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  • in reply to: Heter Mayah Rabbonim #1440818
    Gadolhadorah
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    So the obvious question is why Rav Gershon or some other gadol over the centuries did not provide some equivalent (aka heter shava maohs rabonim) alternative for extreme cases where the husband refuses to provide a get to his wife?? And the obvious answer is…??

    in reply to: Must a Shul Select Only Someone Who Is Married To Be Chazan? #1440779
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    To Honda 613….My Yiddish-English dictionary had no listing for “gifeelechtz” but I assume it means something like “with great emotion and kavanah”. I would agree with you entirely that logically, there is no logical nexus between a yid being married and having the requisite attributes for being a chazzan (in terms of his yiddishkeit, lamdus, etc).
    As to the banner ad I noticed posted on the right side of the page, the ad simply said it was for “a European Shul” and presumably a full time position but it did not mention the name of the country or city where the shul was located.

    P.S. I personally prefer a chazzan who has the ability to invoke emotions with the old-time nigunnim and a modest degree of chazanus but who can also articualte the ivrit so it is intelligible, I’m not a big fan of every other teffilah having to be rearranged into a shlomo karlbach nigun….Chazan YM Helfgott is someone whom I have had the privilege to hear many times and meets that standard for me along with Yanky Lemer (both at MO shuls) but I’m certain others have their own preferences.

    in reply to: Heter Mayah Rabbonim #1440791
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    “Its mostly common when it affects a rebbeshe or rosh yeshiva family…”
    And the reason for this is….???? Are wives in “rebbeshe” families more reluctant to “refuse a get”?? Is a Rosh Yeshiva more likely to want to impose a get on his wife than a poihsete yid??

    in reply to: Daas Torah for Goyim #1440203
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    Does anyone here on YWN frequently encounter goyim at work, school or in social settings who come up to you an say they live their lives in accodance with the Shevah Mitvos B’nai Noach an have a question as to how mitvah A or B might apply and whether they should consult a Rav or Posek?? I’m sure there are some but not in my experience.

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    What I find difficult is how it is possible for a couple to hide such illnesses from one another after dating for a reasonable period of time? Personality disorders maybe….serious mental illness and someone on medications seems unlikely. We have laws in many states requiring a homeowner to disclose if their basement has water problems; we have the ability to find out the source of every bump and dent on a used car on Carfax but for someone with whom we plan on spending the rest of our lives, their is no disclosure obligation for the family members??

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1439569
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    If not Rav Moshe, Z’TL, how about the new Whatshisnamme Rebbe, the young “Rav” who was megayer by the Vaad of Queens and immediately started his own chassidus. He clearly has “leadership” aspirations.

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1439151
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    Health…..yes, it does. ….that’s the greatness of the internet

    in reply to: New Details About Ger That Got Married And Is Now A Rebbe #1439146
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    To Take22Tango:…with respect to the “Hellbrander Rebbe”, did you make that up or is there really another such rebbe who anointed himself and convinced his wife he wasn’t ganz meshuge and over time they got a minyan of genuine “Hellbrander Chassidim”??

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1439038
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    To benignuma

    Well said…all of the rabbonim mentioned earlier in this thread have their own following and will continue to do so. On particular issues, one or another may emerge as the “leader” of the klal but as you note, that may be for purposes of a transient issue or a psak on a global emerging issue. If a Rav has to “claim” leadership, which as you say none have historically done, more likely than not he will be a leader without many followers.

    in reply to: New Details About Ger That Got Married And Is Now A Rebbe #1438958
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    They confirmed the geyrus, NOT the Chassidus….the Vaad of Queens doesn’t certify chassidus (nor to my knowledge does anyone). Any rebbele can anoint himself as the Rockaway Rebbe, have someone design a cool set of levush (how about feaux fur streimlach and a green bekeshe for the environmentally sensitive millennials), rent an old Starbucks location as his shteitel and hope someone shows up for davening (e.g. advertise free chulent for the local yungerleit).

    in reply to: New Details About Ger That Got Married And Is Now A Rebbe #1438925
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    A “chassidus” only requires one follower…unless Rebitzen Yisruel is a closet misnaged, I think he has the required quorum of ONE. If Joe is monitoring this thread, he might have a second so that he can be certain to have the requisite broigas among his chassidim.

