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Greet everyone ‘b’seiva panim yafos’ (Avos), see it as a Mitzva you have to do, this will automatically make you outward going.
Someone asked a Baalie Mussar ‘should he study all the mussar books to change his personality for the better, he answered all you have to do is keep all the 613 mitzvos, and not break the 218 aveiros, if you do that, your personality will automatically change.
Musis is very powerful, it opens up all gates, different musicical notes have a powerful effect on a persons mood more then anything (e.g. music was used for prophecy).
Listening to non Jewish music is often ‘love songs’ (western music)that engender immoral thoughts, or ‘funeral dirge’ music (eastern music) engender murderous thoughts. Only Jewish music that is between the ‘western’ and ‘eastern’ cultures, that is in the ‘middle’ does not create bad feelings in a person, and consequently bad actions.
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein was against people listening to any music, since the Churban habayis (other than music at Simchas Mizva occasions).
Nowadays as there is more depression, some Poskim are generally more lenient, and allow people to listen to music when they feel low. However they say you should ‘not listen when you eat, and wake up’ -Rabbi Shraga Kallus explains this to mean, you should not walk around with I-Pod listening to music all day long- music should not be your whole etzem-this detracts from Zecher Lechurban.
When you do not have emuna there are no answers, when you have emuna, there are no questions (Chofetz Chaim)
???? ??? ??? ???????-
‘Your navel’ (Shir Hashrim) this refers to the Sanhedrin.
(Sanhedrin 37A)
It is known a Torah Scholar is called a ??(Ruler) as it says
?? ???? ????? -through me rulers rule, (Mishlei).
It also says
??? ???? ?????, ????? ???? ?? ???-why is it (Torah) called ?????, because it weakens the strength of a person.
So ?? and ?? (weak) brought together equals ????. (the Sanhedrin who are Torah Scholars).
(Ben Yehoyoda).
Parshas Shoftim.
??? ??????? ????
and they made his body like a sieve.
(Sanhedrin 13A)
???? is a anagram of ????, Rabbi Yehuda made himself and the world into a ????. He sacrificed his life so the ???? of Semicha could continue.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
Parshas Shoftim.
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ??????
Any judge that judges a lawsuit truthfully causes the Divine Presence to dwell on Klal Yisroel.
(Sanhedrin 7A)
The power of a judge is in the mouth, as he says
“so and so is innocent, and
“so and so is guilty”. The words go out his lips (????).
The ???? is Gematria ?????.
So a good Judge, saying the right thing causes ???? ????? ??????.
(Ben Yehoyoada)
Now i understand the comment i got in school and heimish chat ‘no one likes me’
Therefore don’t let it enter your mind, the advice of the evil inclination that the recieving a portion of those who learn in KOLLELIM and the portion of the rabbanim and teachers and Roshei Yeshivas on what sin and lack of the trait of piousness- because that (this inclination) is only there to misleaad and to seperate from torah. And who will give and be givers to fund the many torah scholars who increase the sons of torah (b’nei torah) and gedolie yisroel and men of instruction (e.g.posekim) of the will of G-d May He Be Blessed, as theres nothing else in the world but the 4 cubits of halacha.
(Responsa Igors Moshe, Yoreh Deah, 8″2, end of siman 197)
The Talmud in Artscroll Kesubos (all about Yishuv Eretz Yisroel) quotes in the notes that with regard to living somewhere, its important to live with good neighbors as they have a affect on a person. It quotes the Mishna in Pirkay Avot (Chapter 6, Mishna 9) states:
“Said Rabbi Yossi Ben Kisma:
“I was once walking on the road, when a certain man met me. He
greeted me, “Shalom,” and I responded: “Shalom.” He said, “Rabbi, from
which place are you?” and I said to him: “I am from a great city of
scholars and sages.”
He said: “Rabbi, if you will live with us in our place, I will give you a
million dinars, gold, silver, precious stones and pearls.”
