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  • in reply to: In Witch He Snorted #1115399
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    To anybody who wants it to be yeshivish – the gantze matzav in prisoner of Azkaban is dead lomdish – it is a proper moshul to ???? ?????? ?????, the way Harry saves himself by saving himself from the dementors… Read it and you’ll see what I mean! (Punkt you can kler whether it goes into R’ Shimon’s din of a chalos which if it is chal will be mevatel itself and is memelah not chal meikoroh; the whole grandfather paradox fits right in)

    in reply to: ?? ?????? ???? ???? #1104536
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    ??? ????? ?? ???

    in reply to: This may sound like a crazy question but I'm serious… #941868
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    I get the message. I guess we’ll just have to leave that which is beyond our comprehension to the One who will show us all as soon as possible.

    in reply to: Klerr about Kavua #926827
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    Why is it not mistaver?

    Because the ???? is not ???? between different types of Jews or non-Jews; the ???? talks about yidden and ovdei kochavim. The ???? (or at least the ???????) would have to tell us that if for one reason or another (either ?????? or even ????? e.g. brothers died from ???? – there is no ???? ????, or if the ???”? is for some reason circumised, this ??? doesn’t apply! It is ???? enough for the ???? to say something.

    in reply to: I'm going to Ma'ariv now #1193095
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    K. Bye!

    in reply to: In Witch He Snorted #1115386
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    purplicious is Colin Creevy’s purple-haired sister (she is a metamorphmagus too).

    Where in the series is this mentioned?

    in reply to: In Witch He Snorted #1115385
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    Joseph definitely has a large stock of Polyjuice Potion!

    HaLeiVi = Sirius

    Shticky Guy = Harry Potter

    Goq = chocolate frog

    yitayningwut = Voldemort

    Syag Lchochma = Crookshanks

    Why?

    in reply to: Klerr about Kavua #926823
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    So if they are circumsised for medical purposes or were for some reason born without the Orlah, then it will not be ????? Not ?????.

    in reply to: This may sound like a crazy question but I'm serious… #941865
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    And I heard that there is a ?? whether the first ???? or the last ???? will come back. I find it hard to believe that only the last ???? will come back, because then ??? ?????, ????? ????? and many of those who MBD promises will be there to greet us simply won’t!

    in reply to: This may sound like a crazy question but I'm serious… #941864
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    Halevi – there are more ?????? for this concept of a husband and wife having a connection after death. The ?? ?????? ? says that ??? ?? ???? ????, and ??”? explains ??? ????? ??????, that dead people cannot divorce. One can see that the problem isn’t that the marriage is terminated and there is nothing left to be ????; rather the problem is that a dead person cannot be ????.

    (Although one can push away the ???? and say that ??”? holds that ?????? works with ????? ??, and even if the man is dead the ???? may be able to divorce {like we see if the man goes crazy the ????can divorce} — and therefore ??”? says ??? ???? ?????? and the divorce cannot take place; ???? ???? by ?????. [But ??”? in ??????? ?? ? is ???? that there is no such thing as ????? ?? and all ?????? works with ???? ??????].)

    in reply to: Klerr about Kavua #926821
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    Why is bris a difference between a Yid and a Goy? If the goy is from ?????? or ??? ?????, he will also have a ????!

    I’m not sure the answer to your question, but if i am right then your original question is back and women will not be a nafka minah, you will anyways need a new terutz!

    (I once heard that the ???? of ?????? is different to the ???? we have, and a ???? was brought from ???? who showed his ???? ???? to the Brothers to prove that he was who he said he was – and if the ???? is the same, then it would be pointless. It might have to do with the fact that the ???? is done at 8 days, and ?????? at 13, but I don’t remember. [if this is the difference, you are again back to square 1, because what if a ?? has ???? after 13 or if a goy is curcumsised?])

    in reply to: This may sound like a crazy question but I'm serious… #941852
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    Halevi:

    WIY, there are a lot of thing to iron out. Gilgulim: which one gets the Neshama (Maggid Meisharim speaks about that one); second marriage: who goes back to whom, husbands first and wife’s second — then what; will you stick to your Rebbe who will be sticking to his?