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1438885
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    “So the criteria for a Gadol now is whoever approves of Trump in English?”
    Probably not since I’m not sure any chashuve Rav will “approve” of the Trumpkopf in English, Yiddish or Mandarin…..maybe an occasional nod of the Shtreimlach in his direction for a particular policy decision (e.g. designating Chulent as the National Comfort Food”) but there is any oxymoron about being a “gadol” and giving the Trumpkopf a blanket endorsement. in any language

    in reply to: PSA About the Use of the Phrase “Trolling” 馃摙 #1438806
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    And of course some folks just say things that are so stupid, everyone assumes they are “trolling”….

    in reply to: Congratulations Judge Roy Moore! #1438808
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    Alabama’s Secretary of State (who BTW said that actually voted for Moore) has said that NONE of the claims of fraud had any substance and that the State would proceed to certify Doug Jones as the new senator from Alabama at 1:00 PM today CST. He and other state leaders have acknowledged that Moore had become an embarrassment for the state and several have said they believe he has become delusional. (One of his election “experts” is best know for claiming that the CIA arranged for the JFK assassination based on “statistical analysis”). I’m sure this all upsets our resident Moore lover who started this thread but perhaps he can start a petition to get Moore’s trolling rights at local shopping centers restored now that he will have so much times on his hands.

    in reply to: New Details About Ger That Got Married And Is Now A Rebbe #1438515
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    To Geordie613
    No. 831: Meshulachim flying into JFK to raise funds for their phony Yeshiva

    No. 830: Shteiging on Friday mornings in the beis medrash with a bunch of guys who were out late Thursday night at an all-you-can-eat Chulent-fest. …

    in reply to: New Details About Ger That Got Married And Is Now A Rebbe #1438386
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    “… since he converted, Yechiel Yisruel started his own Chassidus called Toldos Yisruel, over which he presides as Rebbe”

    On a list of 100 things the frum tzibur needs today, no. 832 is ANOTHER chassidus with ANOTHER rebbe. Perhaps he will wish to be know as the Gerrer Rebbe (or has that been trademarked?)

    its own bureacracy

    in reply to: Does it mean he’s a bad person? #1437183
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    Who still uses CDs? Most music today is downloaded to our phones or PDAs via electronic music files or stored in the cloud in our Amazon or Apple Music accounts , or equivalent. Much more convenient and considerably less prone to damage.

    in reply to: shalom mordechai is OUT…..BARUCH HASHEM! Its Zos Chanukah #1436670
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    Even Joe would not have wanted SMR to rot in Jail for 7 years to lower the price of a hindl…the new management of the Postville Shlachthois, though, seems to be doing a good job and to my knowledge, there have been zero problems with banking or immigration issues since they assumed ownership.

    in reply to: Explaining to girls that only boys light the Chanukah Menorah #1436663
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    To Reb Yid:
    I was trying to give our resident Trollista the benefit of the doubt but clearly was mistaken…

    in reply to: Explaining to girls that only boys light the Chanukah Menorah #1436622
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    To Chabadshalucha

    Joseph is always right….he can create quotations from Chazal that will be proven correct in olam haboh, especially all his misogynistic fantasies regarding how daas torah supports the subordination of women. The secret is always to rationalize such sexist remarks with the cloak of “the special status of women” under daas torah or that Halacha creates separate but equally important roles, before defining the woman’s role not much differently than the German philosopher who relegated women to “children, kitchen and church” (loose translation from old German). Joseph obviously has issues with women, especially frum women who have a brain and a voice.

    in reply to: Annoying Shidduchim Questions #1436619
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    My friend used to respond to such questions that her son” looked like Dovid Hamelech but a bit taller..”

    in reply to: Tax Reform and Tsadakkah #1436610
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    CT Lawyer states it accurately and objectively (as usual). Hard to say how the impact on the frum community will vary much from the national trend. Fewer will be itemizing and most likely will have some adverse near term affects next year on many Mosdos.

    in reply to: Are Sephardic rabbinic leaders called Rabbi or Chacham? #1435622
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    Unless you know this particular Rav is also considered a big talmid chacham, probably safer to be respectful and just call hin “Rav”

    in reply to: Every vote counts #1435625
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    “BTW, apparently Georgia does require voters to show photo ID. That鈥檚 not deterring Moore supporters from accusations of voting fraud”
    .all those illegal voters from Atlanta were bussed down to Alabama to vote for Jones…..Moore claims he has proof that over 1000 buses were seen heading south…..

