MDG

” Rav Abadi is a posek in Lakewood. “

According to his web site, he’s been in Jerusalem for a while. Anyways, I asked a friend of mine, who works for the OU, about Rabbi Abadi. He told me that Rabbi Abadi is a tremendous scholar, but lacks industrial kashrut knowledge. The following is an example of that.

I looked at his (really their – including Rabbi Abadi’s sons) web site and found a “teshuva” where he (not sure which one) said that since wine is all processed by machines, then there is no need for “kosher” wines. That answer was dated 2002. I asked a friend of mine about it. This friend is a ger whose family makes non-kosher wines. He told me that they indeed handle the wine, test it, etc. I went back to the web site for further research and found a retraction of that teshuva dated 2003.

Back to the original question. The ideas expressed given by ilovetorah are what I would say.

Shopping613,

If you are quitting because of what SlichosGenendel said, please don’t. I consider any user who makes such sweeping statements with such meanness to be another screen-name of joseph. Don’t let it bother you.

The rest of us really appreciate you.

MDG

yitayningwut,

You have forced me to revise my understanding of the Shach, and the halacha in general. Thank you. I was of the opinion that no one held like Rabbi Shimon. It now seems to me that the Shach could be holding like Rabbi Shimon, that a tattoo is prohibited only for A”Z. I also saw the B”Y who mentions that there are some that hold like R’ Shimon and some hold like the Chachamim. So apparently, it’s not a slam dunk as to which Tanna we follow.

On the other hand, your avenue of heter seems difficult to me because no one explicitly says a rule that you implied. No one says that in any other circumstance where it’s clearly not for A”Z then it’s mutar. The Shach implies that, but does not say explicitly.

The Tur starts off by saying that it’s Chukai Hagoyim (sounds like Rabbi Shimon), but also says one is Chayav even if he does not write a name of A”Z (sounds like Chachamim). And the B”Y says that even according to (Rashi’s explanation of) Rabbi Shimon a tattoo without a Shem A”Z is still assur (but no Chiyuv Malkot).

Tur: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14272&st=&pgnum=77

Why then is the case of Efer Mikla mutar if tattoos are prohibited by all? I feel forced to say that there is another reason, like health or that it’s incidental. I do realize that no one expresses another reason, but at the same time, no one says that one can put ink into the open wound, and the wound would be mochiach why it was there. There seems to be something unique about Efer Mikla in a wound. I don’t know what or why, but the poskim I mentioned don’t go any further in their heterim.

If you could shed some more light on the subject, I would greatly appreciate it.

Here’s a document that goes into more detail of the Halacha:

http://www.rabbimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Tattoos-and-Body-Piercing.pdf

I think a husband/father would help. Hashem Yaazor. May Hashem bring you a good zivug soon.

The point of the thread is the heartless sounding comments about Jews being slaughtered. Zionism is bad, but that does not justify flippant talk.

There is an interesting video of Rav Shteinman who says that rejecting kids who are “not the right type” is not Yiras Shamayim, but it’s Gayva.

“Sof haDavar haKol Nishma… “

from Kohelet

An explanation that I heard is that “everything will be heard” because we are allowed (or even encouraged to) discuss all ideas. But as the end of the passuk says, we must have our anchor in Yirat Hashem and doing Mitsvot.

An easy way to mash bananas it to peel them and freeze them. When they thaw, they are mush. This method takes some forethought. I do this when they are on sale at the fruit market because they are a little overripe. I get a large bunch and (peel and) freeze in a 1 gallon bag.

PBA, great question. The daf made sense top me in shiur, and I wish I could remember what the maggid shiur said. Have you tried http://dafyomi.co.il/ they have a daf point-by-point summary, among other things. I would have investigated myself, but my phone can’t access that site (problem with frames).

I will b”n listen to a recorded shiur to find out the answer to your question.

There is a big difference between bad food additives, like MSG and PHO, and cigarettes. Cigarettes have for more carcinogens; they are far more addictive (nicotine is one of the most addictive chemicals); and they harm people around them.

You never heard of a 6 bag a day addiction to Bissli. Nor have you heard of the danger of just being near someone else eating too much Bissli, unlike 2nd hand smoke.

The best Charoset advice I ever got was to cook it. Some of the recipes in the link above include cooking. Just get it hot and let it simmer for a short while. Add wine if it’s drying out.

Did the staff know how to do CPR? especially for an older person?

I have heard of a case where CPR was done on an elderly person by a young paramedic and broke the ribs. Needless to say, it was not effective.

Isreal invaded Lebanon to oust the PLO.

“True, the Arabs weren’t our best friends, but at least they weren’t committed to our destruction as they are now. “

It doesn’t seem to me that the Arabs are committed to our destruction. They do a lot of lip service, but the last time a sovereign Arab country attacked Israel was about 20 years ago. That was Saddam scuds, which was from a distance. They caused lots of damage, but there was no outright attack with any troops, planes, or tanks. Before that it was in the Yom Kippur war. There have been skirmishes since then, but very little in the way of attempts of destruction.

” If (IF) he drinks too much every day, none of us can help and thus we have no business discussing it. “

The issue is not him. The issue is how SB has to deal with his excessive drinking, which she said in the opening post, “He drinks like all the time”. Furthermore, as SB points out, he seems to be quite irresponsible as she said, “everyone constantly asks me about him because I am in E”Y and I am expected to have an idea of his wherabouts.”