    Marriage – why would anyone go back? The husbands death should complete the connection between them; ???? ???? makes her a ????? once more? The ????? is terminated! (I think there may be a ???? ??????? ??? ? maybe ???? ?”? which discusses the exact ??? of ???? ????, and possibly brings ?? ????? as a ?”?).

    in reply to: Do You Have A Picture In Your Mind? #1004024
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    Harry Potter is amazing – ??? ?? ????? ??!!

    in reply to: Needs advice #930529
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    Daniella – these are posts of yours from other threads:

    But you are suggesting we give 20-30$ every day to anyone who asks? Did you give out money like that, when you were well-off? If so, how many times were you taken advantage of?

    Another one:

    I am sorry, we all have an obligation to take care of the people in our communities, the people whose heartbreaking story we know first-hand, the people who in the past gave generously and now have fallen onto hard times. We can hardly do that, in the current economy. May I dare suggesting everyone is in the same situation and this is why no one has been able to help?

    I don’t mean anything bad here, but isn’t that a little change of tune from your comment above – I am not sure how to do because it is not allowed to post personal info on the CR, but I would like to send you 50$. I would be honored to do that as a gift, so that you have peace of mind?

    Just wondering!!

    in reply to: Kashas on the Parsha #1169322
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    There was a ???? in ??????? where a ?? who had had ???? but no ????? went to R’ Shmuel Salant, to find out whether he should keep ??? or not (because a ??? who keeps ??? is ???? ????). R’ Shmuel wasn’t there at the time, and another ?? forced him to write on ???.

    The ???? ???? ??’ ?”? brings the ???? that the ???? of ??? was given at ???, and asks that at the time, the entire ??? ????? had had ???? (before eating ???? ???), but the ????? didn’t take place until ?? ????. The ???? ????? ?? says that a ?? who has had ???? but not ????? is not a Jew. So what is ??? in the ???? that ??? ???? ???? ?????

    (I think the ??? ???? is ????? a ???? somewhere that the whole ????? for a ??? to keep ??? is because of ‘???’, and before it was given to ??? ????? there was no such ????, and therefore the ???? kept the ????. You can say the same thing here – if it was given to them, then there is no ???. But i don’t remember where it is)

    The ???? ???? says that once they had ????, they were considered ??? ???? and could keep ???, and he learns from here that that every ?? ??? ??? ??? is ?????? to keep ???. (See the ???? ??? ??”? ??’ ??”? ??”?, who goes along similar lines)

    in reply to: Kashas on the Parsha #1169321
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    1) We find that creations don’t always listen, if it makes sense, to HKB”H – every tree was supposed to taste like the fruit it bore, and only Esrog bark when boiled tastes the same as the esrog fruit,

    2) The Moon ‘taynad’ that the sun should be made smaller, and then the moon itself was diminished.

    What this means, I don’t understand, but we DO find it.

    in reply to: akuperma #1114278
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    I like Akuperma – We (my brother and I) used to read the articles about the separate bus spitting incidents and all that, and we used to sit and wait for Akuperma to post. He (?) always has a clever comment, a sharp summary or something interesting to post!

