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Not disagreeing but see BM 83b
בו תרמוש כל חיתו יער אלו רשעים שבו שדומין לחיה שביער
I am shocked that the mods allowed DaMoshe’s last post – a terrible and utterly false bizayon of the holy Baal Shem Tov ztz”l.
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Baba Sali, the Gaon of Vilna and the Baal Shem Tov
When Baba Sali first moved to Israel, in 1964, he lived in Yavneh.
Baba Sali, the Gaon of Vilna and the Baal Shem Tov
When Baba Sali moved to Eretz Yisrael, in 1964, he first lived in Yavneh, where his son-in-law, Avraham Abuchatzira, was a rabbi. One day, he suddenly moved away. This is the astonishing reason.In Yavne there was a kolel of young married men who sat and studied every day. The head of this group was an accomplished Torah scholar who had become friends with Baba Sali. He would often visit the holy man and discuss many aspects of his group of students. He also shared with him the problems that faced his people. Once, during the course of a conversation, he mentioned that there was a marked difference in the level of study between the Gaon of Vilna and the Baal Shem Tov.
“As seen from their decisions handed down and their writings, the Gaon of Vilna plumbed the depths of every subject, and touched on every single aspect of the Talmud, while the Baal Shem Tov did not delve deeply into halacha and the decisions of other masters.”
Baba Sali was shocked and dismayed to hear the head of the kolel speak thus. He did not say anything because of that Rabbi’s position. However, when the man left, Baba Sali said, “In a city where things like this are said about the great luminary, our teacher and guide, Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov — it is forbidden to live.”
On that very day, he arranged for his possessions to be packed, and he left the city. He refused to listen to the tear-filled pleadings of his son-in-law, Rabbi Avraham. “In a place where one speaks in tones of disrespect about so holy and great a man, it is forbidden to live,” repeated Baba Sali.
He moved for a brief period to Ashkelon, where one of his children lived, and then in 1970 to Nativot, which has a large Moroccan community. There he passed away in 1984 at the age of 94.
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Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from Baba Sali, Our Holy Teacher by Rabbi Eliyahu Alfasi, the attendant of Baba Sali for many years.Well done for coming as far as you have! I have the greatest respect for you and I wish you hatzlachah rabbah in growing ever closer to Hashem.
Because there is also a plethora of other things to divert our attention from learning. את זה לעומת זה. (I am only speaking for myself.)
Rambam Melachim 12:2
Our Sages taught: “There will be no difference between the current age and the Messianic era except the emancipation from our subjugation to the gentile kingdoms.”
The simple interpretation of the prophets’ words appear to imply that the war of Gog and Magog will take place at the beginning of the Messianic age. Before the war of Gog and Magog, a prophet will arise to inspire Israel to be upright and prepare their hearts, as Malachi 3:22 states: “Behold, I am sending you Elijah.”
He will not come to declare the pure, impure, or to declare the impure, pure. He will not dispute the lineage of those presumed to be of proper pedigree, nor will he validate the pedigree of those whose lineage is presumed blemished. Rather, he will establish peace within the world as ibid. 3:24 continues: “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children.”
There are some Sages who say that Elijah’s coming will precede the coming of the Mashiach. All these and similar matters cannot be definitely known by man until they occur for these matters are undefined in the prophets’ words and even the wise men have no established tradition regarding these matters except their own interpretation of the verses. Therefore, there is a controversy among them regarding these matters.
Regardless of the debate concerning these questions, neither the order of the occurrence of these events or their precise detail are among the fundamental principles of the faith. A person should not occupy himself with the Aggadot and homiletics concerning these and similar matters, nor should he consider them as essentials, for study of them will neither bring fear or love of God.
Similarly, one should not try to determine the appointed time for Mashiach’s coming. Our Sages declared: “May the spirits of those who attempt to determine the time of Mashiach’s coming expire!” Rather, one should await and believe in the general conception of the matter as explained.
Yabia Omer: Try to avoid making derogatory comments about millions of your fellow Jews. You’re better than that.
Lostspark – thank you for making me laugh today!
Try kol halashon?
Avram in MD and Always Ask Questions – if I was wrong, I apologise, and may Hashem Yisborach bless you בכל טוב.
Disgusting that YWN lets comments such as “Always Ask Questions”‘s on a “yeshiva” site. Reminds me of the Rabbi who reads Richard Dawkins for his book club.
It’s either “likeliest” or “most likely.” Not both.
Presumably the followers would claim that their Moshiach will father children afterwards – or perhaps that the talmidim can be called children?
