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Shticky: I savvy.
Yahud: I don’t think that’s true. Source please.
Oomis: In regards to your story, I am often very Mapkid on making my Brachos quietly when others are around. If they’re not paying attention properly or just not thinking about it then I would have C”V caused them to not answer Amen when possible.
Yitay: He meant that his Derech wasn’t accepted, not that his opinions weren’t.
Yankel: We don’t hold like that Chazon Ish on “2000 years of Torah”. We hold using a microwave on Shabbos is Bishul D’Oraisa.
MCR: The Gra himself said he was greater than the Rashba’s level.
Derech HaMelech: You’re wrong. See Chagigah 5b. HKBH cries for people such as that. If he’s not suited for learning then he should do his best to make as much money as possible (and learn in his free time, obviously) and support others who can learn much more.
HaLeiVi: If you’re learning you can sit. You only have to stand if you’re near someone who’s Davening and you’re doing nothing.
Mik5: The Halachic works talk about Davening a voluntary prayer but we no longer do it as we assume we won’t have proper Kavanah. The Minchah Gedolah/Minchah Ketanah point is interesting and it is far above my place to say anything either way on that. You don’t have to pretend to Daven, you can learn from a Sefer as well (if you’re learning you can even sit down).
It is a tremendous dispute whether Jefferson ever did anything wrong. It was actually probably his brother.
Sure you can. You just have to be really, really sure of yourself. And even more sure when arguing on a Rishon (so sure, in fact, that as a practical matter you can’t argue on a Rishon but in theory you can).
BaalHabooze: If there is literally no one to ask and you know that it’s a Machlokes between two equal opinions then it would make sense for the rule to be Meikel on a D’Rabannan and Machmir on a D’Oraisa.
If mods won’t post negative comments then why should the threads exist in the first place? We might unfairly promote a place that there actually are legitimate Ta’anos against.
Well, as 80 pointed out, we assume everyone is posting honest opinions. So you aren’t getting anything false- just getting only part of the picture. I hope that everyone realizes that, and speaks to people personally instead of just relying on the CR.
Health: I think the word “religious” in the phrase “religious Zionists” shows that they do not identify with Kofrim.
RB is right as to why it exists. But it can be for anyone whatever they want to make of it.
Health: You probably have to redefine Zionists (or at least tell us what you think the definition is). I think the majority of Zionists left now (unless you count all contributing Israeli citizens as Zionists) are the religious Zionists. The secular Zionists got what they want. They got a national homeland for Jews. They don’t have any reason to exist anymore. Most of the people nowadays with a real love and desire for Eretz Yisrael (and who want to help with the Medinah as part of that) are the Dati Le’umi/religious Zionists.
Health: Assuming I remember the T’shuvah correctly (I think I do, though it’s always possible that I’m wrong) he explicitly says that there must be some reason for lights being Muttar because that’s what’s Nahug but he doesn’t know what that reason is. If Rav Moshe thought the reason was his aforementioned Rama, he would have said so. And it’s very clear that Rav Moshe is only Mattir lights because it was already Nahug, not because he thought there was some given reason for it. If it wasn’t Nahug already, Rav Moshe wouldn’t have said they were Muttar.
How do you know? This is an anonymous forum. All of the really knowledgeable people here might be girls.
Squeak: Was that some sort of attack/constructive criticism against me? Care to elaborate? I’m honestly not sure what you meant.
Health: Rav Moshe is very clear that if it were up to him timers wouldn’t be Muttar even for lights. He only says it’s Muttar because there was already a Minhag to do it and he says they must have been Noheg for some reason but he doesn’t know what it is. If he thought the Minhag was to rely on the Rama, he would have said so.
JaneDoe: The only thing I will say is that not following Halachah isn’t necessarily anti-Torah. I don’t think that even the staunchest Religious Zionist would claim that the Medinah follows Halachah. At least, they couldn’t reasonably claim that.
Well done PBA. I smiled at that reference.
Toi: I think his explanation of the Rambam is fine. The Rambam is very clear in what he thinks of learning in Kollel. We may not hold like him, but he makes himself very clear.
It’s not 40 days before the baby is born. The Gemara says 40 days before the Vlad is formed. Since the Vlad is formed 40 days after conception, 40 days before that means conception. (Not that this point matters for this discussion.)
Actually, I believe what is accepted is that if you receive an answer of “Assur” then you can go look for a P’sak of Muttar if
1) You ask a greater Rav than the first Rav and
2) You inform that Rav that your first Rav Assured it.
I (nor anyone else, really) can defend what certain Chassidim do with Zmanim. It certainly isn’t anything that should be relied upon for someone who does not have a strong Minhag to do it (and even then there is very little Halachic defense for it).
147: Part of that won’t help depending on where you live and the time of year as Many Poskim hold that Seudah Shilishis has to be after Chatzos.
