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PBA: There was a retraction published to that horrible mistake. Of course, it was in the back somewhere and not run on the front page like the picture had been.
Hello: I think you’re distinguishing between crunchy and chunky peanut butter (depending on the brand, probably). Chunky is not blended as well as creamy. Chunky is normal with peanut bits added in. And why are the bits Tafel? They must serve some necessary purpose otherwise you would have bought creamy. Unless you just want it for texture, I guess.
I am going to make a very strong Macho’oh against MichaelC’s post. I don’t care who he quotes. It is factually incorrect and therefore implies that giving money to someone whose express goal is to kill all Jews in Israel is somehow okay.
Six Flags is notorious for not taking care of their rides properly. Other amusement parks should be an interesting discussion though.
There are many who think it’s a strong Chiyuv to be an organ donor and many who think it’s an absolute Issur. Ask your Rov.
The Satmar Rebbe said that, yes, but in much, much stronger terms. Read the Ma’amar Shalosh Shevuos. NK broke off from Satmar because they felt that Satmar was nowhere near extreme enough in their anti-Zionism.
I apologize. I did not mean to imply they are associated with Satmar. They are not.
Toi: Don’t mix up what people do with this concept. Someone who doesn’t follow Halacha (to either the right or the left) is not necessarily Megaleh Panim. But making a “hashkafa” out of any Halacha has this same problem. When we (left or right) let any one Halacha define our Judaism then we have inherently damaged the rest of them. Halacha always tells us what is important and what takes precedence.
I don’t even know what Hashkafa means.
They are an extremist outgrowth of the Satmar Shittah on Eretz Yisroel. I don’t know about Lashon Harah, but I heard from a very prominent RY that anyone who gives money to the Iranian government should have the Din of a Rodeph.
The issue I have heard with tuna is that when they catch them all together some Rabbonim are worried that you get dolphins mixed in and then they are all processed, chopped up, and canned without the dolphins ever being removed.
GM: There’s no rule about when to have your Simanim. If you want to make it with meat just have this one Siman in the middle of the meal. There’s no reason you can’t do that.
It’s probably the same as if you’re in a different city. They say if you have to then B’dieved you can ask for Mechila over the phone. The CR can’t be much worse than that. And if you have no other choice there really is no other choice.
I think I once saw somewhere that She’asani Kirtzono is a form of Tziduk Hadin. It is the only Bracha anyone ever says (I think; there’s a very strange Magen Avraham that disagrees with this but all the Acharonim jump on him for it) that is from after the time of the Amora’im, as far as I know.
I thought about this once actually. I see no reason why someone cannot be Over on Ona’as D’varim for things said in the CR. However, Lechatchilah one should probably ask Mechila in person if possible instead of in the CR. So if someone hurt someone in the CR they might be Mechuyav to track them down and ask for Mechila in real life.
Did she ask you to post this for her?
Toi: I don’t know a good chunk. Rachmana Litzlan K’lal Yisroel is so divided nowadays that many people on both sides of the fence are Over this incredibly Chamur Issur. It’s a major problem.
I don’t think so. I think the CH”TZ leaves it B’safek and that is what the M”B quotes.
M80: Really? What if you were a completely Shomer Halacha Jew but felt very uncomfortable only wearing white shirts? Or if you liked the feel of a Kippah Srugah (black, of course) better? Or if your wife wanted to be allowed to stay in Shul until the end of Davening? I agree it’s best if we could have an entirely frum community. But why should anyone in that community have the right to push out other valid opinions and Minhagim?
Toi: It applies to twisting source material both ways. Misrepresenting the sources to further either a left-wing or right-wing ideal falls under the category of Megal Panim Batorah.
Chas V’shalom Yungerman. Being wrong is not Megal Panim Batorah. One Ika D’amri in Sanhedrin (somewhere in Chelek) says that is involves not having proper respect for Torah scholars.
If we assume that the literal meaning of the words also matters, it would include misrepresenting sources or inventing Halachos that have no basis in Mesorah whatsoever.
Modern day Rabbanim. Yerusha cases are some of the ugliest I have heard of because the girls always argue Dina D’malchusa (with strong support) and the sons argue Din Torah.
Well, you can talk Bava Kama since both Shein and Keren are 350.
Seichel also has 350 and the Gemara says learning Nezikin helps make you smarter.
Umm, I’ll keep thinking about others.
Whether Dina D’malchusa takes precedence over laws of Yerusha.
I don’t see what’s so ridiculous about this. Any two parties can agree to whatever stipulations they want in monetary matters (in both Halacha and secular law here). So if no detailed stipulations are made why is it ridiculous to assume that both parties would be willing to follow Dina D’malchusa?
I don’t have names, sorry. But yes, basically, Dina D’malchusa can override much of Choshen Mishpat, especially in a country with fair monetary laws. And override is probably the wrong word, because one of the rules in Choshen Mishpat is Dina D’malchusa.
PBA: That is just because it is Orcha D’milsa, not a Chiyuv.
Shlishi: Find me any Posek that says it’s Assur to help your wife out around the house. Better yet, find me anyone who says it’s not a Chiyuv when she needs it.
KGH: That Gemara (Sotah 2a, I believe) says 40 days before conception.
Many will say the kids split evenly (Dina D’malchusa). Halacha L’ma’aseh is a Machlokes and will probably end up, Rachmana Litzlan, with each kid picking a “Rabbi” who will say they get the most. Hopefully cases like this never come up L’ma’aseh.
EDIT: I assumed in America.
