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  • in reply to: Free Covid tests now available #2053139
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    Why does Hashem send the cure before the illness? The gemora in Shabbos 30 says that one should pray not to get sick because if one waits when being ill, might not be worthy to get cured. Therefore, Hashem sends the medicine before needing to pray for it.

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    What does Im mean?

    in reply to: Obstructionist Senate #2053106
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    AAQ, I get it. The purpose of the Senate is to get paid, don’t do anything and sometimes not even debate an issue because of a convenient filibuster.

    in reply to: Obstructionist Senate #2052971
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    Trumps former AG, William Barr admitted that there was no voter fraud enough to change the election and the states are curtailing the ability to vote, so the Fed government had to jump in to stop it.

    in reply to: Obstructionist Senate #2052970
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    Where is the socialism, the right to vote? I believe the Torah advocates socialism. Supply side, voodoo economics does not help the economy by giving an incentive to produce and hiring people when there is no demand.

    in reply to: Parashas Yisro Birthday Dvar Torah #2052695
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    Not really. I heard many good wishes.

    in reply to: Parashas Yisro Birthday Dvar Torah #2052383
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    Mods, can you correct the title of the misspelled topic which should be Birthday.

    in reply to: Highschools with Secular Education #2052266
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    Reb Shlomo, I appreciate what you are saying even though being younger than you having today a birthday of 74 years. I went to Chasan Sofer and had a secular education seder in the afternoon gaining a high school academic degree by taking the Regents. I also went to Brooklyn College and got trained through the Agudah in Computer Programming at Cope Institute. I worked in Brooklyn College as a Senior Research Aid when I followed up at NYU Courant Institute towards a Masters in Mathematics,

    in reply to: Highschools with Secular Education #2052104
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    The Mattersdorfer Rav ztz’l explained the passage עם הארץ אסור לאכול בשר, an am haaretz is not allowed to eat meat because he sends his son to college so is chaish lemeuta, the minority that he will come out as good as he went in. The gemora questions according Rebbi Meir, how one could eat meat maybe he shechted at the windpipe or the veshet, the food pipe in place of a hole, therefore, we go after the rov, the majority but he goes after the minority. I said to be careful not be like Haran to go in the fire because Avraham survived. I was specially careful not to go to unnecessary places like the student center.

    in reply to: Hours of sleep per night #2052019
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    There is a story which happened with the Chasan Sofer. Rav Shmuel zy’a, the grandson of the Chasam Sofer, was learning with a candle in his hand and he fell asleep dropping the candle. The gemora started to burn. The Chasam Sofer came in a dream to his mother, daughter of the Chasam Sofer, telling her to rush as he son is in danger. The gemora, half burned still exists by the Ehrenfeld family.

    in reply to: Highschools with Secular Education #2052001
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    Einstein’s Theory explains the creation from nothing i.e. not material but from energy. The Rash quotes the Pythagorean Theorem in Kilaim 5,5 in the name of Chachmei Hamidos.

    in reply to: Tu Beshvat, Bracha and Shecheyonu Which Comes First #2052003
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    Rav Moshe ztz’l says that for the second day Rosh Hashana, we use a new fruit even when available the whole year. Why does not the one who makes Kiddush were a new suit. There is an argument on safek brachos lehakel, to say it or not. Maybe, the argument might be if going after Rabbenu Tam, Rosh Hashana 33, that an unnecessary brachacha is a derabonon or the Rambam that it is because of Lo Sisa.

    in reply to: Tu Beshvat, Bracha and Shecheyonu Which Comes First #2051997
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    The Dirshu MB O’CH 225,11 brings an argument between the Shevat Halevi, Rav Wosner ztz’l who says, if having simcha make it, otherwise don’t. The above Aruch Hashulchan explains that we make a shecheyanu by eating because we are not on the level to enjoy it just by seeing it. So, if is around all the time, does not affect us until we have it in front of us to be able to eat it. Rav Elyoshov ztz’l says that we should praise Hashem for giving us the new fruit. So, even if we don’t feel the enjoyment directly but unconsciously we feel it, and therefore, we should making in any case.