    Kol haKavod, and keep on posting!

    in reply to: Mitzvos #923163
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    The priveledge is that it is an obligation – we make a berocho

    ???? ??? ?’ … ??? ????? ???????? ?????? – we thank HKB”H for sancitfying us with his ?????, adn COMMANDING US…

    in reply to: Favorite Masechta #922248
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    Kesuvos. You don’t realize what they mean when they say “Kesuvos is Shas Kotton” until you’ve finished it. There are so many Yediyos in Kesuvos (Gemara Rashi Tosfos. If you know the basic Rishonim as well then you’re really doing well!)

    in reply to: what chassidic movements don't require you to grow a beard? #921409
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    I thought Breslov haven’t had a rebbe since Rebbe N-Nachman died?

    in reply to: Obama Chooses Joseph Biden #921323
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    “Our Joseph” as in our (COFFE ROOM) Joseph or as in our (SECOND IN COMMAND TO THRONE) Joseph?

    in reply to: What 3 wishes would you wish? #921378
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    1- Gezunt

    2- Parnasa

    3- Nachas

    World peace and the end of Anti-semitism would be nice too.

    Nachas — Is Nachas Ruchniyus or g-a-s-h-m-i-u-s? I’m not sure.

    World peace and the end of Anti-semitisim –> Mashiach was already banned from the wishes.

    in reply to: R' Tzvi Kaplan #931929
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    There is a very shtarke oilam there. I know a one or two people who love the place!

    in reply to: what chassidic movements don't require you to grow a beard? #921406
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    My Rav told me that R’ Moshe Feinstien was ???? shaving. Somebody once asked him why he never wrote this in ????? ???, and he said that he didn’t want to write the ??? in a ?????? sefer, because the ???? of a Yid is with a beard.


    The Satmar Rebbe was very friendly with somebody who was cleanshaven. A Chassid once asked the Rebbe how can it be you are so friendly – you pasken that it is Assur to shave?

    He answered that “When he comes up to ???? they will ask ‘Yid, Yid – where is your beard?’ When you come up, they will say ‘Beard, Beard, where is your Yid?'”

    in reply to: ?? ?????? ???? ???? #1104532
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    [?? ????? ?? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? [????? ?”?

    in reply to: Wearing a טלית once married #1184536
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    Yehudah Tzvi – I myself put on a ???? before my ?? ????. When i wrote ?? ???? in the opening post, i meant that then one should HAVE to put it on, and it shouldn’t be different to any other ????.

    in reply to: Extraterrestrials in judaism #1013469
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    Where did you think the 10 ????? are? The other side of the Sambat Yon Galaxy, of course!

    in reply to: God vs G-d #920871
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    So according to R’ Elyashiv (although apparently he was ???? from what he said after somebody explained to him at depth how computers work – but i have no reliable source) — No jewish publisher can bring out any ??????? or ??????? Why aren’t we boycotting Artscroll if they are working without ????? How does ???? ????? work?

    in reply to: Israeli Elections 2013 – Let's Talk Politics #927925
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    Are there any Frum parties besides for UTJ and Shas?

    And which party are the Gedolim backing?

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920973
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    I must agree to ICOT that at least Hashkafically one shouldn’t copy music/software that would cause a loss to the producer/singer.

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920962
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    Thinking back, isn’t there a ????? in ??? ??? somewhere (I have never learnt ??? ???, but I have come across it somewhere else) about ????? ???, like a story of somebody who blocks the door to another guys shop, stopping shoppers buying things? Where there is no real ????? or ?????, nor is there ?????

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920960
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    Please explain how you can possibly know this? Are you a moderator?

    Everybody knows that the CR is not a place for Halachic psak, “ask your LOR” is a standard rule here. I should not have used the words definitely permitted. I am no Rav and I hope nobody uses my words to pasken anything.

    However, I do not think there was anything wrong with what I wrote there – if you have a question of any sort, please feel free to respond!

    You have quoted Rabbanim – Gedolei HaPoskim who I cannot argue with – maybe let’s try understand exactly what is Assur now! Based on my arguments above, why is it Gezeila?

    (I did not address Sheker {I Agree}, although that shouldn’t be a problem with a CD I buy in a shop/copying somebody elses CD, because I didn’t click! I know absoultely nothing about ???? ????and I posted above about ???? ???????, which will turn out to be a ??????.)

    Back to the discussion: Why is there a problem of me copying music from somebody else? Exactly what ????? is there?

