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The Ksav Sofer in Parashas Shmini explains the expression מתי ימותו זקנים הללו ואני ואתה ננהיג הצבור when will these elders die and we will be leaders. It sounds very strange that they hoped that the elders will die and they will become leaders. They took a lesson from Moshe Rabbenu that his children did not behave properly because he did not have time to spend with them to raise them as he was busy with leadership. They said if they will die, we become leaders and we won’t be able to bring up our children properly. Therefore, they decided not to get married to have children. This was a strange fire figuratively in their mind as Chezkiya did not want to get married to have Menasheh.
I heard from Rebbi, the Matisdorfer Rav, Rav Shmuel ztz’l about the Pressburger Rav, Rav Akiva Sofer ztz’l that sometimes we need someone who can read the mind. It says ‘א-ל דעות ה when one is openly a tzadik and another is a rasha, it is easy to differentiate who is who but when both are uttering Hashem’s name we need special understanding to recognize who is who, which he possessed. He recognized it by looking on one’s forehead.
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There might be another reason they didn’t listen to the judges. מי שיש בו יראת שמים דבריו נשמעים asks the Bina Leitim, it should have said ישמעו דבריו as he didn’t speak yet?
He answers that he doesn’t need to speak. His Yiras Shomayim are his words. Since the judges did not follow their preaching there was a question in their yiras shomayim and credibility.abukspan, thanks for contribution, but we are going in circles.
The SA 618 does not mention anything about a posek. My Rebbi the Matersdorfer Rav ztz’ would never rule against a religiuous observant doctor. I understand the gravity of eating of Yom Kippur but it is an issur gavre and not an issur cheftza. Therefore, the Torah put the responsibility to decide on the sick as specified in SA O’CH 618,1. If the sick says he must eat, hundred doctors will not trump his needs.
To understand better, look at the Binah Leitim (Volume 2, Eis Tzara, Darush for Shabbos Divrei, 1). He explains what caused the Chorban. Shabbos (119,2) it gives the reason שלא הוכיחו זה את זה they did not admonish each other where it should have said שלא הוכיחו אותם they did not admonish them. They admonished the hamon am, the rest of the nation, but not themselves. Therefore, the hamon am said, if the talmidei hachomim cover for each other and don’t admonish each other, then we don ‘t have to listen to them either. A similar situation could have occurred over here. The judges did not admonish each other and therefore the people did not listen to them.
abukspan, look at the Alshich Hakadosh on Rus that this is related to the famine which happened as the bad judges contributed to it. צדק צדק תרדוף למען תחיה – כדאי הוא מינוי הדיינים הכשרים להחיות את ישראל ולהושיבם על אדמתם so we see that the proper behavior of judges provides sustainance and the zechus to stay on the land.
Sorry, as high respect I had for the rebbi, I would follow my own needs with a torah observant doctor’s advice as described in SA above. If no doctor around, I would decide as II am the best doctor for myself. Maybe under other circumstances, I would eat less, less than the shiur within 7-9 minutes time span.
Joseph, I don’t see the Posek mentiioned anywhere in halacha. When it comes to eating on Yom Kippur, the sick trumps everyone. We follow the majority of doctors provided he has no view.
Joseph, see SA O’CH 618,1 we don’t isten to the rav but either to him against a hundred doctors or the doctor against him whioever is the most lenient.
Joseph, the halacha is to listen to the individual over the rav. He might use the doctor’s advice to decide.
I don’t think there is a proof from the Medrash. They are lamenting, woe to the generation having judges that they have to judge and say that they are worse than them. It was not the people that were criticized because they don’t have to listen to admonishments from bad judges as mentioned above but the judges were criticized.
When we say woe for the generatiion we are also hiolding the judges responsible for having to be judged.
As I mentioned that we are lamenting on the judges and not the people. We want the judges be the model of behavior to be examplary and look up to them to learn from them but over here we musr judge them on their atrocious behaviour.