I replied: “Even if you give me all the silver and gold, precious
stones and pearls in the world, I will dwell only in a place of Torah…”
I would have wanted to fulfill the potential Michael C could fulfill not what Moshe Rabbenu could fulfill-
Just like Rab Zusha is only judged for not being Rab Zusha, he is not judged for not being the Baal Shem Tov.
Shinue Makov, Shinue Mazel-a change in place causes a change in Mazal, as we see Avrahom Avinus and Sarah had a child when they left there place (Talmud Rosh Hashona)
I have a friend who move to another city and is now engaged.
The Chofetz Chaim writes
It seems that this [prohibition of teaching Torah to daughters] is only for the past, when each person would live in the location of his fathers, and one received one’s father’s traditions strongly, such that each person followed his fathers’ path, as it says in the verse “Ask your father and he will tell you” (Deuteronomy 32:7). Under those circumstances we could say that she should not study Torah and rely on her fathers regarding proper behavior. But now, due to our numerous sins, the reception from fathers is very much weakened, and it even happens that [children] do not live in the same location as fathers at all, particularly those who study the languages of the [other] nations. [Today], it is certainly a great mitzvah to teach them [our daughters] the Bible and also Prophets and Writings and the ethical teachings of the Sages, such as Tractate Avot and the book Menorat Hama’or, and the like, so that the will come to appreciate the truth of our holy faith. If not, they may deviate completely from the path of God and violate all the principles of the religion, God forbid. [Translation by Atid]
I asked a Shailo to a Rov about who a Kohen can marry, and he said a Kohen can marry a woman who has had Biah with another Jew, as long she never married that Jew and now divorced him (however if she was widowed he can marry her).
A Kohen cannot marry a woman who has had Biah with a goy, or her male family members.
I think its just nervousness, OFD girls go in the streets and want to meet boys, if and when the girls meet someone, they have a ‘stress ball’ in there mouth.
It says in the Talmud you should not eat in the street
Well it says in Talmud Shabbos (near the end)-a Tanna’s mother would ensure that her son’s head was coverd, since he stole a fruit (as he was born in the constellation of Mars). The head covering would make him have more Yiras Shamayim.
it uses the word ‘chofuie rosh’ his whole head was covered.- not just a small bit (like some kippa sruga’s)
Parshas Re’eh
BACKROUND: The Roman philosophers are arguing with the Jewish Sages, and now attempt to prove that Avodah Zorah has some truth to it.
???? ??? ???? ???? ????
A man serves Avodah Zorah and rain falls.
(Talmud Avodah Zorah (65A)
This cannot be true as it says in Tanach ????? ???? ??????? -the vanity of the idol worshipers is foolish (a pun of the word for rain).
The Midrash comments on this that does not fall by magic or demons, it only falls by the Command of Hashem.
The answer could be, that since Hashem commandson Rosh Hashona that the rain fall’s on a certain day in a certain place. The ??????? (the ‘external forces’), hear Hashem’s decrees on Rosh Hashona and mislead some people
The command of Hashem is done with speech, which reaches these idol worshipers in a dream.
If Hashem would not use speech, but thought (?????) then the idol worshipers would not hear this in a dream, and therefore would not ascribe it to there idols, and therefore would not worship the idols.
This is why the Jewish Sagess reply ‘ ?????? ?????? ??? ?????’ he smoothed there words (they have evidence that idol worship has a some truth ) in order to drive (the idol worshiper’s) from the world, i.e. he causes it to rain (sometimes) on the day they pray to there idol, He let’s nature (???) take it’s course and the idol worshipers are punished for not seeing God in the ???.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
Parshas Re’eh
???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ?????
and when it shreaks (the ??? vulture bird), it sounds a like a ‘sherakrak’ shreak. (Chullin 63A)
The announcement it makes for Geula is with a ??”?.
When the letter ? has 1000 added to it = 9000 which is Gematria ?????.
The ??? also announces rain, (Talmud Chullin), in which Talmud Taanis comments ???? ??? ????? ????? ??????-rainfall is greater then the Ingathering of the Exile’s.
