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It says ורדפו מכם חמשה מאה ומאה מכם רבבה ירדופו, five chases a hundred and a hundred chases ten thousand. Asks Rashi it does not add up? Five to a hundred is twenty whereas a hundred to ten thousand is a hundred. Rashi answers that it is not similar when a majority perform. In English it is called synergy. More accomplish more. The whole is greater than the sum of all its parts.
Reb EliezerParticipantYou mean the more united we are as there is no such thing as the more echad either we are echad or not.
Reb EliezerParticipantThis unification explains the statement ישראל ואורייתא וקב’ה חד הוא Hashem and Yisrael through the Torah (which teaches us to love each other) becomes One.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Raavad sometimes uses a harsh language on the Rambam to discourage relying completely on the Rambam.
May 30, 2023 11:35 pm at 11:35 pm in reply to: Classics and Beyond Nasso — Talking to Yourself: Rabbi Avraham Bukspan #2194205Reb EliezerParticipantThere is a story where there was a grandfather, father and son. The father fed his father in a wooden plate figuring that a china plate he might break. When the grandfather passed on, the father want it to throw out. So the son said, father don’t throw it out as we need it for you. The Rav Abarbanel explains on honoring the parent, the children will follow how the father behaves towards his father. If the father honors his father, his children will honor him.
May 30, 2023 10:39 pm at 10:39 pm in reply to: Chabad Inspires all Jews to Yearn for Mashiach #2194203Reb EliezerParticipantThe reason we don’t know how to build it as there is a contradiction between Melachim and Yecheskel and we don’t know which to follow.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe most important to us is the separation of church and state.
May 30, 2023 10:26 am at 10:26 am in reply to: Chabad Inspires all Jews to Yearn for Mashiach #2193945Reb EliezerParticipantThe Aim Habanim Semacha quotes the Yerushalmi Masser Sheni (5,2) mentioned by the Tosfas Yom Tov there that we must build the Beis Hamikdash before the coming of meshiach.
The problem is that Eliyahu Hanavi must come first as we don’t know how to build it.Reb EliezerParticipantשמע ישראל the holy Shlah explains that the word שמע emanates from וישמע שאול את העם Shaul united the nation, so unite Yisrael and that we all believe in Hashem that He is One brings us together.
Reb EliezerParticipantWe can demonstrate this where all the Jews are on a circle and Hashem is in the center. Through loving each other, we bring the points of the circle closer together creating a smaller and smaller circle such that eventually it will unite and be one with the center.
Reb EliezerParticipantChasidishe yeshivas learn in yiddish as I did.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Sefer Chagvei Haselah explains that the Torah starts with a beis as the world was created with differences but the Aseres Hadibros reflecting the mitzvas of Torah unite us, so it starts with an aleph.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Torah cannot be learned or performed without unity. Also one must be united with oneself not be two-faced and then can be united with others.
Reb EliezerParticipantTorah shebaal peh, the oral law was also given at Har Sinai which was heard should be as clear the written law which is seen. The Rabbenu Bachaya gives a parable where a king wanted to be sure that his servants don’t take advantage of the rewards when commanding his son, so his said certain explanations orally. The Chasam Sofer gives another parable where a father has a goldmine which he wanted to give to his smallest child. He teaches him the act of goldmining and divides it equally but since the others did not know what to do with it, it automatically fell for the youngest child. The written law is the goldmine and the oral law the act of goldmining. This is like the Midrash Tanchuma where the Jews where given the written law and had to be forced on the oral law. The goyim never accepted the written law, so there was no reason to force them. Can also be that the Jews originally accepted the Torah with full will and then reneged by being scared from the great fire as explained by Tosfas but the goyim only questioned what the Torah contains and accepted nothing.
Reb EliezerParticipantBishul Akum applies on something raw but this is cooked and it only needs to be reheated.
Reb EliezerParticipantHe needs a mirror not for the haircut which the barber sees but that he should not cut his neck.
Reb EliezerParticipantSee heyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/299250/halachic-analysis-eiruv-tavshilin.html
Reb EliezerParticipantשלחו מתם הזהרו במנהג אבותיכפ look at the second day yom tov when currently we know the calculations and we still keep it as we are afraid that a wicked kingdom might make us forget it. דזימנן דגזרו המלכות גזירה ואתי לקלקלי. The Chasan Sofer says that to follow a minhag, a custom is so important that it can break a heavenly decree.
Reb EliezerParticipantSee the RMA SA O’CH 339,3 and the MB there s’k 8,9,10
May 23, 2023 4:52 pm at 4:52 pm in reply to: Dee threatens to sue CNN over horrific Amanpour’s words #2192677Reb EliezerParticipantMay 23, 2023 11:55 am at 11:55 am in reply to: Remembering My Rebbi, Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld ztz”l #2192570Reb EliezerParticipantMy rebbi was a talmid of his brother in law Rav Paler ztz’l.
