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There is a better way of learning called oraysa where you learn an amed a day, revieing yesterday’s amed, learning 2 1/2 daf a week and on friday, shabbos review it.
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The Chasam Sofer said that the Torah is like an egg. You can eat it raw, half boiled, hard boiled, sunny side up, or scrambled.
When Kayin killed Hevel he said, gadol avoni minso, my sin is too great to take. We find this expression also in SA when one speaks in middle of davenen. Rashi explains in Shir Hashirim 4. beginning teimei fzeviiya, that we can read the luchas across. Anochi goes with lo sritzach. One who kills because he does not see the G-dly image, similarly one who speaks by davenen does not value the others
G-dly image.Isn’t the person responsible who placed the sefer Torah incorrectly in the holy aron? The gemora says to say aron hakadosh Shabbos (32,1).
Rac Moshe ztz’l in Igros Moshe explains how to raise children. First, half persperation, by putting the personal effort into it, and then half inspiration, to pray to Hashem that it should bear fruits.
coffee addict, maybe sair is not because of a goat.
The Mayanai Shel Torah mentions a Chidushei Harim that I believe the whole idea of tefila is based on. The serpent is cursed, dust you will eat, but dust is available everywhere? He answers, that Hashem said to him, here is your food and don’t bother me, I don’t want to hear from you again. We thank Hashem that He has not forsaken us and wants our prayers. We praise Hashem for the fact that we can praise him. Hilel thanked Hashem day by day.
The serpent questions the emunah by insinuating that they will not die even though Hashem said they will. Rav Moshe ztz’l explains that when Moshe Rabbenu said that he cannot come and go, he did no mean that he may not but he cannot. The words of Hashem curtail him from doing it. Similarly he said that the Jews cannot climb the mountain because You, Hashem admonished us not to do it. Also, Hashem advises us to chose life and we should realize the consequences of not doing it. So the serpent questions the words of Hashem by saying they will not die and thereby creating a doubt in their beliefs.
abukspan, as I reread your writing, I noticed that you alluded to the above Kol Simcha pshat but I lost the forest from the trees.
abukspan, the Matanai Shel Torah summariaes the above from sefer Kol Simcha (I think Rav Simcha from Parshischa) where he asks, why wasn’t Chava satisfied with her eating without having him eat? He answers, once one sins, it encourages to sin more, even though she had no real enjoyment from it. Aveira gareres aveira, one aveira pulls one to perforn another aveira.
The Mayanai Shel Torah explains that Adam justified his actions that he did not violate Hashem’s commandment from minos, non-belief but from taaveh, desire. For the former a small amount would have created the desired goal of yodea tov vera, to distinguish between good and bad (then justify the bad as good) but I am not satisfied with my eating as I desire to eat more, so I did not eat from minos.
They simply want to show that they are Torah scholars who dress accordingly. A white shirt and black suit is considered to dress up.
For Shabbos and Yom Tov we get a better quality outfit.The Chasam Sofer in Toras Mishe explains Adam’s justification differently. The Midrash says that he drank grape juice. He was forbidden grapes but juice might be allowed. She was not commanded, so maybe she was allowed to eat the grapes and that is why she did not die but she also was part of him as the juice is part of the grqpes. So memanefshech, in either way he was allowed to eat. Why did she not die after eating? If she is part of him, she should have died and if she is not considered part of him, then I only drank grape juice which is not part of the grapes and therefore, in either way, I can contimue on eating.
The Rambam paskens that chametz is assur less than a kezayis, an olive because of lo yeochel chametz. They ask why we need an extra pasuk and use like Rebbi Yochanan who forbids it all over from kol chelev. Answers the Noda Beyehudah that it is required for the last day of Pesach when chaze leitztarifa, being able to axxumulate by eating more does not apply. The Chasam Sofer, whose yahr tzeit happens to be today, says in Toras Moshe, that had Adam Harishan waited until shabbos of eating from the eitz hadaas, the forbidden fruit would have been allowed. Maybe the strength of shabbos would have swayed him towards the good. Similarly Adam Harishon ate it Friday at the end of the day, so if he ate more, he was allowed by justifying himself, I ate a small amount and will be allowed to eat more as it will not accumulate.
You are right, I made a mistake.
Fargreng has a bad connotatuin farbreng the zeit, wastijg the time.
Shaving a beard according to the holy Chasam Sofer whose yahr tzeit is tomorrow on the 25th of Tishri as indicated in his teshuva O’CH 159 is not such a big deal as long as stubles are left.
The Baal Haikarim devides the thirteen beliefs of the Rambam to three:
1. belief in Hashem
2. Reward and Punshment
3. Heavenly TorahHe has to first believe in this abive three beliefs.
Hilel, who I think gives a purpose in life, says אם אין אני לי מי לי, if I don’t care for myself, who wiill, כשאני לעצמי מה אני, if I am only for myself, what am I, אם לא עכשיו אימתי, if not now when? A person first must improve oneself and then others as soon as possible provided one believes in the afterworld.
