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Saddle soap is effective for cleaning and deodorizing leather. Is it permissible for use on tefillin?
It has a slight odor, but it’s a clean, “soapy” smell.
But I’m not sure it would be safe to use it on the batim, since the soap or water might penetrate the leather and damage the parchment.
Being an immigrant
There’s a difference between immigrating in accordance with the law, and sneaking across the border illegally.
I used to use a prescription fluoride toothpaste. There were two brands available, both with the same amount of fluoride. The less expensive brand was half the price, but had a terrible taste. If it were a pill or liquid medication that takes a couple of seconds to swallow, I wouldn’t care about the taste. But the taste of toothpaste remains in your mouth for a while (in this case, you’re not supposed to rinse for 30 minutes), so I used the more expensive brand.
They should be made criminal court judges, since they can emphasize with both the victims and the accused.
I came across a relevant quote yesterday:
Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar says: Every assembly that is [dedicated] to the sake of Heaven will in the end endure, but one that is not for the sake of Heaven will not, in the end, endure.
Avos 4:14If there is no flour, there is no Torah.
Avos 3:21there’s even a word describing one negative aspect. “Phub.”
Huh. I’d not heard of that before.
phub = phone + snub
“To ignore (a person or one’s surroundings) when in a social situation by busying oneself with a phone or other mobile device.”
Source: dictionary DOT comIt’s a bigger Kiddush Hashem to die Al Kiddush Hashem. It’s something every Jews should hope for.
I’ve never come across that principle in my humble studies.
Suppose you’re davening from your phone, and the lithium battery explodes and kills you, cv”s. Would that be dying Al Kiddush Hashem? If so, that’s an argument in favor of smartphones. I never heard of a conventional bound siddur exploding.
But dying Al Kiddush Hashem is the biggest form of Kiddush Hashem that we can attain and hope for.
Dying Al Kiddush Hashem is better than living Al Kiddush Hashem?
You have two choices:
1. Ask the rav for advice on how to handle the problem, and follow the advice.
or
2. Ignore the participants. If their questions or comments are distracting to you, raise your voice until you can’t hear them, or wear earplugs.
Also, most yarmulkes have a lining and can possibly be considered a double covering.
Wouldn’t that depend on the reason for wearing two head coverings during prayer? If the purpose is to don special garments for prayer, then the fact that the kippa you wear all the time has a lining wouldn’t seem to serve that purpose.
Wait until he and Kim play golf together.
DovidBT, I think food wraps became necessary when leftover food storage became practical- with invention of fridge/freezer. Before that they managed because their need wan’t so great.
Or I suppose a bowl with a lid would accomplish the same thing as a food wrap. The wrap is merely more convenient.
grater?
Or simply a knife and cutting board.@K-cup
That’s a perfect explanation for the article series. Or in netspeak, “+1”.How did people manage without food wraps? E.g., plastic wrap, wax paper, aluminum foil.
Did they use leaves or animal skins?
The first article of the three-part series, published yesterday, was “Insular Hasidic Jews struggle to preserve customs as legal and social pressures build”.
The second article, published today, is “Hasidic leaders sharply limit members’ web, smartphone use: ‘It’s like we’re in North Korea’”.
I’ve read the article. I don’t know that I’d call it anti-semitic. It seems to at least attempt to provide a balanced point of view.
1) He has a smartphone.
2) He was smoking.Is it possible that he needs the smartphone to stay in touch with a Smokers Anonymous support group?
Unnecessary or inappropriate smartphone usage is a symptom. It’s not the underlying problem.
The relevant point here is that Reform organizations are social or political organizations, not religious organizations. There are lots of things a Reform “Rabbi” can do for which the members of the organization are willing to pay him. But it has little or no connection to Torah observance.
He is refering to Daf Yud Dalad amud aleph. …
Thanks, TAS.
My understanding of that Gemara (Horayos 14a) is that the dispute concerns:
(a) Someone who knows and understands all the Mishnayos and Baraisos, and has reasonably good deductive abilities; and
(b) Someone who doesn’t know all the Mishnayos and Baraisos, but who has exceptional deductive abilities.@laskern
In which daf/amud in Horayos is that paskened?Gun owners outnumber the US Army 80-1? A bunch of civilians with no military training is going to take out Special Forces units? You ever see a tank up close? I have. No group of civilian “gun owners” is going to have a chance against a tank, let alone a battalion of tanks and artillery.
That’s probably true if the military were focused on a small target.
But what if the federal government tried to use the military to take over the whole country? The military forces would be widely dispersed, and a large percentage of privately owned guns among the population would be a significant deterent.