I understand your idealistic concepts and get off your ivory tower as it is against human nature because the person does not recognize his own faults, he will do everything to belittle the admonisher if he does not follow what he preaches. So it might be true what you are saying but it is not realistic and we are human beings who cannot be expected to follow it . The Torah was not given to angels and Nadav Vavihu would not be punished for it.
I have another logic why someone would not listen to something that is not practiced. The fact that he is not practicing it seems to indicate that it is not true otherwise why does he not practice it if he believes so strongly to tell him about it.
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קשוט עצמך ואחר כך קשוט אחרים make yourself righteous first before you make others.
לא המדרש העיקר אלא המעשה actions speak louder the words, which seems to indicate the opposite.
On Rosh Hashanah, Hashem looks at us with one stare seeing us all in unity. Balak said to Bilom that you should only see the partial nation but not the whole because seeing the whole you cannot effect them. Yom Truah also means a day of friendship and unity.
abukspan, what you are saying at end is completely incorrect. A person cannot see his own faults but he knows what he does right and only on that can he admonish the other. Otherwise, he will be told correct yourself first. it is also not right to bring up some other fault of the admonisher.
There are some universal proverbs, sweep before your own house or in hungarian drinks wine and preaches water.
Look at the Rabbenu Bachye on לא יהי-ה בהם נגף בפקד אותם why direct counting causes a plague. It separates unity so the faults can be seen. The Shunamis said I reside among my nation and don’t want to separate myself from the group, spotted and recognized to be blamed when something goes wrong,
Look at the Binah Leitim on Pirkei Avos about nothing better than silence.
Look at the Rashbam about admonishment and Yad Yosef on Ein Yaakov, Yoma 9 about Sinas Chinom. The Abarbanel says that when we admonish we should not put the sin on him. The Shlah Hakadash explains when admonishing don’t say he is a letz because he will hate you but say his a wise person and he will love you.
The Torah is advising us how to avoid lashan hara. There is a juxtaposition between seeing good and lashan hara. If you judge him for the good, you will not gossip about him.
It is brought down by Mayonei Shel Torah that the Parsha of Balak should not be named after a rasha. It was named after him because he did not hide his hatred.
We find when it turns completely white is tahor but if it has a black hair in it is tamei. The Klei Yokor explains that the chazir and camel are forbidden by their good signs. They add to their issur showing their good signs and their fakeness. When the negah is all bad, is good as people can guard themselves from its influence. The parsha is named after Balak as he revealed his hatred toward the Jews so they can watch out from him.
Joseph, on Yom Kippur we follow doctors and individuals whether one needs to eat.
I would have thought that whoever adds extras to the Parasha of Metzora would make you happy but I am sorry for making a mistake. I did not know that this topic only belongs to you.
Understanding the peddler according the Ben Ish Chai, Rebbe Yanai was thinking that the phrase whoever wants long life might refer to above where being satisfied with whqt one has will bring long life, so the peddler was mechadesh that it refers to what follows and protecting our mouths will bring long life. This is what Rebbe Yanai was in doubt about how to interpret the words.
I think, He takes the pure away in order the sinners should not be recognized by comparison.
The Binah Leitim ezplains in Pirkei Avos that wild animals come to this world on false swearing. Why come to this world, should have said, come? He says that whoever does not use his mouth properly turns himself into a wild animal.
The live bird is dunk into the blood of the dead bird to limit speech which is reflected in the chirping of the bird and then it cqn be sent away to the field. Bad speech can either come about through gaiva (cedar tree) or not caring for consequences (too humble like the eizov). Either extreme is not good (like the red thread).
Joseph, it is from Rav Hagaon Reb Chaim Shlita see https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/featured/1852946/7-new-rulings-from-hagaon-harav-chaim-kanievsky-regarding-corona.html.
On the website http://www.hebrewbooks.org on the bottom of the page you find ‘send seforim’ which provides an upload form.
Read the book from Rabbi Emanuel Feldman, Tales Out of the Shul from Atlanta, Georgia which is very amusing.