Snowbunny,

I am going to reiterate what I and many others have said. That it’s not your problem and you should avoid him. When you uncle and aunt call you to ask about him, just say “I don’t know”. You don’t need any explanation and you don’t owe anyone an apology. It’s their son, they are responsible for him. Don’t let them or anyone make you feel guilty. You have enough on your plate as it is. Focus on that.

In the book “addictve thinking” by rabbi twerski, he says that an addict’s friend/relative has the 3-c misconception. One thinks s/he has the power to cause, control, cure. But in truths you did not cause, you will not control, nor will will you cure the addict.

In other words, there is nothing you can do. SB, the best thing you can do is avoid the person and protect yourself. I don’t know this cousin of yours, but I fear he could get physical. My advice is to stay away.

snowbunny3318,

From the discussion about 9 of 10, you seem to be a little too hard on yourself. I used to be that way. I found that one key to happiness is to accept yourself, whoever and whatever you are. Your yetser hara is always judging yourself, looking for ways to say you are not good enough. Don’t listen.

“When I get home I simply transfer the contents of your grotesque mishloach manos to the nearest waste basket. As I am sure many of you do. Or I simply feed it to my kids.”

I guess you don’t regard your kids highly.

In fact, it seems that you don’t have much respect for many people either.

There are different types of love. Some are more like infatuation, a taking love which Amnon had; and some are more deep and long term and giving, like Yaacov and Rachel.

I think that the author of the OP-ED was talking about infatuation. We are striving for the deep and long term love (like Yaacov), not the flash of infatuation. I agree that the allure of infatuation can lead to a long term love; we see that even with Shechem; he still wanted her afterward. All too often it backfires, like with Amnon.

nishtdayngesheft,

Why are you arguing with ZD here when he said that no one knows. You said to him “Some of which I believe you yourself conjured”, but he said, “Nobody really knows.”

“If the army accomodated hareidi lifestyle and halachic interpretation, employment would be increasing “in the open.””

What do you mean by hareidi lifestyle?

Whose halachic interpretation?

For a Rambam Eruv, you also have the issue of what constitutes a Torah level private domain vs public domain. You cannot build an eruv around a Torah level public domain.

What is a public domain? Most city Eruvim operate with the concept that a public domain is a major street 16 amot wide and 600,000 people pass through it daily (see Tosafot Shabbat 6b). If less than 600,000 people pass through, it’s a Carmalit – middle domain that can be made into a private domain by enclosing it with an eruv. A field is a classic example of a Carmalit. Highways, by definition, are public domains.

According to the Rambam (and many/most Sephardic Rishonim) a public domain is any street 16 amot wide (no need for 600,000 people). Therefore, most – if not all – city eruvs in America, even if built to the best standards, are useless according to the Rambam (and Rif, Ramban, Ritva, etc).

RebDoniel,

You should realize that not using eruvin can cause some issues on Shabbat with babies. My rebbe pointed out the SH”A holds that carrying babies (who can’t walk at all) is carrying D’oryta.

“And no it isn’t anecdotes, any one who deals with Customer Service can tell you that these days when people grow up with text speak most of the general population has a hard time reading and writing.”

Your lack of punctuation, poor mechanics, and spelling mistakes makes it hard for me to read what you wrote.

From “My Uncle the Netziv” (p 204):

Anyone with eyes in his head could see that the students of Volozhin were quite knowledgeable in secular studies: they took an interest in science, history and geography and knew many languages. In fact, those students who desired to pursue these disciplines succeeded in learning twice as much as any student at a state institution. In Volohzin, Torah and derech eretz walked hand in hand, neither one held captive by the other. It was the special achievement of the Volozhin student that when he left the yeshiva, he was able to converse with any man in any social setting on the highest intellectual plane. The Volohzin student was able to conquer both worlds — the world of Torah and the world at large. A well-known adage among parents who were trying to best educate their children was, “Do you want your child to develop into a complete Jew, dedicated to Torah and derech eretz? Do you want him to be able to mingle with people and get along in the world? Send him to Volozhin! (page 204)

R’ Epstein explains what was actually proposed, which caused his uncle to close the yeshiva.

On the twenty second of October 1891, the Minister of Education certified a system of changes to be established in the Volozhin Yeshiva, four of which struck at its main life-giving arteries and imperiled its existence. They consisted of the following:

1. The general studies program shall take place between nine o’clock in the morning and three in the afternoon.

2. There shall be no [yeshiva] studies at night at which time the yeshiva building shall be closed.

3. The entire study program shall be no longer than ten hours per twenty four hour period.

4. The Rosh yeshiva and all the instructors shall possess an educational degree.

The result of all this was that during the winter months no time at all would remain for studying the Talmud. Even in the summer, considering that the general studies program would finish at three in the afternoon followed by lunch, only minimal time would remain for Torah study. The students would also be exhausted from 5 or 6 hours of general studies, and thus the best hours of the day would have been wasted.

It is clear that these conditions, capped by the impossible demand that every single teacher from the Rosh yeshiva down to the instructor of the lowest shiur, have a degree, left my uncle with very little choice. “Under these conditions what do I need the yeshiva for and for what does the yeshiva need me? This will no longer be a yeshiva but a school. Aren’t there enough schools in this country already? (pages 206-207)