I tried to find it but i can’t.
MBD is lighter on his feet, but Yossi delivers a mean left hook!
They serve a different clientele.
He was an eved, as the Gemara says in Bava Basra 3b.
ujm Especially valid criticism! The truth hurts.
I find it hard both to accept criticism and compliments, I think for different reasons.
lebidik yankel – Rav Hirsch’s lashon: “This sharp irony even in moments of deepest anxiety and despair is characteristic of the witty vein which is inherent in the Jewish race from their earliest beginnings.”
Such a lot of am ha’aratzus on here.
Shocking amount of ignorance in these comments.
The baalei teshuvah yeshivos do NOT only deal with people who were secular at birth – believe me. Please reach out to them (Ohr Sameach, Aish HaTorah, etc.) and they will give you guidance tailored for YOU. Hatzlachah rabbah!
If I was a Lubavitcher, I would find this thread offensive.
Got A Good Point: I don’t think that the pashtus is that it is referring to all mitzvos, but rather to the aforementioned mitzvos in the parashah, i.e. the עבודה הזאת and eating matzos. So to say that it is referring to the 14th would ignore matzos completely, whereas to say that it is referring to the nighttime includes all the mitzvos, even the korban, which is eaten at night. I struggled with your question for a number of years, but I think that this is pashut pshat. 🙂
The possuk is saying that Hashem took us out of mitzrayim because of “this”, i.e. to do this. We know that Hashem took us out of Mitzrayim to do all the mitzvos of Pesach, including matzah and maror, not just the korban pesach. So therefore it must be referring to night, when we keep all these mitzvos, and not the day, when we are only doing one of them.
I haven’t heard of this, but it could be that the Tzaddik’s havtachah only works when he is alive. See שיטה מקובצת בבא קמא נ.
יכשל בו זרעו. ואף על גב דמת בנו בצמא, מכל מקום לא נכשל באותו דבר ממש. ולרבינו נראה לפרש אמרתי כלומר השמעתי דבר זה לפני הקדוש ברוך הוא, והם דבר שנצטער בו וכו’, והסכים הקדוש ברוך הוא לדבריי, שכן דרכו של הקדוש ברוך הוא שמסכים לסברת הצדיקים שבדור. וכשמת בנו בצמא, כבר מת ר’ חנינא.
I believe (just misvara, not based on evidence) that when a great scandal like this happens, it DOES lead to positive change. Not necessarily in the whole Chareidi world, but definitely in the place of the scandal. And the latest scandal was so far reaching that I think that the positive changes will also be far reaching, IYH.
Whoever she asked the first question to, she should ask the second question as well.
He doesn’t have lots of issues at all. He’s disturbed by how people abuse tefillah. Weird how that takes some people to black hats and shaving.
These sort of threads do not benefit anyone.
Mesorah of people who think that they know better than Gedolei Yisrael is much older than 200 years! I learned that from Tanach.
Refuah Sheleimah!
I think you should get rid of the possessive apostrophe. It has no place in our yeshivas.
Wait a few weeks and I’ll get back to you.
You need evidence of guilt, not a lack of evidence of innocence.
exhaustion, I wish. כאילו כל מלאכתי עשויה
This is so obvious that it should not need saying. But the fact that Hashem chose to command us to use certain gems does not tell us anything about their medicinal properties. Who are we to make any assumptions about why Hashem tells us to do anything?
The replies to AviraDeArah are so revealing. I hope that they keep coming in.
Common Saychel, I understand that these companies create a painful association for you. I did not mean to belittle the way you feel. I was just wondering if there is a religious/logical reason to boycott companies with bad histories, as opposed to an emotional one.
I don’t really understand the reason for boycotting companies who were once owned by wicked people who used them for wicked things. All these reshaim are in Gehinnom now. Do they really get any nachas from the business which they use to own doing well? I am not talking about companies who are perpetrating evil in the present. That is another matter.
It’s totally מותר.
I wonder whether sharpening a pencil is מכה בפטיש, טוחן or even מחתך!
Phew, I was getting worried! I’m an unremarkable and unknown person from England!
TGIShabbos, duvee was being sarcastic, or satirical, or mocking, or snide.
I liked Rabbi EB Shulman shlita on yu dot org
If you don’t know the reason, you won’t know where to apply the concept and where not to.
I don’t have any advice but mazal tov for your sefer!
Actually, one way of publicising your sefer could be to upload it to Hebrewbooks and/or to Otzar Hachochma. Anyone who has either of these two will have access to your sefer and you can use them as a reference. Just a suggestion.
Hatzlacha