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Vegilu Bir’ada is a pertinent quote. I’m not sure its implication is what you inferred.
Squeak, you shouldn’t really be talking like that about a Nevi’ah.
Sam, we lain the Torah on Purim, too. What about then? Do we really spread open the Torah in the kindergarten so that the kids can feel closer to it?
Was Yaal allowed to do what she did? Did Yehudis get punished for what she did? Was Rebbi Chanina allowed to banish Rav to get him to leave Eretz Yisroel? Was Shmuel allowed to pain Rav when he got Bavel so as to heal his stomach problem? Were the countless Rabbeim allowed to punish their Talmidim?
The difference between having a good intention and doing a particular act for a certain reason is that in the former you are doing something wrong and usually this will come along with the pleasure of doing that wrong deed. On the other hand, when an isolated act is commited for a reason, the intention is pure and the reason is the absolute only drive.
In case this is not understood, take this point: a long term Aveira can’t be Lishma, but a one time act is possible to be completely Lishma.
Bein Adam Lachaveiro is very hard to be completely Lishma because we are always in competition. This makes it nearly impossible not to have any ulterior motives. However, a Rebbe, who knows that he loves the Talmud and is Mekayem Havei Kvod Talmidecha Chaviv Alecha Kishelcha, can do something measured completely for the sake of the Talmud. There are many stories of Tzadikim yelling at a person thus alleviating a Kitrug on that person. I personally know of such incidents, where a person got a big Yeshua after something like that. But, don’t try this at home — like Penina.
I think I can say that I disagree with every single reply here so far (other than my own, obviously).
There’s a difference between a clear cut reason for an act and a behavior that a good intention was attributed to it.
I agree with Popa. A typical cold should last less than a week. The remedies of a cold consist of the best way to deal with the cold rather than to get rid of it, which you can’t — other than in general boosting your immune system.
Yes, it will. So, you’re not like Hillel, but you are like Rebbi Shimon.
The Gemara doesn’t quite say your “complete” sentence. Rashi says what was posted above, that through Tefilla it can be overturned. Mazal of the month is not mentioned in the Gemara, but Mazal of the day is mentioned. Shabsai is considered negative by us as well.
To say, Ein Mazal Leyisroel Aval… makes no sense. If anything, it should say, Ein Mazal Leyisroel Ella Dli. Yes, it is mentioned in Sefarim that Mazal Yisroel is Dli. This has nothing to do with the statement in the Gemara that Ein Mazal Leyisroel.
When you learn through the Sugya in Shabbos of Ein Mazal Leyisroel you see that the Gemara proves this from a few stories where, although the Mazal was overcome, the effect of the Mazal was actually quite visibile.
Best language is JavaScript. Why don’t they make history books in this language?
That’s new. Hearing about a Golem protecting Jews would be frightening? I don’t know to whom you are telling these stories, but Jewish children shouldn’t be frightened by that idea.
I’m very aware that there are stories of Tzadikim that strayed from the original account, or that grew wings. The same is true about history, as well. That doesn’t change the point that you could be telling them stories that are sweeter than these classics, they have depth, they give the child something to think about — that you actually want them to think about — and they are most often true.
Besides, there are plenty of stories that are very accurate.
There are so many wonderful true stories. It is wasteful to spend the bedtime filling the mind with nonsense. I tell my children (when we are lucky) stories of Tzaddikim. They can also feed the imagination. They actually do a better job of it.
So there are six levels to a comment. Either it gets posted, stays yellow, gets edited, gets deleted, bans the poster, or it closes the thread. I’m not sure of the order of the latter two. Oh, and one more: the thread can disappear.
Hmm, you seem to have a lot of insider information
Takah, it must be because Matzah is round. And therefore, similar to what Popa said, if you eat a slice you’d have to wash but the pie is round so that can’t be Hamotzi!
Well, no. The thing with Matzah is that it is very thin, like a cracker. Even there, when you are obviously Kove’a Seuda you would have to wash.
The Jewish fast-food fast-Bracha industry will have to find another solution. Now we can start making cooked pizza.
Write hare
Vashti and others — if you are trying to substitute for gauze, a clean white undershirt is a better guess than a plastic shopping bag.
Bacitracin is petroleum-based and I would NOT put it on a fresh burn that can still be cooled!
Re Silvadene — I’ve been told Dr. Bulmash (BP pediatrician) has used colloidal silver on bad diaper rash.
–Halevia
I found hebrewbooks much neater. But I guess that is Leshitas’cha that you prefer the old, blotchy print.
Mazal Tov! You waited for the ice to clear before going in?
The order is exactly in order of the color wheel. First is blue, then comes purple, after that is red. Purple is a color all its own, although it is possible to get it through mixing. The Argaman was not made through mixing. The colors are not compound-colors.
Send him to me.
DY, when I Googled around a bit (but only a bit) I did come accross doubts if it actually helps, and statements to the effect of, there is no proof that it helps. On the flip side, the anti-biotic properties of silver is ignored in most other areas. Perhaps it should be used instead of bacitracin, and should be used more often by mouth in small doses for a short term.
Oomis, thankfully thought, she over that. It is not a Yom Tzara just like the seventh day of Pesach is not a Yom Tzara although the Bnei Yisroel felt in danger. Besides, this is not the day that she fasted, but it is the day that the Jews were victorious. And the Gemara says that in some instances, the Megilla can be read on the 13th without a Remez in the Pasuk, based on the fact that this was the day of the victory.
