not for others as it says when Yaakov Avinu saw the ladder in his dream ויקץ יעקב משנתו ויאמר says the Baal Haturim that the last letters add up to צבור following אכן יש ה במקום הזה behold Hashem rests in this place ואנכי לא ידעתי when we put aside the אנכי our self the ego as the Baal Shem Tov interprets אנכי עומד בין ה וביניכם the self the ego stands between us and Hashem we create disunity.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467573
    Reb Eliezer
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    What are the chances that their own concerns will be the same topic?

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1467576
    Reb Eliezer
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    See what I said under the topic talking in shul. Not talking protects the unity.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467567
    Reb Eliezer
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    If people are not concerned about the prayer of others when they are talking in shul, then I can assume that their talking is about themselves.

    in reply to: Talking in Shul #1467547
    Reb Eliezer
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    No, because each will be talking about his own concerns.

    in reply to: Jokes #1467546
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    Three individuals, a doctor, an architect and a computer programmer analyst argue what was the first profession. The doctor says it had to be surgery as it says that G-d created Eve from Adam’s ribs. The architect says, No it says earlier that G-d created heaven and earth from chaos. The programmer analyst says, and who created the chaos.

    in reply to: Jokes #1467534
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    Why didn’t Yosef dream that Dinah will also bow down in front of him?

    Even in a dream he would not dream that his mother in law will bow down in front of him.

    in reply to: Jokes #1467509
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    Why do the Goyim celebrate Kratzmich the night before and we celebrate Purim the night after?

    They celebrate after a Jew and we celebrate after a Goy.

    in reply to: Jokes #1467511
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    Why did the shevotim circumcise the people of Shechem?

    When they are Jews no one cares.

    in reply to: Wait time in Dr.’s office #1467450
    Reb Eliezer
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    We might want to take along a sefer to learn not to waste the time.

    in reply to: @Chabad Shluchah Please Explain Why Davening To/Betten a Rebbe is Okay #1467432
    Reb Eliezer
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    See Bamidbor (13,22) Parshes Shelach Rashi ויבא עד חברון Kolev went to the grave of the Avos to pray that they should help him not to follow the Meraglim’s advice.

    Reb Eliezer
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    The tent doors in the desert did not face each other, maybe, in order that one should not see and desire the others possessions.

    in reply to: @Chabad Shluchah Please Explain Why Davening To/Betten a Rebbe is Okay #1467346
    Reb Eliezer
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    We are forbidden to daven to the Rebbe or to a Malach. They are conduits through their prayer, because of their greatness, to be listened to us who don’t have does zechusim, benefits.

    in reply to: Why did Hashem give us two ears but only one mouth? #1467340
    Reb Eliezer
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    Maybe the reason is that a person doing this without a mind is like an animal. See Sefer Hachinuch 95, about sacrificing and animal for a chatos when done things unwittingly.

    in reply to: Why did Hashem give us two ears but only one mouth? #1467302
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Kotzker tells us that חרנה is the same as לחרן teaching us that we should hold back speaking as much as we can. Remember listen has the same letters as silent. A wild animal comes to the world when we don’t use our mouth properly. The Binah Leitim interprets coming to the world as the person speaking converts himself to a wild animal.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1467000
    Reb Eliezer
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    According the Yerushalmi it has nothing to do with Moshiach but Eliyohu Hanovi. The destruction of temple was because of sinas chinom so if we create achdus we will be forgiven and be able to rebuild the Beis Hamikdosh speedily in our time, Amen

    in reply to: Darkness of the Light #1466933
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Machtzis Hashekel was shown of fire teaching us that everything good like money is like fire which can be used for good or bad.

    Reb Eliezer
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    If you willing to indulge in Tzedokoh, then you can indulge in material possessions.

    in reply to: Blue Money #1466926
    Reb Eliezer
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    Times have changed. In olden times a Talmid Chacham who had cash and would use credit instead was a Chilul Hasem. See the Rambam Yesoda Hatorah (5,11).

    in reply to: The Chofetz Chaim mesorah is great #1466903
    Reb Eliezer
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    It’s hard on the parents to keep it clean and wrinkle free. I don’t remember going to the Yeshiva that they insisted on it. Any light straight color should be acceptable.

    in reply to: Nittel #1466896
    Reb Eliezer
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    The above reply is for Folfishmusings December 25, 2012 post.

    in reply to: Nittel #1466890
    Reb Eliezer
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    Wolfishmusings December 25, for RYBP see Yabia Omer Chelek 3 Yorei Deah 9.

    in reply to: Nittel #1466835
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look up Yabia Omer Chelek 7 Yorei Deah 20. If danger is the reason the commeration day is important not the change in calendar.

    in reply to: Nittel #1466836
    Reb Eliezer
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    It was a night when they played chess.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466800
    Reb Eliezer
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    GadolHador ah, it doestn’t mean that we all should all build it together, but to build we all need to be united together in Eretz Yisroel. Maybe, the builders will be shiluchim of the rest. They will be multiple unifications there as it says עוד אקבץ עליו לנקבציו there will be multiple unifications.

    in reply to: Nittel #1466384
    Reb Eliezer
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    December 25 is not nittel. Pope Gregory in 1589 changed the calendar removing 10 or 11 days. Also full 100 century dates e.g. 1900 are not leap years anymore only when divisible by 400. So January 6 is now nittel only.

    in reply to: The Meshugas of Sports and Super Bowl #1466345
    Reb Eliezer
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    Don’t forget that we can learn from the goyim of how to do mitzvas. The burn and desire they use for the mundane can be applied by us to the performance of mitzvas.

    in reply to: Darkness of the Light #1466244
    Reb Eliezer
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    If you see good in others, enjoy what you have and keep away from what the Torah forbids then you will see light and not darkness.

    in reply to: Cholov Yisroel VS Cholov Stam #1466250
    Reb Eliezer
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    The reason is that Reb Moshe allows cholov stam because the government watches out for mixing milk from a non-kosher animal so there is mirthas, fear involved. The question they put up is if the chachomim forbid milk from a non-jew with a count or we are doing it from custom which makes the prohibition biblical because of a neder. Certainly if someone can get cholov yisroel then he should rather get it.

    Reb Eliezer
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    I think the opposite. An avel covers a mirror but not a picture. We want a person to know that he needs others and he is not an island seeing only himself. Davening might be the same. We must daven in unity and not just seeing ourselves but others,

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466173
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look at the Baal Haturim ד”ה על פני כל אחיו נפל at the end of Parshes Chayeh Soroh about the coming of Meshiah

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466155
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Aim Habonim Somaicho holds that we should all go to Eretz Yisroel and start building the Beis Hamikdosh. See the third chapter entitled Settlement and Building. You might be able to download from http://www.hebrewbooks.org.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466159
    Reb Eliezer
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    The above author was killed H”YD in 1944 in the holocaust. I checked the sefer exists on the web site below.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466157
    Reb Eliezer
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    It certainly won’t burn it down with the flames. This is what we say in Nachem on Tisha B’ov.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466158
    Reb Eliezer
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    It must be like the burning bush, never consumed.

    in reply to: Building the Beis HaMikdash #1466005
    Reb Eliezer
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    To elaborate further, Rav Teichtal refers to the Tosafes Yom Tov in Maaser Sheni (5,2) referring to a Yerushalmi there ruling that the building will come before Meshiah. The one from above of fire will come on top of our building. The proof is from Nachem asking to surround something from the one from fire. The question is: Surround What? The building we built.

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