In addition a ??? is ???? (Kabbalistic Sefirot).
Yosef Hatzaddik (who Moshiach Ben Yosef will descend from) is also ????-Therefore it will announce Moshiach in the year 6000 that is also ????.
(Ben Yehoyoda).
Parshas Re’eh
???? ??? ??? ??? ????? ?????
(Chullin 63A)
When the ??? arrives (Egyptian vulture according to many opinions) mercy comes to the world.
The good tidings of rain is called the ???, which is Gematria ???, and because of the announcement of Geula that comes through this bird (Geula in Talmud Taanis is compared to rain).
The Moshiach is described in Yeshayahu as ??? ????? ?? ????. The word ???? can be rearranged to spell ????.
Moshiach will come to the Yidden when they are fulfilling ??”? commandments (248, ??”? is a acronym for ???).
Also Moshiach will come in the Zechus of Torah which is compared to a ???? (Yissachar is compared to a ???? ).
Moshiach will also come in the Zechus of Avraham Avinu who’s name ????? is Gematria ??”?.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
My farther was Mizrachi, my grandfarther was Mizrachi, my great grandfather was Mizrachi (from Russia in 1900).
I asked my farther 2 questions regarding my great grandfarther (who he remembers seeing when he was a young boy).
1.) did he wear a colorful yamulke (kippa sruga)-he answerd no he looked like how a charedi rabbi looks today.
2) did he daven like the Mizrachim daven today e.g. saying shabbaT, he answered no-he davend Ashkenazi nusach e.g. saying ShabbaS.
When someone calls my name in a online public area, the more horrible the comment, the more red it goes (Keilu Shofech Domim).
The Talmud is Berochos says you are not allowed to talk during davening.
This includes the words Nu that is a Hebrew word.
Chochma bagoyim taamin, Torah ba goyim el tamin (Talmud Meggila)
Artscroll translates ‘taamin’ to believe that they have chochma, not to believe that there chochma applies for us to learn
I heard a story about this man who had a farther who was not religious (since he had survived the Holocaust) and he became a millionaire when he came to the USA.
He had 2 sons, 1 was not frum like his farther, 1 became frum.
After he died they were to divide the money (about $100 million), but on condition that the farther would be cremated according to his wishes.
The frum son would not take the $50 milllion and made a deal with the not frum son that he would give his farther a proper burial.
The non frum son was so amazed by this, he gave the farther a proper burial, and became frum.
Tub B’ Av
BACKROUND: There was no day more of Simcha then the 15th of Av…..
besulos (unmarried girls)….
????? ????? ??????
would go out dancing between the vineyards…
The reason they would dance between the vineyard is because Chazal say a married woman is compared to a vineyard ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???? (Tehillim-Chazal say that just like a vineyard should not attract other grafts or saplings so to a married woman should not be ????.
So they would go out dancing between the vineyards and tell the ?????, lift you eyes and choose for yourself (to marry) ??? ???? ???? ????.
A vineyard without any foreign elements added to it will produce good ‘grapes’–the metaphor for a ??? ???? ???? ????, who will have children who will be ????? ????? ????? ????.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
We Jews need to come together and tell the world the only thing you should keep is the Noachide laws-tell them to tell this to there children-if they do this- then they will relise the Noachide laws (and all its components (abizzerai’s mentioned in Sanhedrin, which includes Talmudically analysing the Noachide laws)are the ONLY thing they should keep.
If they keep these laws ONLY there will be no rioting.
There is a Gemara that says ‘we (the Rabbi’s) do not impose a decree to which most of the community could not undertake (or cope with)’.
In Igros Moshe he mentions the Shailo of a brother and sister being together in yichud-he said they can be in the yichud for a certain amount of time (i think it’s between 2-3 weeks).
He mentions other yichud cases like, and is lenient in many of them as there could be a situation where a second male can come back any time (unannounced) and it will no longer be yichud (mentioned in Talmud Kiddushin).
I read a Teshuva in Kol Hatorah that stated ‘obey the laws of the road’.
