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HELLO ARWSF !!
Great to hear from you again.
You remarried? MAZAL TOV 🙂
If you have a plush felt hat, maybe try something abrasive, like sandpaper to rub it off (and keep the felt plush). An iron will give it a flat shine.
They locked thedoors tight.
“Another flaw they point out is that historically Easter has been worse for the Jews than any other holiday, yet no such minhag exists on Easter.”
After the supposed yartzeit, apparently they wanted revenge. One can make a chiluk between the two as to why no such minhag came about for Easter. The solstice holiday was one night where small bands of drunken peasants were running around. For the other, it could be that a small army was tearing through the countryside. There was no way to hide. Life had to go on.
Anyway, enough of my conjecture. yitayningwut, do you have a theory as to what’s the origin of nittel naght?
“Why couldn’t they establish a much better Minhag, to stay in Beis Medrash all night just light Shavuos? “
Because we’d be a bigger, easier target with the lights on in a large building.
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“One more question I have is, aren’t we talking about a ghetto? What are Goyim doing there?”
They could walk in any time they wanted. They were free in their country. We were considered the tolerated (at best) minority.
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“…being bothered by an ancient Minhag Yisroel is unacceptable.”
What do you mean by ancient? What is the earliest source? When I think of ancient, I think of at least 500 years, actually 1000+. But maybe you have a different understanding.
Before you said, “It was not in Sefarim for obvious reasons.” That does not sit well with me, as one can say that about anything, like the blood libel.
“Some historians point out a pretty basic flaw in the pogrom theory: if pogroms kept people indoors, why wasn’t davening ma’ariv b’yechidus included in the minhag?”
Saliva is Machmits, yet that does not stop those who refrain from gebrox. Many minhagim aren’t that logical.
But to answer your question (trying to use some logic), davening is a lot shorter than learning. With no learning in the shul, there was nothing to do but daven. People returned earlier in the evening, usually while the peasants were still feasting and getting drunk.
“What about mock chopped liver? “
GOQ, thanks so much for the laugh 🙂
“And most of us are descendants of Khazzars “
Many people still show it.
In my shul, we remove by the seats. The only time I leave my shoes in the lobby is when I have to leave ASAP. Also they are neatly put next to or under a table or chair.
BTW, those of us who do Birkat Kohanim often get slip-on shoes. Or we just aren’t so careful with tying laces. I have gone hours without tying my shoes, including going to work with them untied. If you see a frum person in E”Y with untied laces, he is possibly a Kohein.
Sprinkle cayenne pepper around. Mice can’t stand it.
Just be careful if you have kids.
The Goq,
“1)The was blocked for 3 weeks until he took some metamucil”
Awesome – ROTFL 🙂
One big difference between the Chavitin offering and donuts. The Chavitin was flour and oil and so are donuts. But the Chavitin was completely burned, unlike our donuts.
I was having a bad, unproductive day. Feeling a little depressed, I started davening Mincha in a bad mood with little kavana. Then I realized that I something to concentrate on, Seahorse. My mood and kavana changed instantly.
“A big problem with that pshat is that the quatity of oil for his mincha was considerably less than would be required to light for even one day.”
The following comes from the sefer Hegyonai Halacha by R’ Mirsky (my translation and paraphrase):
The Chavitin required 3 log, whereas the Menorah required 3.5 log (1/2 log per ner times 7). There is a different girsa of the the shiltot of Rav Achi Goan. Our Gemaras say that there was not enough oil except for one day (eleh l’yom echad), but his girsa says that there was not enough even for one day (afilu l’yom echad). Another answer to the question of the Beit Yosef.
Another problem is that the oil for the Chavitin is of lower quality. The K”G, however, used the highest quality oil, even good enough for the Menorah. That is why Hanukkah has Mehadrin and Mehadrin min haMehadrin, unlike any other holiday. They were so careful about all their Avodah and so we also inherit such hiddur.
Today’s Daf, Yoma 25, mentions the Kohen Gadol’s Mincha Offering, the Chavitin. It was made from flour and olive oil (Minachot 52). The oil that they found, with the seal of the K”G, was the oil for his Mincha.
Seahorse,
It seems from your previous posts that you were engaged. I am sorry to hear that things didn’t work out. I will have you in mind the next time I daven and do Birkat Cohanim, tomorrow IY”H. May Hashem find you a great zivug soon.
Here is an online source for what I mentioned from Rav Ovadia:
this is copied from halacha.com
Is It Permissible For A Yisrael To Marry The Daughter of A Kohen
There is interesting Gemara Pesachim on page 49. The Gemara says, [listen to the audio clip for the exact quote,] [listen to the audio clip for the actual negativities,]
[listen to the audio clip for the exact quote,] that the above Gemara applies currently.Here is the quote (Soncino translation) from the Gemara Pesahim 49A:
For R. Johanan said: If the daughter of a priest [marries] an Israelite, their union will not be auspicious. What is it? Said R. Hisda: [She will be] either a widow or a divorced woman, or she will have no seed [children].