PBA: From Wikipedia.
HBV can be transmitted between family members within households, possibly by contact of nonintact skin or mucous membrane with secretions or saliva containing HBV. However, at least 30% of reported hepatitis B among adults cannot be associated with an identifiable risk factor.
It might be less common without sharing needles or blood transfusions, but it can happen.
The Gemara in Chagiga (6b) says Hakadosh Baruch Hu cries over “someone who can learn but doesn’t and someone who can’t learn but does”. It is our responsibility to realize where we fall and what we should be doing with our lives. Everyone should learn as much as possible. Whether “as much as possible” means the current system, especially in Eretz Yisrael… let’s just say I have my doubts.
If she has so many responsibilities then you should admire her ability to find any time to Daven at all.
Can’t be. The Gemara (I believe in Shabbos but I am not sure where) says that the order is necessary because it goes from the lowest level to the highest. Shelo Asani Nochri, then Eved (who has partial Mitzvos) then Ishah (who has more Mitzvos, sort of).
Shmoel: You just say this will be effective a moment before death. That works. And I think many people will take offense at your implication that someone who splits the inheritance with their brothers are not following Halacha.
The Chacham Tzvi is Mesupak if a person created through Sefer Yetzirah counts for a Minyan. THe Chavos Ya’ir answers no.
PBA: Or if someone sneezes or has a cut. Why risk an epidemic? Especially because there are times of year like Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur where everyone crowds into shuls.
It’s a Mefurash Gemara that we shouldn’t ask for something that is bad for us because Hashem might grant it and we’ll regret it. The Gemara tells a story of someone who Davened to marry a particular girl, ended up marrying her, and regrets it.
Most communities are Makpid on covering toes? I know that some are, I didn’t know most. Elbows and knees is straight Halacha (from the Gemara in Brachos), though some (very small) communities have Minhagim to be Mattir a few inches above the elbows.
We are getting too detailed here. Regardless of what it ever meant, there are two basic assumptions made which remove all issues.
One: The early Romans were Edomim. Therefore, the entire Christian empire which came from that (after Rome conquered most of the world and the Roman emperor Constantine converted to Christianity) can legitimately be referred to as Edom.
Two: The early Moslems were Yishma’elim. Therefore we can assume that the entire Muslim empire that rose from there can be referred to as Yishmael.
What to do with Paras I admit is not entirely clear. I believe that they are close enough to Yishma’elim that Chazal would not have had a problem with combining the two for some purposes (and certainly nowadays when Yishma’el controls the lands that were then controlled by Paras). I cannot say that I have any strong enough proof for this though, so I really cannot respond if you disagree. I don’t think I’m wrong either though. Both seem fairly valid.
It is unclear if any of the Girsaos of Gemaros talking about Yeshu are accurate at all.
I believe there is a Gemara that said someone was killed for riding an animal on Shabbos. It is a case of Beis Din Onshin Shelo Min Hadin (Beis Din can give extra punishments) if they see that a certain Halacha needs Chizuk, and Shmiras Shabbos did in this instance. I do not recall exactly where this Gemara is, but my gut tells me it’s an Amud Bet in Kiddushin between 10 and 20.
I think (I hope) that the issue with those who are anti-Kollel is that a Kollel system that all or almost all of Klal Yisroel engages in will eventually collapse. Money has to come from somewhere. If the whole world Paskened that it was Assur to get a job then eventually all Jews will run out of money.
Itche: There are people who raise Ta’anos against each of the Chamesh Minim. We assume the ones we call them are what the Gemara refers to.
The Gemara (I believe Sukka 4 or 5a-b) says that we learn out the Halacha of a different Shiur for something from each of the 7 Minim.
The Gemara (I believe Eruvin 13b) says that human beings were better off not being created. Therefore, none of the Brachos start She’asani (She’asani Kirtzono is quite a discussion) because we cannot thank Hashem for actually creating us. We can only bless Him that once He created us, we were created in a fashion that has more opportunities to do Mitzvos.
G’neivas Akkum is still Assur.
Ask Al Gore.
Yichus: I agree with everything you say (except the Edom part, that I have to think about a little more). However, I still think that the near-Eastern Persians are probably closer to the modern-day Arabs than any other current major ethnic group. Same with the natives of North Africa before the Moslem conquests. 1500 years ago there may have been a difference but for our intents and purposes we can now refer to them as “Arabs”.
Actually, the Paras referred to in the Gemara had a mostly Arab (Eastern Arab, not North African) populace.
Actually, the Gemara in Pesachim seems to imply that even his friends didn’t like eating with Rav Pappa.
It’s towards the beginning of Yoma (I would guess Daf 11 but I could be off by a bit). There are several points there about when Moshiach will come, some of which contradict each other. One says that Moshiach won’t come until Persia (read: Arabs) control the whole world, I believe. The one that I think CA is referring to is also there. That one says that Moshiach will come after Rome rules the whole world for 9 months, if I recall correctly.
Justsimcha: I believe it’s stil stealing, even if you say that Ta’us by Akkum is muttar, in this case the Ta’us would not have been committed by the person whose money it is. He have his worker permission to sell stuff, not give away $1700. I think it would probably still be stealing in this case. I could be wrong though. Choshen Mishpat is very far from my area of expertise (assuming I actually have one).
Something similar (but not the same) is a Gemara in Yoma, but I don’t think it says that Moashiach comes immediately.
It doesn’t make sense as written. The Arabs had control of Eretz Yisroel many times throughout history.