Maybe they should all be equipped with GPS trackers, so we know where they are at all times.
דברים כג יח
I wasn’t aware that the same word was used in that context. Thanks for helping me increase my knowledge of Torah. 🙂
Yes
Where does the verse appear?
לא תהיה קדשה
Was that a response to my question?
Kadosh means special or different. It can be positive or negative.
Are there Scriptural examples of it being used in a negative way?
Confiscating anyone’s leaf blower and destroying it.
DovidBT
I dont know where you live, but if you read, you can buy Salmon and other kinds of fish that you can indentify from a non-kosher fish store, Ask your local rabbi how to do itActually, I looked into buying whole fish and cleaning/skinning/cutting it myself. But I couldn’t find any stores that have whole fish. Apparently it’s already processed when they receive it from their suppliers.
There are fishing spots in the area where I might be able to catch kosher fish, but that’s not practical for me at the moment.
What does salmon cost in a non-kosher fish store?
Fresh and frozen kosher fish are seldom available to me, so I buy canned fish. A 14.75 oz. can of pink salmon with the OU hecksher costs me about $2.50. A 5 oz. can of tuna with the OU hecksher costs about $0.75.
Assimilation means adapting non-jewish ideas / culture. Somehow assimilation to the right is given a pass.
What does “assimilation to the right” mean? That’s not rhetorical; I actually don’t understand what you’re saying.
Based on the above, I suppose that “assimilation to the right” means “adopting non-jewish ideas / culture” that are “on the right”.
But what are these non-jewish ideas / culture that are “on the right”?
leaf blowers
An advantage of smoking on weekdays is that one can perform the mitzvah of abstaining from it on Shabbos and Yom Tov.
a virtual reality tech solution where you could wear special kosher of shabbos eyeglasses that would read your thoughts and know exactly where in the davening you were and project the visual on your lens
If it can read your thoughts, that opens up other useful applications, such as chastising you if you’re not focused on the davening or if you’re chatting with someone. 🙂
unless ones believes being MO itself is a denigration
Based on the above posts, it appears that some people, including CTL, do consider MO to be a denigration. But maybe that’s a topic for a new thread, which would probably be an endless discussion with no resolution.
DovidBT: I’m pretty sure someone else created the phrase based on Rav Miller zt’l’s lesson.
Thanks. In that case, I’ll consider it to be in the public domain, with no crediting of the source required.
A web search on the phrase only shows this thread, and articles on plumbing. 🙂
Sorry my car analogy offended you.
Not offended, merely bemused.
Here’s an analogy……………..
Mrs. CTL has her orignal 1971 Jaguar XKE, that’s a classic. One of our daughters has a 2017 Jaguar F Type. That’s current version/sucessor, but not a classic
When giving an analogy, it’s always best to use one’s expensive material possessions. 😀
I’m not an expert on this subject. But I would think that staying out of casinos would be a wise decision for someone with gambling issues. A quick web search shows that in many cases, you can even “self-ban” yourself from casinos, if that seems warranted.
The British are much better at this. Horses, carriages and soldiers in fancy uniforms are far more impressive than cars with lights and sirens.
Every time I read the secular news, I think of this thread.
@Joseph
“The Sewer Pipe That Leads to Your Head” is the PERFECT description. Did you create that phrase, or did Rav Avigdor Miller?The Nazis considered anyone even a quarter Jewish to be Jewish for their categorization.
That’s “a quarter Jewish” by their definition.
DY: I don’t think yogurt is cheaper at all, the probiotics aren’t quantified, let alone certified (that should probably be added to the nutrition facts) and most kids aren’t that crazy over regular non sugar laden yogurt.
I’ve had a doctor recommend yogurt to counter the side-effects of antibiotics.
Plain yogurt is not expensive if you get a 32-oz container.
I admit that CY yogurt is not readily available, at least in my area.
If kids (or adults) find it unpalatable, you can always mix it with fruit, cereal, salad, etc.
To have all the extra trappings when there are those dying of hunger is clearly unfair, and probably borders on an issur.
I asked a rabbi once about the justification for spending money on extravagances. His response was that it’s ok, provided that you acknowledge that it all comes from Hashem.
… although I’ve never seen a prescription for probiotics. No reason not to prescribe it when even Tylenol can be prescribed.
I suppose prescribing probiotics makes sense for the doctors and drug companies that profit from prescription medications. From the patient’s perspective, it makes a lot more sense to buy it, e.g. yogurt, at a grocery store for a tenth of the price.
Do you mean medications recommended by a medical professional to treat a diagnosed condition such as ADHD and ADD?
Do all multis contain iron?
No. Some specifically exclude supplementary iron.
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