Understanding Lag Baomer
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May 22, 2019 7:20 pm at 7:20 pm #1731829Reb EliezerParticipant
The Mershoh explains that if someone lives through two thirds of his accountable years he wil not sin anymore.
The fifty days of sefira is fifty years that a person is heavenly accountable. The normal life is sevehty from which he is not responsiiblle for twenty years and two thirds of fifty is around thirty three. By birrh of a boy the firsr thirty three days is yemei tohoro.May 22, 2019 9:43 pm at 9:43 pm #1732016Reb EliezerParticipantAll three of the sofers, the Chasam Sofer, his son the Ksav Sofer and his son the Shevet Sofer three generatiions where each one served around thirty three years a total of a hundred years in rabonus based on
גל עיני ואביטה נפלאות מתורתך open my eyes that I can see wonders from your Torah, where ‘gal’ is thirty three.May 22, 2019 11:39 pm at 11:39 pm #1732018Reb EliezerParticipantTo correct above, lf he lives through without sinnig two third of his heavenly accountable years, he will not sin anymore.
May 23, 2019 2:20 pm at 2:20 pm #1732354Reb EliezerParticipantThe Zohar, Rav Shimon bar Yochai says ישראל ואורייתא וקב’ה חד הוא can be understood seeing ourselves around a circle and Hashem is in the middle. All of us are equal distance from the center and part of the circle. Through the Torah we unite and become a smaller circle and eventually become one point which coincides with the center.
May 23, 2019 4:22 pm at 4:22 pm #1732411midwesternerParticipantHow can the above be reconciled with Yochanan Kohen Gadol?
May 23, 2019 5:01 pm at 5:01 pm #1732466It is Time for TruthParticipanta teshuvah (responsum) of Rav Shmuel Wosner z”l, stemming from a תוספתא that states המרקד לשלהבת הרי זה מדרכי אמורי.
the full teshuvah of Rav Wosner (שו”ת שבט הלוי, חלק ז, יורה דעה סימן קלוMay 23, 2019 8:53 pm at 8:53 pm #1732467It is Time for TruthParticipantLag B’Omer [ Has gone so overboard & taken so overboard one can conjecture it] borders on Bal Tosif
May 23, 2019 8:53 pm at 8:53 pm #1732465It is Time for TruthParticipantWhere is Kever Rashbi located ?
According to R. Menachem Hachevroni (14th century) in Kfar Chananya
(15 km. south of Meron)2) When was Rashbi niftar ?
According to the Chida there is no Mekor that he was niftar on Lag Baomer
3) Who wrote the Zohar ?
According to the Yavetz it was R. Moishe d’Leon
4) How can you bring nachas to Rashbi (guaranteed) ?
The Shoel Umeishiv ( 5 – 39) writes ” if you distribute the money to Aniyei Eretz Yisroel
instead of spending it to go to his Kever etc., he guarantees Rashbi will have much more Nachas Ruach.May 24, 2019 11:46 am at 11:46 am #1732677Reb EliezerParticipantTruth, see Teshuva Meahava 1:26 about the Zohar
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