    in reply to: Highschools with Secular Education #2051917
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    Science helps us in understanding the Torah. Gresham’s Law in economics helps to the understand a mishna in Bava Metzia. הזהב קונה את הכסף, gold acquires silver because silver becomes the currency and gold a commodity. Why? Gresham’s Law says, bad money drives out good money from circulation. The bad money here is silver which becomes currency, being spent and gold will be horded and not spent becoming a commodity.

    in reply to: Tu Beshvat, Bracha and Shecheyonu Which Comes First #2051908
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    The Aruch Hashulchan O’CH 225,5 says that he makes shecheyanu before the bracha because of the Pri Megadim above.

    in reply to: Highschools with Secular Education #2051794
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    The Chasan Sofer taught us for the Regents.

    in reply to: Tu Beshvat, Bracha and Shecheyonu Which Comes First #2051438
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    For a greater detail see Yechaveh Daas (3,15).

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2051290
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    When it comes to a refuah, we should daven to be cured by Hashem by Whom it is said rofecha with a feh whereas by a doctor it says verapo yerapei with a pei. The Rabbenu Bachaya explains that by Hashem, His cure is light whereas a doctor’s is harsh. By a doctor their is double expression as by them there could be a side effect which by Hashem does not exist. Also, we mind need a second opinion but not by Hashem.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2051272
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    It says כי יד על כס י-ה the aleph is missing and the shem Hashem is not complete but will become complete leasid lavo ימלא ה’ יהי’ כל משאלתך, Hashem’s name should be completed should be all of our wishes. The Rabbenu Bachaya says that the word אוה from אוה למושב לו indicates this. The Kol Aryeh gives an implication הוא לבדו יעשה לכם. We should work on ‘הוא’ which is the same as ‘אוה’ should not be left on its own but be part of Hashem.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2051253
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    In the introduction to part of tefila, Oz Yashir, it says originally חומה, wall with a vov and then חמה without a vov, anger. The GRA explains that originally it also says בתוך הים ביבשה referring to Nachshon ben Aminodov who jumped into the water before it dried out, so it says with a vov, wall, whereas later it says ביבשה בתוך הים, for the rest of the Jews where they went into the dry water in the sea, saying it without a vov meaning anger.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2051063
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    Part of tefila is laining. The GRA explains why Moshe Rabbenu was told to write zechiras amaleik, the remembrance of ameleik in the sefer and make Yehushua hear the proper pronunciation. The sefer Torah has no nekudos, vowels so the word zecher can be read as Yaov thought zochor, only killing out the males of amaleik.

    in reply to: Deja vu all over again #2051057
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    The OP is remembering Yogi Berra.

    in reply to: Chug Chasam Sofer Petach Tikva #2051043
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    It is said l’toeles provided you have a good reason to say it. I think the government forbids saying something positive against it.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2051044
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    This is my Bar Mitzva parasha with the longest haftorah in the Torah.

    in reply to: Chug Chasam Sofer Petach Tikva #2050974
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    They say hechsher X is not recommended.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050838
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    “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Maimonides