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920923
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    I’ll try translate the block quotes I placed on before; if you don’t understand what I wrote before then I’ll try explain it again.

    The reasons for this law that one must listen to the government laws are

    a) because the whole population accept upon themselves to cooperate with the government (and therefore if one keeps money that doesn’t neccesarily belong to him but is still in accordance with the countries law, he will not transgress the prohibition of stealing because it is lawfully his).

    b) this law isn’t necessarily saying that one must listen, but rather that the King has the rights to make laws and punish/expell you from the country if you do not cooperate.

    c) There is a way of acquiring an object called “Kibbush Milchomoh”, which means that through war one can acquire the booty and spoils. It sounds like the king automatically owns everything using this Kinyan, and therefore can tell you what to do with your money.

    There are those who say that this law only applies to things that early kings decreed on their countries, but a king has no rights to just make up his own decrees. Others hold that the king has rights to make his own decrees.

    Others hold that this only applies to the sort of decrees that will profit the king such as tax and the likes, but not laws that get involved between you and our fellow countryman.

    (if anything is not clear, please tell me)

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920922
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    DaasYochid – I don’t profess to know much about stealing intellectual property, but isn’t that when I take your song and present it as my own, or if I copy a money-making idea of yours? Surely if the name of the singer and producer is on the music it doesn’t suffer from this problem?

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920917
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    ?? ?????? ????? ??????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?????? ???????

    ????? ???????? ??????? ??? ??????, ??? ??? ????? ????

    ?????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??????

    ????????(??), ??? ?????? ??????? ??? ??????? ?? ???

    ????? ????? ????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????(??).

    ?. ?? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ??????

    ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ??????, ?? ????? ????? ???

    ??? (??), ??? ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??????

    See http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=47647&hilite=4afb1e94-e1f6-4c08-b662-bd644d063cca&st=%d7%93%d7%99%d7%a0%d7%90+%d7%93%d7%9e%d7%9c%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%90&pgnum=426.

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920916
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    This is from the ??? ??? ????? ????? by ? ???? ?????? ??????:

    (Page ?”?; footnote (?) at beginning of chapter ???? ???????.

    ????? ?? ??? ??. ????? ??? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???

    ??????. ?????? ??? ?? ??? ???. ???? ??? ??? ??? ? ?? ?????? ?????

    ?????? ???? ??? ? ???????. ????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ?????

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    ?????? ???? ????? ??????? ? ? ???? ?????. ???????? ??????? ?????

    ?? ??? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ??? ??? ??, ?????? ?? ??? ?????. ????

    ??????? ??? ???? ??? ? ???? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?? ??? ? ???, ????

    ???? ???? ? ? ? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ? ? ? ? ?? ????. ????????

    ????? ?? ??? ???????? ?? ????????? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????? ??.

    ???? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?????. ??? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ???? ???????? ??? ?? ????? (?? ???) ?????? ????? ????

    ????(????? ??, ?) ???? ?? ???? ???? ?????(????? ???? ?? ??? ??? ???

    ? ????? ???? ??).

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920915
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    About ???? ??????? ???? – the ?”? holds that law just dictates that the king has rights to place more laws than the ???? gives, and if you don’t keep to them, the king has the rights to punish you – but NOT that you have to keep the law.

    The ???? ???? on the ???”? ?????? ??? ?”? ??’ ? explains that ???? ??????? ???? is only about tax purposes which are in the interests of the economy, not for laws between man and his friend.

    Therefore, the copyright protetion laws will not stop you from copying music.

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920914
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    I see no difference between copying music and the following case:

    An artist paints a picture, and charges entrance fee to come in to view it. He places a sign on the door saying “NO PHOTOS ALLOWED”.

    You pay the entrance fee, and go in with your camera, and snap a photo of the painting. If the ???? was created properly, they can maybe force you to leave before the end of the display, but they cannot force you to delete the photograph you took.

    The CD case is similar, but with one difference: Here you are copying your own version, not the original belonging to the producer (which should also be ????).