I also watched it.
Rabbi Zeev Leff said as follows on his website (responding to a question on 18 Nov 2006.
There is a story in Talmud Succah in which a people threw esrogim who was mis-poured the nisach hamayim. It does not say anywhere that the Chachomim sanctioned this.
Chazon Ish, Steipler and Rav Shach (and all the Gedolim) said this is not the Derech of the ‘Jews’ -in most cases Jews should not riot- there are exceptions to the rule- and for this you need to ask a Rav.
Google
ACADEMIES IN BABYLONIA Jewish Encyclopedia
For some information on Sura and Pumbdesia.
See Artscroll Talmud Kiddushin, in the notes they show a map of Babylon, including Pumbdesia and Sura.
The map shows the River Tigris (west of modern Iraq) and the River Euphrates (east of Modern Iraq) diverging from each other like horns.
On the River Tigris, Pumbdesia is lower down (more south to Eretz Yisroel), Sura is is a bit higher up along the river (more north).
Pumbdesia was alot larger both in size and population, Sura was smaller.
Both are mentioned throughout Shas many times (if anyone can jog my memory to where there mentioned-it would be much appreciated).
As far as I can remember Benjamin of Tudela (the famous traveler) in 1160 went at least as far as Bagdad mentions either Sura or Pumbdesia as still existing in his time.
Tisha B’ Av
BACKROUND: The Roman’s killed Yidden because the Caesars daughter was murdered by some Yidden (who were avenging the destruction of there Holy possessions), The Romans killed so many Yidden..
????? ????? ??? ????? ??? ???? ??
The Sages measured (the rivers) and it had 2 parts water in it and 1 part blood. (Gittin 57A)
The Talmud in Niddah says a diluted wine drink (????) (in Talmudic times wine was so intoxicating it had to be dilluted) was 2 parts water and 1 part wine (wine was generally red like blood)-
The Talmud in Sanhedrin says the verse in Shir Hashirim ?? ???? ???? -do not reduce the diluted wine- refers to Torah Scholars–
From here we derive the loss of Talmudie Chachomim that were lost in this massacre.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
Parshas Veschanan
??? ?? ???? ??? ???
Honor your farther and mother.
BACKROUND:
Avimi brought a drink to his farther, but his farther fell asleep before he handed it to him, he waited till his farther awoke, and at that time….
??????? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ????
(Kiddushin 31B)
The Midrash says this song was prophetically sung by Korach and his sons when he heard that the ‘sinking’ of the Temple gates after its destruction would bring him up from Geheninom in the future- however the actual song was only sung by a descendant of Korach ‘Asaf’ a far distant einiklech–although it would not affect him-he did it for Kibud Av’ Veim.
This is why Avimi expounded this Psalm when he helped his farther-he did it for Kibud Av’ Veim.
(Ben Yehoyoda)
in case anyone here thinks i am some convert/baal teshuva i am not
learn the Talmud
it’s my english name i use when i work with goyim
Learn Torah- Torah cures everything (see Talmud Eruvin)
Halachically I think you can sue!
You are what you eat. Trief animals have worse middos then Kosher animals (see Talmud Chullin). So eating treif makes you a more wicked person.
Esoterically there is a explanation for this. (see Chida and Kabbalistic sources for a elaboration for this, e.g. Girgulim Neshomos of Reshaim are in treif so a person who eats treif abosrb there souls and becomes like them).
Gavra sounds like Gevurah (strength), or in the Gemara it says Gavra Rabba–a great man—who has reached his Gevura (which is 30) or potential (which is any age).
A boy called a Gavra is a positive compliment.
Rabbeinu Bechaya (a Rishon) says a very scary thing!
He says if you do a Mitzva without thinking you are doing a Mitzva the Mitzva is not accounted as a Mitzva.
the Talmud says the ‘Reiach lav milshah hi’ the smell of something has no substance– so next time you walk past McDonalds and smell Chazir don’t worry you are not eating treif due to inhaling it!
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