I just hope that the Republican candidate is smart enough to tag Christy as his running mate.
Abelleh’s point is even stronger. Chazal praised Herod’s renovations of the Beish Hamikdash, even though they only came about after Herod felt bad for killing all of the Talmidei Chachamim that he could.
HaKatan: How do you explain the large number of Gedolim that said Hallel for the State’s founding in 1949?
AIC: Without getting into anything long the differences, I believe everyone agrees that if R”C is Friday and you start your meal early, you don’t say Ya’aleh Veyavo. There is quite a Machlokes about when R”C is Sunday and your meal continues into the night Motza’ei Shabbos
Rav Moshe still only meant it as a Chumra, I think. He couched it in very, very strong terms because of the potential abuses he mentined, but Rav Moshe knew that he did not have the power to create a real Issur D’Rabannan. It can only be a Chumra.
The Gemara says that one who follows the Chumros of all opinions is a fool and the Kulos of all opinions is a Rasha. You find a Rov and follow him. How does he determine Halachah? Everyone has their own Derech, but almost all are based off of learning the Gemara with the Rishonim and seeing what fits best (while obviously taking the later Poskim’s understanding of the Gemara and Rishonim into consideration). The general assumption nowadays (and since the 1500s), however, is that what “fits best” for Halachah Lema’aseh terms was already decided by the Shulchan Aruch/Ramah, though of course everyone has their exceptions.
You can answer everything. You should always answer “Amen” whenever you can. You cannot sit during Shmoneh Esrei if you are within 4 Amos (6-8 feet) of someone who is. The only prayer you have to repeat that you were already Yotzei is when a Tzibbur said Aleinu. If you forgot something and are obligated to repeat the service, why wouldn’t you?
Health: Correct, the Velt does not quite follow R’ Moshe for everything. It’s O”C 4:60, if I’m not mistaken. He clearly says it’s a Chumra because if we allow timers then you could run an entire factory via timer on Shabbos. He also says electric lights are Muttar because everyone was already Noheg to use them.
Cinderella: I completely agree. But after that, Krispy Kreme beats Dunkin’ in almost every other area.
Health: We try to avoid it out of respect for R’ Moshe’s opinion. And no, we’re not relying on the Be’er Moshe (or anyone else). We’re relying on the fact that it’s only a Chumra according to R’ Moshe. (And if R’ Moshe wrote that T’shuvah again today he would probably allow air conditioners as well because almost everyone does it and it has nothing to do with business.) And we definitely wouldn’t use a timer for anything to do with business. Would the Be’er Moshe allow that?
HaLeiVi: Is Niddah 20b the one with the colors (or is that 21b)? That’s the only Gemara that’s ever grossed me out.
It doesn’t matter. You never have to bentsch on donuts because they’re cooked (deep-fried), not baked.
Zahavas, CA: It doesn’t matter. The second word is being changed to “Tebow” soon anyway.
Ouch. I was off by a lot there. What’s on Niddah 20a that I saw recently that I confused the two?
Fair enough. I saw many of his T’shuvos and, aside from the fact that there were a good number where I didn’t find his P’sakim compelling, was very put off by his lack of respect for other Poskim, most notably R’ Moshe. I didn’t want to post the reason why because I thought it would be more respectful that way, not less.
More or less, you can’t. I have no idea who you are talking about, but I’m not comfortable posting that you don’t respect a certain rabbinical figure. You say it is for reasons you don’t want to post. Well, I’d be a lot more comfortable approving it if you did tell us why. At least then we could judge it by what it is. -95
Hello: If you know that these headlines are LH, why are you reading them?
Israeli Chareidi: I was going to say that, but I think that Pashtus is there is a difference in the Tosefes to bring in Shabbos than the Tosefes at the end.
HaLeiVi: Look at the Gemaras (Niddah 20a and Brachos 18, I believe). It’s R’ Yochanan Leshitaso. My issue is that we Pasken like R’ Yochanan by Mitzvos B’teilos but not by Lo’eg Larash, apparently. I’m not sure what P’shat with the two is.
Writersoul: I don’t think so. You can’t claim intellectual property on the notes, just the lyrics.
2Sense: Chazal had a Mesorah that we know without a doubt went back to Moshe at Har Sinai. I don’t have the same obligation to know that you have such a Mesorah.
Health: I think the point is you should always do something to try and make yourself happier. If it fails then you can go back to what you are doing now. But if it succeeds…
Abelleh: Rav Schachter knows 100%. The rest of us (including other Gedolim) don’t.
Health: I was disputing your point that we always Pasken like the Rov, not what happens in this particular case. Also, there was not a formal vote against Rav Kook of all the Halachic decisors like in the time of Beis Shammai and Beis Hillel.
HaLeiVi: You are slightly inaccurate on this. If you hold that a dead person is no longer obligated in Mitzvos, then Lo’eg Larash doesn’t apply for doing Mitzvos in front of them.