    (The ???? ??????? I quoted before is in ?? ?”? ??”?. The ?????? in ???? ??”?, the ???? ???? and many other ??????? argue with this ????.)

    Summary: Most CDs are ???? to copy. If the guy SPECIFIED during the ???? then you will have a ?????? between the ???? ??????? and ??????.

    And for you to COPY somebody ELSES music is definitely permitted.

    in reply to: will you marry me? #919769
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    It is a bit disastrous if she just blushes and says “Er… um… I think we need a bit more time…”, no?

    I don’t know about the creativeness, but the romance is definitely boosted if she says yes!

    in reply to: Jewifying someone's iPod #920910
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    We’ve been through this many times, but let’s go again! How about let’s debate this properly without any links.

    What should be the problem? You have bought the songs; they now belong to you. You have free rights to place them wherever you like.

    The problem is that the agreement (Terms and Conditions apply) state that you cannot copy the CD. So we have to go through a few points:

    1) The Ketzos Hachoshen writes that Ganeiva needs a Maiseh (like closing the door when an animal walks in, or doing ????? to the animal you steal). Is clicking something on the computer called a ????? (This question only starts if it is considered stealing.)

    2) Is copying considered doing anything? Is this not equivalent to you buying a lit candle off somebody selling candles and then lighting somebody elses for free? There is no ????? whatsoever. [Consider: You are by a shop, and you see a guy about to go buy a coat. You have a spare one and say “Take mine for free”. Is there any problem? And is it different that you only brought one and you are keeping it?]

    3) If there is a ???? in the sale, we run into problems. If you have a halachically binding ???? (As in ???? ????, ?? ???? ????, ???? ????? ???? ???, ???? ???? ?????), then if you do copy the music, the sale is halachically nullified.

    According to that, you can buy a CD, copy it to your computer and post it on 25 websites, and then go back to the shop and say “I brought this on condition i do not copy it. I did copy it. So give me my money back and here is your CD.” You will NOT get your money back. You see that the whole ???? is a joke.

    (As for giving back the copy – in the candle case, would you have to put out the other candle if you lit it? I don’t think so)

    The problem, however, is a ???? ?????? of the ???? ??????? in the name of the ?????? ???? who holds that if you make an agreement and then make a ????, even without the laws of ???? you are obligated to keep to the agreement. (????? ???? ????). According to that, you cannot copy if you agreed to terms and conditions.

    But if you purchased online, we enter a new ???? about whether online sales are considered ?????? or not. (T.B.C.)

    in reply to: will you marry me? #919759
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    1) My cousin brought a big pink cake, with icing on it saying “Will you marry me [plonis]?”, and sat in a hotel restaurant, and gave it to the waiter beforehand. Then they ordered drinks, and the waiter took a long time… and when he got the signal brought in the cake and put it down. She said yes, and the waiter – unasked, obviously – turned around and announced to the whole hotel “SHE SAID YES!!” And everyone cheered!

    2) Another cousin of mine took out a pack of cards, and did two brilliant card tricks. Then, the third one, he told her to take a card. She did. He then said “Put it back in the pile”. She did. Then he pulled out a card he had printed before with a nice deisgn which said on it “Will you marry me Esti?”, and pulled it out with a flourish: “Is this your card?” He asked…

    3) I heard about a guy – although i doubt it is true – who paid the guy in the underground station (subway?) to replace the lettering on the board which announces “The next train will be…” to say “Will you marry me…”

    4) My mother had a friend who was dating somebody quite wealthy, and they were out somewhere, when the boy suddenly pointed to the window, where a plane was flying past, pulling a sign saying “WILL YOU MARRY ME…” — very original, but a waste of money!

