kiruvwife

ames you seem intellectually honest with yourself. If you can ask yourself-will this in anyway enhance my relationship with HKB”H, and there are many ways that can happen, and the answer is yes, then great-it’s l’shem shomayim. If you really WANT it to be lshem shomayim, then ask Hashem for help in that too.

well done PM! (Vayomru……) for those who want the source Miketz perek mem bais, pasuk chof alef

oh my, well I used to have a hard time dealing with identity crises- I thought it was just a societal issue……..:-)

YW mod 39-I can’t take credit for some of these great questions, the backwards name one wasn’t mine (if that’s what you meant), but the Lavan name does sound good.

Anyone have an idea of the six words in a row that start with Aleph?

this topic is interesting-one of the reasons we eat a hard boiled egg on Pesach is because it represents klal yisroel througout the ages. With all the persecution we have endured throughout the generations, we remain strong in our convictions and loyalty to Hashem-just like the egg that becomes stronger inside when boiled.

But, I agree with some posts that we sometimes are a little of each, although I like when I’m being like coffee—have to work really hard on being like that in the kiruv world.

Another one: Where in the Torah do we find six words in a row all beginning with the letter Aleph?

eltzafan became the nasi of shevet zevulun. The reason yitzchok didn’t tell yaakov is cuz he saw Hashem didn’t want yaakov to know. It was all part of the Master plan. As I noted earlier there are meforshim that say that after the laws of incest were taught Amram being Yocheveds nephew divorced her allowing her then to marry eltzafan.

I’m with aob and seeallsides-it has something to do with islands

Regarding Yitzchok-look in the Rashi in Parshas Vayeishev perek lamed zayin, pasuk lamed gimmel. Rashi quotes Bereishis Raba that Yitzchok knew, but did not reveal this information because he said “if HKB”H doesn’t want to reveal it then surely I can’t”. There is also and explanation that the brothers put a curse on whoever would reveal such information to their father and made Hashem part of that ban and curse. Binyomin however I believe was not part of that ban because he was not present.

well, I haven’t had success in finding a credible source. I found it though in a book of questions without a source quoted, so l’maysa I can’t say with certainty that it is accurate. If I do find a more credible source I’ll post it bli neder.

Another question-Did Binyomin know if Yosef was alive? If yes, then why didn’t he share this information with Yaakov to relieve his suffering?

anon-i’m working on getting the source-I remember learning it though, so hopefully will come up with it soon.

This discussion connects to R’ Zushe-who is famous for saying-“they (bais din shel maala) won’t ask me why I wasn’t Moshe Rabbeinu, or Avraham Avinu-they’ll ask me Why I wasn’t R’ Zushe?

As far as bad things happening to tzaddikim/good people—there is a fascinating ma’amar by R’ Eliya Lopian explaining the depth of this “question of life”-and he explained that to outsiders it seems that these tzaddikim are suffering, but to them, their bitachon is so enormous that it doesn’t feel like suffering, they feel Yad Hashem in everything and feel loved by every move Hashem makes.

There is a machlokes regarding when Yocheved married Elizaphan bar Panach who became the nasi of Shevet Zevulun. The issues that everyone has with How could she marry someone in between her remarrying Amram are valid.

So, Rashi in I believe Rosh Hashana, says that she married him after Amram passed away.

Da’as Zekainim miBa’alei Tosfos is quoted as saying that Amram divorced Yocheved (his aunt) after the halachos of incest were taught and that’s when Elizaphan married her.

There are also those who hold that Eldad and Meidad were neither brothers nor related to Moshe.

JM19-don’t keep us in suspense over purim!

another question-how many generations were between Yehudah and Dovid HaMelech?

JM19–was it Amaslai bas Karnivo or am I mispronouncing it?

What is another name for Divrei HaYomim?

jaymatt-i’m stumped!

woops-sent the post too quickly-

Who are the four people that died without any aveiros?

I’m not sure who makes the titles, but how about Torah Quiz-(this thread idea I took from one of “anon’s” questions on a previous thread.)

SjS–I guess we’ll find out. JayMatt was kind enough to start the thread so I think it will be fascinating to follow.

could Joseph, Jothar, Feivel, Feif Un or anyone else start the interesting questions in tanach thread? (like the question anon started?) {I prefer just to be a poster not a starter}

So? After reading all these posts- a girl or a chavrusa?

I say girl.(woman-to satisfy e/o)

One of the great talents of the yetzer hora that comes forth after one has done teshuva, is the ability to send the person back in their mind to where they were, which brings on tons of guilt. The yetzer hora reels with frustration when a person does real teshuva, and his tactics are many. What you are describing is a very accurate method of the Y”H doing his job well.

An eitza that is given to those who are trying to FEEL that they have done real teshuva, is to work on believing that Hashem has accepted it. If one has changed their behavior, has committed himself never to do that again, then it’s done. Gone! Hashem has no interest in people wallowing in guilt their whole lives, or even to the extent that they can’t get past what they did.

Teshuva is one of the greatest gifts Hashem has given us. I would suggest learning Sha’arei Teshuva, which should boost this person’s realization that they are truly loved by Hashem, and they have the ability to conquer the Yetzer hora’s ploys to make them feel negative.

Hatzlocha!

thanks again–my ability to decipher jokes is sometimes rusty-especially when they’re typed.

Thanks TJ- as an aside, I don’t think my poseik will encourage me to get dead drunk even if he holds it’s muttar. And I don’t have any interest. I’m not here to judge anyone’s level of Torah scholarship-i was just pointing out the assumed dispute once I had a definition of “dead drunk”.

sjs-I agree. Drinking soda, I believe as was discussed on another thread a very long time ago, was categorized as superfluous gashmius/ indulgence. That aside, we need very much to teach our children about health/nutrition…it is so neglected, and it can be taught in the context of a mitzva to satisfy those that need justification. I would also add to the list managing money. I don’t think having a certain level of bitachon should be a one way ticket to irresponsibility-in the money or health realm.