    As Alice said to Toto: “We not kn Kansas anymore…” Georgia ain’t Alabama

    in reply to: shalom mordechai is OUT…..BARUCH HASHEM! Its Zos Chanukah #1434222
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    We should be happy he is free but not to excess….the many public officials from all ends of the political spectrum who signed letters supporting his release did so because they believed his sentence was excessive, not because an “innocent” man was being held in jail.

    in reply to: Attention All Urban & Regional Planners! #1433538
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    Degrees in MCP or MRP provide some great opportunities to pursue multiple career paths that go well beyond the more traditional land use/zoning focus of state and local governments. My planning degree goes back more years than I’ll readily admit but has provided a great background for subsequent work in investment banking and project development. I agree with all of K-Cups observations but those are more of the traditional planning focus in local government. His/her comments regarding the critical importance of interpersonal and listening skills can’t be over -emphasized.

    in reply to: The New Tax Law – 2018 – How it affects frum families #1433514
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    A lot depends on the combined income of the husband/wife, their investment income and how they are affected by AMT (as a function of their other deductions. The way this bill was drafted and the loss of the SALT deductions over $10K (for income taxes but not property taxes) a family in NYS/NJ/CA will be affected differently than those in FL or TX. The families hurt most are generally upper middle income with combined incomes in the $250-$400K/year taxable income living in a high tax state

    P.S. The average orthodox family in the U.S. has 4 kids, NOT 8….

    in reply to: President Donald Trump, Oheiv Yisroel Par Excellence #1431458
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    Granting clemency to SMR was the right thing to do. However, extrapolating from that decision that DJT is a mega “oheiv yisroel” is mega-meshugaas. Until the Trumpkopf stops retweeting anti-Semitic postings and praising the racist anti-semites who marched in Charlottsville as “really fine people”, I’ll continue to view him as an an unprincipled opportunist who would throw us under the bus (and back up several times) if it served his purposes.

    in reply to: Fire escape plan #1430537
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    Yes Joe, high rise buildings also have fires….reminder about London several months ago

    in reply to: Every vote counts #1430530
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    Actually, in Virginia, there historically was a high level of bipartisanship and consensus (largely due to state law which restricts governors to a single term) and a measure of southern civility…that ended under a Republican majority that tried to push through a right wing social agenda and deny the minority an opportunity to participate in the legislative process. That ended earlier this month with a new moderate Democratic governor being elected and today with the recount results. The blue tide is spreading south from the D.C. suburbs and north and west from Richmond

    in reply to: Lighting on flight #1430258
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    You either light before dark (if your Rav/posek says its OK) or else simply skip a day and have someone light on your behalf and you rely on their lighting

    in reply to: Explaining to girls that only boys light the Chanukah Menorah #1430209
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    No one has provided a halachic basis for prohibiting it. If some families want to follow a minhag that the wives and daughters rely upon the husband/father for lighting, certainly nothing prohibits that but don’t suggest there is any reason to deny women the right to light candles if that is their preference.

    in reply to: Explaining to girls that only boys light the Chanukah Menorah #1430170
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    the Sulchan Aruch (written about 460 years after Rashi’s death).

    砖讜诇讞谉 注专讜讱 讗讜专讞 讞讬讬诐 讛诇讻讜转 讞谞讜讻讛 住讬诪谉 转专注讛 住注讬祝 讙

    讗砖讛 诪讚诇拽转 谞专 讞谞讜讻讛, 砖讗祝 讛讬讗 讞讬讬讘转 讘讛

    A women should light Chanunka lecht because the neis Chanukah was for them as well. While some try to assert that a married-woman is yotzeh from her husband lighting the candles and should simply forego working while he does so, ignorance abounds on a number of issues .