May 23, 2023 9:00 am at 9:00 am in reply to: Remembering My Rebbi, Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld ztz”l #2192539Reb EliezerParticipantAs a talmid of Rav Paler ztz’l, a taste of the yeshiva in the understanding of the meaning of שומע כעונה where it cannot mean that hearing is like saying as if one says what they hear at megilla leining as there is a problem of where is the sefer, the megilla? So it must be that one is saying not his own words but the words that the baal koreh is saying who has a megilla. Rav Noach Isaac Shlita, also a talmid, points out that by birchas kohaim where one kohen can be motzei another but he must lift his hand as this is not a requirement of the mitzva but a personal physical requirement.
May 23, 2023 9:00 am at 9:00 am in reply to: Remembering My Rebbi, Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld, ztz’l #2192524Reb EliezerParticipantThe 43rd yahrzeit will be this Shabbos.
Reb EliezerParticipantDon’t forget to make Eiruv Tavshilin.
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Reb EliezerParticipantThe Rav Haflaah explains why they overslept kabolas Hatorah. It says by Korach that the same way as you were unable to make from the day night so can you cannot change this. When did they want to make from the day night? The Jews held that before the acceptance of Torah they were considered a Benei Noach were the day starts from netz hachama, sunrise whereas by the Hashem says that the days starts at alos hashachar, the rise of the morning star. He waited for them at that time but they did not recognize it as the start of the day thinking that it is still night.
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Reb EliezerParticipantWhat is interesting when the goyim ask what is written in the Torah, Hashem tells them exactly what they don’t like, Esav don’t kill, Yishmoel, don’t commit adultery and so on? Maybe we can explain this with a mashel, parable from the Dubner Maggid on the rasha in the Hagadah. A man only had enough money for yom tov needs. He sees on the street a nice suit being sold. He likes it so much that he spends his money on it. His wife gets upset that he spent his money of yom tov and tells him to take it back. He tells the dealer to give him back the money as there is a fault in it. He gives him back the money without any question. The customers around are surprised why he did not offer him an exchange. He explains that I happen to understand that this customer regrets the purchase and the fault found is just an excuse to get the money returned. Similarly over here, the goyim want an excuse not to accept the Torah by finding a fault, so Hashem provides it to them.
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Reb EliezerParticipantכי ה’ נתן לנו כח לעשות חיל Hashem gives us the abilities, mind and understanding to mechadesh something in the Torah. The Chasam Sofer explains that a person is not allowed to say something new. All chidushim are hidden in the Torah and we are given the abilities to find them. The Rav Haflaah in Parashas Bo says that a kashye, a question comes from a Devine intervention, a siyata dishmaya which is usually required to get the hidden Torah revealed. He gives a parable to a simple person who is given a diamond. What am I going to do with it? As he likes gold, goes to a goldsmith to cover it in gold. The goldsmith being no expert, leaves some holes. The simple person only sees the gold. However the smart person sees the diamond under the gold. The kashye gets us to see the diamond underneath the gold.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Binah Leitim explains איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו, to be truly happy, we must share our wealth by making others also happy. All qualities in the mishna is a poel yotzei, something done to others. איזהו חכם הלומד מכל אדם. It says מתלמידי יותר מכולם, when one teaches, he learns. איזהו מכובד המכבד את הבריות it does not say המכבדים אותו, who is honored as he has no control over being honored.
May 17, 2023 4:12 pm at 4:12 pm in reply to: Remembering My Rebbi, Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld ztz”l #2191318Reb EliezerParticipantShould be above Shem Mishmuel reflecting Rav Shmuel’s ztz’l grandfather, the Chasan Sofer whose name was also Shmuel ztz’l. His sefer Chasan Sofer was named in respect to his father Rav Dovid Zvi Ehrenfeld ztz’l who was the son in law of the Chasam Sofer ztz’l. It also stands for חידושי תורת נכד סופר.
There heard a story where he was a business man with a grocery store. The customers were impressed as he and his son were arguing on a Meharsha.May 16, 2023 5:44 pm at 5:44 pm in reply to: Remembering My Rebbi, Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Simcha Bunim Ehrenfeld ztz”l #2191064Reb EliezerParticipantRosh Chodash Sivan will be the fifth yahrzeit.
Reb EliezerParticipantRebbi Akiva says ואהבת לרעך כמוך זה כלל גדול בתורה. When it comes to learning or doing mitzvos, loving each other helps in its performance.