    5) One of my friends placed a few helium balloons in his car boot which spelled out the words “Will you marry me…”, and pulled open the boot, so that the balloons flew out one by one!

    in reply to: English Translations of Seforim #919040
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    There is also an unbelievable range of Mussar and Hashkafat seforim availible — like Chovos Halvovos, Mesilas Yeshorim, the Kuzari, Moreh Nevuchim, Orchos Tzaddikim, Derech Hashem and many other contempory mussar seforim.

    in reply to: Fascinating Torah trivia #920999
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    ???? ????? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ???

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    in reply to: Fascinating Torah trivia #920998
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    ???? was most definitely not a ??? because ????? ???? was first ??? (and possibly ??? ????? for the ???? ??? ??????? or maybe even his whole life; ?????? in the ???? about it).

    The Question about ????? ?????? IS a question, because the ???? did keep the ???? (And the ???? learns out ????? from some of the stories in ?????, like the fact that Goy who hits a Yid is ???? ???? because ??? killed the Goy last week) – [although the ???”? says it was only in ??? ????? that ????? ???? ????? kept the ????]

    in reply to: Rishonim vs Acharonim #926859
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    R’ Elchonon Vasserman hy”d in Kovetz Shiurim Baba Basra writes that in reality, an Amora can argue with a Tannah, but when the Gemoro asks it is because generally, no Amoira would argue unless he had a Tannah supporting him, although they had the ‘rights’ to argue.

    in reply to: How to dress for davening? #918749
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    I went away to the seaside with a couple of friends, and we were **lively** to say the least – most of my friends didn’t feel it necessary to bring any clothes which wouldn’t embarrass anyone who knew them, like crazy t-shirts, walking in the street with dressing gowns and hats that could put a circus to shame.

    We wanted to know if we could daven in such clothes, and more specifically — is it better to wear a funny hat or no hat at all?

    In the discussion, somebody brought in Crocs – of any colour – which could be classified as not suitable for tefillah. Yet most people i know where such shoes of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year.

    Then we decided that there is no proof from there – if the halachah is to wear slippers, then it is not disrespectful, because that is what the Torah wants. On a day, however, when Yeshiva Bochurim like us walk around formally dressed with normally black polished shoes, it may be a bit of a ????? to wear Crocs.

    (Somebody said that in the “Yeshiva-bochurim-on-holiday-matzav”, the dress code there WAS the norm, but I don’t know how reliable that was)

    in reply to: kabala #919015
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    In the local weekly advertiser in london, there is often signs saying “I said Perek Shira for 40 days and merited a Yeshua…”/”I kept Shmiras Haloshon for 40 days and…”

    I saw a sign once saying “I davened and merited a yeshua.”

    Something we often forget.

    (Not ?”? making fun of the Perek Shira/Shmiras Haloshon segulos – both of those are tried and tested!)

    in reply to: Rishonim vs Acharonim #926850
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    The world takes on that the last Reshonim lived in the time of the Shita Mekubetzes (R’ Betzalel Ashkenazi), and he was one of the first Achronim. I don’t know any mekoros.

    in reply to: Bekius Before Iyun #918915
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    Participant

    It has been a the derech of all Litvishe yeshivas since the beginning in Volozhin to do half a day iyun and half a day bekiyus.

    But the question is: What is called iyun and what is called bekiyus? R’ Shach (Orchos Hayeshiva) says that bekiyus is not Chas VeSholom for flying and not understanding; you have a “Chiyuv” to see the Gedolei Achronim such as the Ketzos, R’ Akiva Eiger and the Oir Sameach. On the other hand, he says that one must not do less than 2 Daf a week. I find that very difficult!

    in reply to: Dating-When? #920894
    Chortkov
    Participant

    A friend of mine is friendly with R’ Chaim Kanievsky shlit”a’s gabba, and he phoned him up on Purim (his birthday) to tell the gabai that he turned 18. The Gabba (possibly also drunk) told him NOT to tell R’ Chaim, because R’ Chaim holds that there is no heter to miss the ?? ????? ???? ?????.

    This was on Purim, so i don’t think it is ???? ?????.

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