    So there you have it. Women should light…because they should light. We need no more of a reason than that.

    in reply to: Can there be parve meat? #1430146
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    Would be easier (albeit less tasteful) to simply rely upon protein-based “feaux” meats, chicken, fish etc. plant and vegetable-based products are certainly much more healthy although unlikely to ever achieve the taste and texture these new “in-vitro” products claim to have

    in reply to: Who Are The Most Liberal Posters in the Coffee room? #1429831
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    I guess we have fundamentally .different views on what/who constitutes an “ohev yisroel”…perhaps it contemplates someone who is “soneh everyone else”….some of .the right wing evangelical Christians are also “ohevei yisroel”, at least as long as we are necessary to assure their nuclear Armageddon

    This thread started as liberal versus conservative but as would be expected, became Red versus Blue as a surrogate like everything else in the country today.

    in reply to: Modifying or repairing a wool tallis katan with non-wool thread #1429765
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    As always, check with your local rav/posek but I’m sure we can get a few of the resident CR poskim to provide a completely contrarian set of opinions on shatnes 101.

    in reply to: Who Are The Most Liberal Posters in the Coffee room? #1429764
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    If I recall, it was a Republican in the WH who iitially defended as “some fine people”, the anti-semiitic/nazi sympathizers in Charlottsville who marched across the campus with vile chants about jewish scum etc. Even a troll needs to address reality just to maintain credibility as a troll.

    in reply to: Reform “Rabbis” #1429569
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    Again, if some of you get off on denigrating anyone claiming to be a rabbi who is not a musmach of certain yeshivos its your choice. The rules of the CR clearly don’t address simple courtesy and ahavas yisroel in relation to other yidden but they may have been drafted at a time when such menschlichkeit was taken for granted

    in reply to: Who Are The Most Liberal Posters in the Coffee room? #1429422
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    I note with pride that the resident Troll and Trumpkopf in chief (AKA”poo little Joey” as his foul-mouthed hero would probably nickname him) classifies me as being mega OTD….both a religiously and politically “liberal” who Is mevazeh panim to the real CR gadolim…..thank you and kein yirbu…

    in reply to: Exercising in a kosher way #1429437
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    For someone who has not exercised on a regular basis ANY cardio activity for 20 minutes or longer several times a week is a good start. Work up from there to activities that will raise your heart level to 80 percent of max for your age but if that’s not feasible, just keep walking (go up and down the stairs at work). Add some weight and resistance training if you can…use isometrics if not.

    Anything is better than nothing….

    in reply to: Reform “Rabbis” #1429382
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    Some of the comments here regarding conservative/reform “rabbonim” are simply stupid and childish. Most are NOT geyrim; most (conservative0 are highly knowledgeable about yiddeshkeit albeit not well versed in the nuts an bolts of many areas of halacha which are not part of their hashkafah. If you find it entertaining to go back and forth in insulting and demeaning other yidden, go at it…..next stop, MO….

    in reply to: Is it acceptable to go for a walk on the 1st date? #1427933
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    MTAB:

    CT lawyer makes a valid point. You don’t need to be a millionaire’s son’ to take a prospective kalah to a “nice” restaurant fo a first date, assumining you’ve done soe prior dilligence on her. Fortunately, in NYC, Chicago, Lakewood, LA , Baltimore and several other cities, there are reasonably priced kosher restaurants where a nice meal would cost less than $100. (less than the cost of two Knicks tickets in the upper deck at MSG). On the othr hand, i this girl is somone with whom you’ve been fixed up by your mother’s friend’s shver, than probably better to meet in the hotel lobby for drinks or coffee at the cafe by the Rockefeller Center or Central Park skating rink., If she is athletic, consider renting a pair of skates…

    in reply to: Congratulations Judge Roy Moore! #1426697
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    After hearing the seemingly endless stream of vile comments from this pedophile and racist, including blatantly anti-Semitic blood libels against Jews who don’t accept his ‘savior”, I would have expected the originator of this thread to crawl into a hole and disappear for a while. No such good fortune but at least the people of Alabama seem to agree that there is a point where you say enough is enough. I’m not expecting Alabama to become a blue state nor am I confident they can hold on to this Senate seat in the next election when a mainstream Republican is the candidate but at least for a moment in time, they followed the admonition of the great political philosopher (and basketball player), Alabama native Charles Barkley…”common Alabama, we’ve got to show the world we’re not a bunch of idiots”.