In a Baraitha it was taught: He will bury her or she will bury him, or she will reduce him to poverty. But that is not so, for R. Johanan said: he who desires to become wealthy, let him cleave to the seed of Aaron, [for it is all the more]
From what I remember from Rav Ovadia, the problem is only if a Bat Cohen marries an Am-Haaretz. If he’s a regular frum baal habayit – e.g. he works and regularly learns – then no problem. All the better if he’s more learned.
The Gemara in Pesahim 49 says that a Bat Cohen should not marry an Am-haaretz. One of them could die. Rav Ovadia Yosef quotes this as Halacha.
The Gemara also says that it’s best that a Cohen and Bat Cohen marry.
“When the Chashmonaim lit the oil, it did not burn for eight days straight. Sorry to destroy your childhood. “
As iBump pointed out, there are at least 100 answers for that famous question of the Beit Yosef. One of those answers, which the B”Y mentions, was that the oil lasted 8 days. The other two were 1) the 1/8 per night that lasted the whole night 2) After pouring the oil out of jug into the menorah, the jug still remained full.
See this thread: http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/kasha-of-beis-yosef
Lost1970 said:
“Not really — I am much much more afraid to do anything illegal then sinful. I have never broken the laws and never been arrested. But I have much less fear of G-d then I should. “
There is a story in the Gemara where a Rabbi blesses his students that their fear of Heaven should be as great as their fear of their fellow man.
Clearly it’s always been a problem.
Hashkafa is a way that people use to wrongly look down on others or control others (which is also looking down).
Actually haskafa means “condescension” – from Rashi in vayera.
Sam2,
(sarcasm on) Stop being so smart. It’s getting hard for people to make hoaxes for money. (sarcasm off)
I also remember that there is a machloket whether Yovel is concurrent with the 7th Shemita or the year after it (4th perek of Gittin). Either way, this is not the 9th year from a Yovel. It’s the 13th.
This is related to Applewhite theorem which states:
(a) People are gullible and will believe anything, even claims that demand painful or suicidal observances;
(b) as long as the claim cannot be checked.
Goq,
You’ve done nothing wrong.
Just continue to be a mentch.
I would say that many so-called believers are not as strong in their beliefs as their image projects. On the other hand, some people have emunah that has yet to be developed. It just takes something to bring it out.
rebdaniel said: “Sephardic Jews are Spaniards by origin; we branched out to the Near East and to many nations in Latin America.”
RD, if I remember correctly, you are Yemenite, which is not really Sephardic.
LAB,
I have read some Breslov literature. From what I read, they don’t say that R’ Nachman is an intermediary to pray to, but they say they rely on his merit.
Sam2 said: “Made-up borderline Avodah Zarah? “
A”Z, I think not. But cultish? YES.
Look up “Applewhite Theorem”
“R’ Arush… visiting the US soon (for the first time)”
Is there an extradition treaty between he US and Israel?
Usually red beans.
About browning the meat: it depends on your crock pot. If it cooks your regular cholent meat well, then you can also put in the ground beef raw and let it cook. Otherwise, brown it first.
If I remember correctly, the Aruch HaShulchan (somewhere in the beginning few simanim of Choshen Mishpat) mentions that the justices on the Sanhedrin knew the major languages, but typically not all 70. Mordechai was an outstanding member of the Sanhedrin who did know all 70.
I remember when a new person came to the (Lakewood) Kollel in my home town, the Rosh Kollel also suggested him to learn Hebrew and Halacha.
Rav Shach z”l said something along those lines – punishement for Chillul Shabbat and… etc. It’s been 20+ years, so I don’t recall exactly, but you can google it.
“2. Look at anyone who appears in public inappropriately (e.g. too short a skirt, too low a neckline, too expensive a suit, too flashy a necktie, too expensive a car) as being weird. “
<sarcasm> I stare at those immodest women all the time to let them know that I disapprove. I think it has worked, as some don’t come anymore. Others complained that some creepy guy keeps looking at them. Must be someone else, as I’m normal. </sarcam>
steven2,
Afew hours before this thread, you asked about jogging on yom tov. So what is your real intention?
“As an aside the belief that women were intellectually inferior was near universal in the times of Chazal so it doesn’t detract from them that they believed that to be the case.”
According to the Rambam, most women don’t have their intellect focused (ein daatan mechuvanot IIRC) as a man would. He does not say that most women don’t have the ability, but rather, as I would put it, most just don’t have the desire to focus and stay focused. From what I see, BYM does have it.