    in reply to: Yahrtzeit on January 6th #2050800
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    Even if one bad apple in FBI, Ray Epps, instigates to storm the Capitol does not mean that everyone else should follow him.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050777
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    Should be above poorest of the Jews.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050767
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    The parable is to the father who carries his son on his shoulders providing all his needs. A person asks the son, where is your father? He says, I don’t know, so the father throws him to the dogs. We must realize that Hashem carries us on His shoulders and provides us all of our needs.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2050769
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    mendyonline, asked from the Jews as the Ibn Ezra and not that Moshe Rabbenu prayed was accepted as Rashi and Ramban.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050712
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    The Miidrash says ויסב אלקים את העם דרך המדבר Hashem took the nation in a round about way through the desert מכאן שאפילו עני שבישראל לא יאכל עד שיסב we see from here that even the poor of the Jews should not eat until reclining. Aren’t we taking yasev out of its meaning? The Jews in the desert had to completely rely on Hashem for His help of survival. Similarly, the poor should be happy and see themselves as the one in the desert because of their trust in Hashem that He will provide their livelihood and therefore be wanting to recline at the seder. We should feel like this poor person who relies on Hashem for his livelihood.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2050675
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    The holy Berdichaver explains in Kadushas Levi how the mitzryim went into the sea when they saw the supper natural of its splitting. When the ruler of mitzryim heard the argument from the ruler of the sea that the Jews also worshipped a’z, was passed on to the mitzryim, and they felt a sense of victory believing that the Jews are not better than they are, which encouraged them to go into the sea.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2050673
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    I heard from my father a’h that we sing the davenen to camouflage it such that the malachim should not understand it and be mekatreg.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050690
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    In order not to forget that parnasa comes from Hashem, the Ksav Sofer interprets the pasuk וה’ הולך לפניהם יומם when Hashem provides a person daytime, hatzlacha, success, he should not think that only his effort contributed to this but think of בעמוד ענן the pillar of the dark cloud, it can turn bad לנחותם הדרך to lead him through life, ולילה at night when things are bad, keep in mind בעמוד אש להאיר להם the pillar of fire to light up the way by changing life to success, ללכת יומם ולילה this will help him to live when going good or bad. The Chasan Sofer, the student says on the Haggadah, בשעה שיש מצה ומרור מונחים לפנך teaching us for the year to keep the good and bad always in front of us. When going good, think of the bad and vice versa when going bad, think of the good.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050695
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    The Midrash in Bereishis says that the Torah was the blueprint of the world creation. So, therefore it is the user manual of how to live.

    in reply to: Beshalach – Tefila #2050652
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    I heard a funny but true interpretation of the above, Hashem says to Moshe, what are you a chazan then the Jews come to Me to the shul but if you are telling them drashas or mussar then they move away.

    in reply to: Yahrtzeit on January 6th #2050642
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    coffee addict, are you real?

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050485
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    It happened to me both in shidduch and job search where they came about in an unexpected way. Hashem is the matchmaker.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050441
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    it says קשה פרנסתו של אדם כקריעת ים סוף for Hashem, providing a livelihood is as hard as the splitting of the sea, a hidden miracle and it comes in an unexpected way. When we put the hishtadlus, effort into it, it does not necessarily come from that effort. The Chidushei Harim explains that no one expected the splitting of the sea.

    in reply to: Unicorns – Real or not? #2050250
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    The gemora says that Adam Harishon sacrificed a unicorn, שור שהקריב אדם הראשון קרן אחת היה במצחו.

    in reply to: Vaccine Mandates #2050249
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    It is like children. If they don’t do it voluntarily, they must be forced.

    in reply to: JOKES #2050248
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    Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
    Why did the Lubavitcher cross the road? To be mekarev the chicken.

    in reply to: JOKES #2050237
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    How many polish people do you need to change a light bulb? 100, one to hold the bulb and 99 to turn the house. How many psychiatrists? None, when it wants to change, it will change by itself. How many programmers? None, it is a hardware problem.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050235
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    As we see by the Parasha of the Mon that every individual got an equal portion, so how does one receive more than kedei chayov, necessary for one’s survival? The Dubner Maggid explains that Hashem commanded to give maaser and therefore one gets ten times as much.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050210
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    TLIK, I don’t believe the Satmar Rav ztz’l said that as mentioned above.

    in reply to: Hours of sleep per night #2050032
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    I have sleep apnea, so using a mask connected to a machine which feeds air helps me sleep undisturbed. Without it, the body periodically, unconsciously wakes up and does not get the proper sleep thereby making it up at daytime by falling asleep.

    in reply to: How Do You Bottle Torah… #2050030
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    When bottling it be sure to label it with references, so that it should be easy to find. The benefit over water is that it does not get used up.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2050028
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    Its like the Igros Moshe on raising a child half perspiration, effort and half inspiration, prayer to bear fruits. After the effort it is still a miracle that one has the strength and abilities to accomplish the work necessary for his parnasa.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2049970
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    Pוrum Torah – It says vayochlu as haman, who was hung above fifty amos where the eyes cannot see, so why is it not basar shenisalem min hoayin? He was reconized through tevias ayin.

    in reply to: Tomorrow Segula for Parnasa, Saying Parashas Haman #2049903
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    You are right but if people don’t say it every day, then they should say it tomorrow.

    See tefillos dot com/parshas_hamon.pdf

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