One thing that makes me wonder is the Slichos that is said on Taanis Esther.
Um. When they didn’t play on Tisha B’av they didn’t play on Yom Kippur, either. And for that matter, nor did they play on Tu B’av.
I didn’t mean to say it another way. That’s what we all do, anyhow. What I am saying is that although there are many people who simply want to be victorious even at the cost of foolish logic, not everyone is that way.
When you are hitting a wall in an argument (i.e. when your point is repeatedly dismissed without much of a counterpoint), it is obviously driven by some motivating factor. This factor can either be the desire to sound smarter or, more often, the view in argument might be born not from arguable logic, or from an understanding based on other factors which weren’t put into words.
The story I mentioned above was an argument with a friend. When I realized that reasoning didn’t change his mind, I asked him what is the real motivation to say what he says. Then we were able to deal with the real issue head on.
Blue or brown?
You can use the Melupam. Likewise, in Notepad you can use alt-7, I think it is.
Sure, his reference wasn’t lost on me. It’s just that once he made it sound like a rule for going into exile I pulled up another Binyan Av.
Oh. I thought there was another sighting.
You don’t have to wait for to get repetitive to realize that the person wants to believe their point and they simply don’t want to agree.
I once had an argument with someone and I felt like I was hitting a wall. I asked him why he wants to hold that way. When he told me straight out what his motivation was I was able to deal with that directly and he was able to agree.
Yes. Everyone has a predetermined life span. Certain things can shorten it and it is possible to add to it.
DY, as was explained by a law professor, when you don’t shovel you didn’t cause anything, but if you shoveled then whatever condition it is in is your fault. That is why this professor doesn’t shovel. It is worth it for him to pay the fine and not get sued. So it’s not about fooling people, but about the fact that now it is considered your action.
That last line can’t be true. They locked all the subway bathrooms, which explains those electricution accidents.
When going into exile, are you allowed to play using your thumb?
Ok fine, so he is only quoting the Bnei Yisoschar.
My focus here is not to prove my point but rather to state it. I respond to an argument only when I think there is something left to clarify. I hardly have in mind the one I’m addressing
Aha. So if it is my property I must ccclear it for you, but if it is public then I can actually put snow there… Hmm. We are beginning to make sense now.
Gamanit, whatever you do, please do not put snow in the gutter. Parking is hard enough as it is. Just make a path on the sidewalk and leave the snow near the curb. Preferably, make a path to the street as well.
Purim shtick makes you laugh?
They are telling you it is because it’s a Mitzva because they hear you arguing with them and they want to give you an authoritative reply that would be the last word. It’s another way of saying, because I said so. They obviously feel that it is time to get married. Marriage is as much a part and stage in life as school is at that age. Sure it’s more comfortable to stay put, but the clock doesn’t.
They saw your tail and mistook you for a troll.
If you want to read about someone who figured something out, learn Gemara.
If I didn’t put the snow there then it is not my Bor Bereshus Harabim. Moreover, even an actual Bor, if I made it in Reshus Harabim, it is not mine and I would not be liable if not for the fact that the Torah made it as mine — concerning liabilities.
Actually, getting rid of the snow is the city’s job. They put fines on homeowners to get them to do their job. You can’t sue a homeowneer who didn’t shovel his snow, although you can sue him if he did shovel it and caused it to become slippery. I heard of a law professor who purposely doesn’t touch his snow. He says it is worth the fine not to get sued.
In Halacha, using the Svara that is Mechayev the Baal Hakerem for the Hezek since it was his responsibility to move back, perhaps the homeowner is Mechuyav in the Hezek once it became his job to do it.
Really!? You have to let people know where there is snow on the ground so that they shouldn’t walk there? Ok. Here’s my warning:
If you see snow on the ground, it is most likely that there is snow on the ground. Be careful. The same goes for ice.
While someone is young with many single friends they are at the climax of fun-life. At this point they cannot fathom why to move on. Is pays to move on before figuring it out, though.
No, it is not the next step toward free fun, as going from high school to out-of-school was. It is the next stage in life. It is like going from playing all day to going to school. You are afraid to move ahead but you don’t want to go back.
I hope the question is philosophical. Most of the world marries without having in mind any Mitzva. As for your Kavana, just as in anything we do, we should do it Leshem Shamayim. When we eat, we should have in mind the perspective that we are fulfilling Hashem’s plan and will.
As we see in the Torah, and as is self evident, we were created with this design, that we marry and are part of families. Some animals do it this way and some don’t. We were meant to do be this way. When it is lacking, the effects are visible.
Just like you can philosiphize about why we cry, why crying needs tears, why we laugh, why we vomit when we see something wrong (but only a certain type of wrong — as opposed to another type of wrong that makes us laugh), why we sleep, what is a wink, how do you remember, and so on; you can ponder the essense of family, too. You can come up with 25 reasons and the more philosophical the reason the less you’ll like it. However, this shouldn’t have anything to do with your real life decisions.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with asking questions like this. Nor do I think it reflects on bad Chinuch. Cheap answers reflect on a bigger problem than asking a normal question. Daas Yochid’s answer, in my opinion, hit the needle on the head about the point he addressed.
Jaw is a type of phone?
So am I kosher?
Health, I think many doctors prescribe Sylvadene for burns.