I remember learning Ketubot with my wife a number of years ago (before kids). I was quite impressed with a question that she brought up after we learned the Gemara and Rashi on the sugya. It was Tosfot’s question.
BYM, I wish you much hatslacha in learning !
BYM’s last line shows me that she was tongue-in-cheek or sarcastic or whatever in the first paragraph. Her tone of voice shows that she is sick and tired of the attacks she is getting. Some people didn’t get it.
From now on please mark your sarcasm. XML tags are quite helpful – like this: <sarcasm> sarcastic words here </sarcasm>
I use beans, onions, ground beef, garlic, salt, etc.
Just look up a regular chili recipe and put it in a slow cooker. Add extra water as is cooks off throughout the night.
I add salsa after serving. I find slow cooked peppers to get bitter.
Good Luck 🙂
bais yakov maidel,
If contemporary hashkafa books don’t do it for you, then write your own.
BTW, hashkafa means to “look down” (Rashi on Chumash). That is to say that one is above and can therefore intellectualize and judge what they are seeing when they look down. To me hashkafa also means condescension, as people make their philosophies to match their actions and feelings (Ain adam maiseem et atsmo Rasha – B”K 3a – I think). People can then judge others by those philosophies. If I judge with my hashkafa, I always come out good but others maybe not so good. And on it goes from person to person, Rebbe to Rebbe, and group to group.
An example: A while ago, I was in shul and the Rav was teaching a hashkafic idea (I don’t remember). His son, who is in Kollel, clearly disagreed with him. The son thought that the hashkafa was not in line with fruimkeit. Afterwards, the shul Rav showed his son the sefer that he was quoting from, which was from the Rambam. And no, it was not from the Moreh Nevuchim, nor was it anything controversial. But it was not shtark enough for this kollel man.
I don’t see the requirement for hashkafa. I happily do mitsvot because I am supposed to because Hashem said so. Could I have an intellectual or philosophic reasoning that explains the mistvot to me? Yes, but that’s not required, nor should I think that my reason for anything is The reason. It’s just to motivate me. If you need some ideas to get you motivated, either keep looking, or just write your own.
While I understand what Yesh Atid is doing, that they want people to become financially responsible. Their method of pulling the plug so fast is not responsible.
“I have it on good authority that the leader of a well-known group has ruled that children with major disabilities should be given up.”
They were doing that 80 years ago in a part of Europe. That part of Europe wanted a perfect society, so they put the disabled in facilities that took care of them for the rest of their (short) lives. They were also given nice shower rooms. That was in Germany. The Nazis Y”Sh put the poison gas in the showers. These initial gas chambers were the prototype for the bigger and more efficient mass extermination centers.
pull-ups, depends, absorbent bed pads (some call them chucks)
yoyo56,
Welcome back !
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Here is the list of kosher flavors from the CRC:
http://www.crcweb.org/slurpee_list.php
Some are dairy, including diet Pepsi.
“Nor did it seem to have been of concern to Hazal in their allowing Michal to wear tefillin. “
The Gemara in Eiruvin says that Michal wore Tefillin, but the Rabbis did not object. Clearly the implication is that there is usually something objectionable about that (be it guf naki or whatever). To make it sound like it’s a free for all is incorrect.
Childcare
How does one know what Rabbi Adadi says and what people say in his name.
“The FDA allows companies not to list ingredients which make up less than 2% of the product.”
Not really true. All ingredients must be listed. BUT processing agents do not. For example, if lard was used to grease the cookie sheet.
“And what happens if Oreos changes their formula and puts actual dairy into the cookies? How will anybody know about the change?”
Actually the guy I spoke with told me that I need to call back in a few months to verify if there are any changes. So the OU does take that into consideration. Don’t go by heresay or rumors; call them.
There is a difference in philosophy of what is the job of the certifying organization. Are they there to INFORM OR PROTECT? In this case the OU has decided to protect, and be strict.
Practically speaking, do not assume that no dairy ingredients means pareve. For example, I called them a little while ago about oreos. I was told that plain and double stuffed may be considered DE, but all other flavors are really dairy. I don’t think that the other flavors report having milk in their ingredients. So please be careful.
The OU’s number is 212-613-8241.
bekitzur,
Thanks for pointing out the pun. I know who ????? was, but I did not get the pun when I was learning it today. It’s rather funny now 🙂
I use dry parsley, cilantro, and other herbs, but I almost never use the fresh stuff. What’s the difference? The leaves are 1) washed thoroughly and 2) chopped up and dried. So if there were any bugs, it’s a safek if they were still there after washing. It’s a safek if any remianing bugs are whole anymore. And once dried, they crumble and disintegrate. That becomes a s’fek sefaika.
I imagine that freezing facilitates the breaking into pieces any possible bugs left over from a cleansing. Just my guess.