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1426650
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    To Winnie:
    You frame a very important question. What does it mean to be “gadol hador” versus the “leader of our generation” (as per the title of this thread)? Do they mean the same thing or does one imply someone regarded as the biggest talmid chacham versus someone who has both the lamdus but also has experience and skills in administering mosdos, providing definitive guidance on controversial matters of halacha etc. We already have “Chief Rabbis” who are more in the nature of political appointees for the Sephardeshe and Ashkenaz tzibur but not all regard them as “the leaders of our generation” or consider them among the “gadolei hador”.

    in reply to: Who is the new leader of Klal Yisrael? #1426282
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    Does the Sephardeshe tzibur recognize Rav Chaim as their “leader” as compared to Rav Yosef? Clearly they respect Rav Chaim’s lamdus just as Maran Ovadia Z’TL held Rav Elyashiv Z’TL in great esteem. I guess the question could be framed in terms of whether both the Litvish and Sephardic tzibur hold by the same “gadol hador”.

    in reply to: Is it acceptable to go for a walk on the 1st date? #1424937
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    There are so many aspects of the “dating” game that are not subject to yes/no guidelines but are more likely to be a function of the hashkafhah of the young man and young woman involved as well as their families. In more heimish settings, the parents obviously take a more central role in both the shadchanus and logistical arrangements for dating etc. and much is done under their supervision. Among MO, there is very limited parental involvement and the principals set their own meeting arrangements, although still with deference to norms regarding tzinius, negiah etc. MO are much less likely to ask a Rav about when/how/who to date and the protocols related thereto. There is no right/wrong. If you regularly consult your LRP for such matters, this would not be any different. Obviously, a walk in central park is a lot different than a walk in a country road out in the boondocks…

    in reply to: Is it acceptable to go for a walk on the 1st date? #1424855
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    The key benefit of the “walk” versus the “sit and stare” is that it takes the couple away from prying eyes and allows for a more natural and spontaneous interaction. Its less stressful to walk for a few minutes quietly without have to fill the space with chatter and just enjoy the view, the people passing by etc…its silence across a table can be deafening . Most importantly, it puts the couple more at ease and allows them to engage with one another without as much pressure.

    in reply to: Is it acceptable to go for a walk on the 1st date? #1424640
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    I assume you are referring to a walk on a public street, in a park with people around etc. Why would this be any different than sitting in a bar or restaurant?? Some individuals would be more comfortable having the ability to walk and talk a first date rather than being forced to sit across the table or in on some bar stools in a noisy area trying to engage in small talk. Even for the chumrah fanatics, there is no issur on waking on a public street assuming there is no negiah or other inappropriate “body language”.

    in reply to: Jerusalem IDF Wearing Stab-Proof Shirts #1424592
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    There are a wide range of Kevlar and similar material-based vests and body armor that are available at reasonable cost and are surprisingly lightweight compared to the versions must of us recall from the movies of operation DS and subsequent actions. There are even some designs that are substantially different from those designed for bullet and IED shrapnel protection best suited for knife attacks. some security guards where them but not all. Perhaps a policy issue for consideration as to deployment.

    in reply to: Question I don’t know the answer to :) 馃 #1424529
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    Its the essence of emunah on any issue….we only know that we will never know the “why” of what the Ebeshter does or chooses not to do. We can tie ourselves in knots and engage in all sorts of speculation as often happens here among the resident neviim here on YWN who claim an ability to explain to explain every tragedy and link it to tzinius, toevah marriage, taharas hamishpacha or whatever. Or else, we simply yield to the reality that hashem does what he does and we go on with our lives expecting the good the ultimately prevail for ourselves and klal yisroel.

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