Reb EliezerParticipantI just listened to a presentation of AI and came to the conclusion that there is no a’z involved as it cannot do currently what humans cannot do except for speed. Do not worship the technology.
Reb EliezerParticipantCan a computer with AGI solve the halting problem?
Reb EliezerParticipantA human being creates data a computer uses data.
Reb EliezerParticipantCan a computer solve with AI a non recursive non computable problem? Will another computer stop or be in a loop and will have to time out?
Reb EliezerParticipantIt still needs data to learn from.
Reb EliezerParticipantA computer cannot make a decision on its own. It must be told what to do in each alternative case. The old question was to make a robot that can change a light bulb. It has to recognize which one is bad and have a soft enough touch not to crush it.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Chacham Tzvi questions if the Maharal’s goilem can be counted for a minyan. Rava created one and Rav Zera destroyed it, why? Rebbi Elizer freed his eved, servant. Why did he not create one? Maybe Reb Moshe ztz’l says that a mechaleh shabbos can be counted but it does not make tefila betzibur.
Reb EliezerParticipantMy arrival was July 9, 1959. The day of departure was February 12, 1957. My father a’h got involved helping people to escape. Yaakov Miller’s family and Michoel Schnitzler’s family went through him. Being at the border of Austria, he thought that he can leave anytime. In the beginning when someone was caught escaping, would be sent back and they were able to try again. At the turn of 1957, the laws became strict with jail time. In February when my father wanted to take a big family, was told that it is too dangerous I rather take you. My father comes home at night and said, pack up we are leaving, We took one suitcase and got on the last wagon of the train to be able to get out in the back without being noticed and be able to hide in the bushes. After walking a while 2 Hungarian soldiers took over. At the border, search lights required us to crawl in order not be seen. The soldiers left and we were pointed to a direction and we walked in plow field which separated Hungary and Austria called nomans land. Everything was scary, a dog barking a tree whistling from the wind. After a while we arrived to an Austrian custom house. We stayed over in a motel and luckily we encountered a bus driver who took us to Vienna. The Joint placed us in a hotel called The Continental Hotel for refugees where we were for 3 months. From there we were relocated to a displacement camp in Upper Austria called Asten close to Linz. We stayed in wooden barracks. We had a cheder, secular schooling and an Ashkenaz and Sefard (chasiddish) minyonim. After 2 years the Hias flew us to New York. We lived in Crown Heights until my marriage in 1972. I took a bus to Williamsburg to the Wiener yeshiva. In 1963 I left it and went to Chasan Sofer on the East Side which moved to Boro Park.
Reb EliezerParticipantMaybe this is the meaning according to the Rav Ben Ish Chai ztz’l of the pasuk לא יחצו ימיהם. The gemora says in Meseches Shabbos that Yitzchak Avinu was learning zechus on the Jews that half of the time they should not be responsible for sinning as they are sleeping, so we can divide their days. However one who takes ribus (interest from a Jew) sins also at night because the money makes money even when sleeping and therefore we cannot divide his days. ואני אבטח בך but I trust in you, so I will not take interest and my days can be divided.
Reb EliezerParticipantאר”י בר סימון יהי ערב אין כתיב כאן אלא “ויהי ערב” מכאן שהיה סדר זמנים קודם לכן.
א”ר אבהו מלמד שהיה בורא עולמות ומחריבן עד שברא את אלו אמר דין הניין לי יתהון לא הניין ליא”ר פנחס טעמיה דר’ אבהו “וירא אלהים את כל אשר עשה והנה טוב” מאד דין הניין לי יתהון לא הניין לי
Reb EliezerParticipantMy comment above #2189522 was left without anyone wondering about.
May 11, 2023 1:14 pm at 1:14 pm in reply to: A Chief Rabbi Attends the Coronation in a Church? #2189651Reb EliezerParticipantThe censured gemora in Senhandrin indicates that the אותו האיש was given thirty days for people to report zechus in his defense even though we have a rule אין טוענין למסית because קרוב למלכות היה most probably, for this reason, he was transferred to the Romans.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe Ohr Hachaim in Parashas Shemini explains that the pig will become kosher leosid lavo. Currently it does not re-chew but leosid lavo a new creation will occur which will re-chew and have cut hoofs maybe because Esov will do teshuva and change from his fakeness.
Reb EliezerParticipantThe answer to the question is that NASA after the moon landing in 1969 when reaching a great milestone cut their exploration budget and individual companies took over the feat.
Reb EliezerParticipantI thank Hashem Yisborach that my father had the foresight to realize that their will be no yiddishkeit in my birthplace of Sopron, Hungary. I was 9 years old when leaving due to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and arriving after being in Austria for 2 1/2 years to the US of America.
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