According to the holy Shlah, scar veonash, reward and punishment, the second belief of three according to the Baal Haikarim, is a measuring stick of the amount of nachas ruach we give to Hashem.
Sometumes we withhold what they desire, no ice cream for you.
GH, It says, the same as when Av enters we duminish in simcha, so when Adar enters we increase in simcha. What is the comparison? Says Rav Yosef Baumgarten in his sefer Pardes Yosef, that we certainly fast lashem shomayim but eating lashem shomayim needs extta effort. See the topic Yom Kippur like Purim.
The gemora says, how great are the hachamim who said forty means thirty nine, but we don’t find the same expression by sefiras haomer where fifty is forty nine? I heard, that by lashes it is specially great how they showed mercy on the individual when possible.
It says vehayisa ach semeach, so let us not squander the simcha we acquired through the holidays and keep it, at least in a smaller measure, for the rest of the year.
The Haflaah explains the passage uvocharta bechaim, chose life as always emphasize the positive.
I heard from my Rav, Rav Pollak in Staten Island that the first day there was also separation. The light and darkness is good when separated but not water and water on the second day.
The Haflaah explains the meaning of when learning from a rebbi, we should see him as an angel of Hashem. An angel is stationary. Similarly, a rebbi should set aside his own edification for the benefit of thr talmidim. The Chasam Sofer explains that the moon agreed to be made smaller, so that the stars could be seen.
Welcome back. Happy to hear you again b’h. We thank the Healer of the Sick. Baruch Rafei Cholim.
The earth get punished at the time Adam Harishon sined. Why? Maybe, He wanted to eat the fruit of the eitz hadaas as the tree was forbidden, so tasted each from the other trees and noticed that they taste different. But the eitz hadaas was an esrug tasting the same, so the fruit was also forbidden. He would not have eaten of the eits hadaas if the earth would have followed Hashem’s commandment eitz peri having the fruit and tree taste the same.
The Rabbenu Bachaya in Parashas Pinchas says that the sun took the shame from the moon and did not answer back. This is the meaning of hanelavin veainim alvim, does who get ashamed but don’t ashame back on them the pasuk says veahavov katzes hashemesh bigvirosa, those who love Hashem are like the sun at its strength.
The Dubner magid has problems with this as the moon was complaining that he is saying something good. Asking for making the sun smaller is not good. The sun was originally created greater than the moon. Hashem saw that people were not worthy of it, so he hid the extra light in the Torah. Now they became equal, so the moon wanted that Hashem should return the light to the sun and that was a nice thing. So Hashem convinced the moon that it is good to be small and Hashem felt bad that He made the moon smaller but at the redemption the light will be returned.
torahval, what is true is not fake news even if leaked.
AAQ, It is mostly unreliable, when will it be reliable?
Avira, for erva it is OK as she is covering her hair but hirhur is a problem.
I heard it on the news.
The Chasam Sofer asks why we say שהכל נהיה בדברו rather than במאמרו? He answers that it also applies to us. If we don’t mess up our mouth we would have G-dly strengths with it. Maybe the Targum translates the pasuk where Hashem blew in his nose a neshama of live giving him life to speak. Whoever blows, blows from his own abilities, so we should have the abilities to change nature with our mouths but we turned it impure by speaking improperly and thereby we lost the abilites to do so.
The Vaydaber Moshe interprets in a sarcastic manner מה נוורא המקום הזה אין זה אלא בית אלקים how frightening is this place (being too small) it must be a shul.
Should be above, become hoshanas and get knocked off.
The audit did not find any irregularities.
They say the skirt should be long enough to cover the knees.
As the four species are against four body parts, spine, heart, eyes and mouth, so we shake them similar to shaking by davening where the spine represents the whole body and the others which cause our sins, so we dedicate them to the service of Hashem.
The shaking of the lulav might be like shaking by davening based on the pasuk כל עצמותי תאמרנה ה’ מי כמוך, all my bones recognize your existence Hashem. Rav Moshe ztz’l stopped shaking by davening based on a story I heard. A nazi german soldier pointed a gun on him. He said this shock I have I want to remember and use it at my davenen.
Avira, the mashel of sinking the ship is mentioned by the Kli Yakar, 100 years before the Mesilas Yesharim, in Parashas Kedoshim on lo siso alov chet. It is a Midrash Rabba Vayikra (4,6).
A spring when pushed to much will retract, similarly the girls or women.
Someone who wears short skirts should see herself as not being spiritually vaccinated which can hurt others.
If someone is sure about herself, doesn’t have to show off her body.
Where does it say that holding a sefer torah is like a mizbeach?