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AAQ, I explained with a Midrash why did Shimon Hamosini not think of the darush of Rav Akiva, to include the talmidei chachamim? It says ?ויאמינו בה’ ובמשה עבדו – אם במשה האמינו בה’ לא כ’ש they believed in Hashem and His servant Moshe, if they believed in Moshe they certainly believed in Hashem? אם כן למה נאמר במשה then why does it say in Moshe as one who believes in talmidei chachamim is like one believing in Hashem It should have said that the belief in Hashem is superfluous not Moshe? Maybe, the strength of Moshe comes from Hashem by his belief in Him, therefore Moshe is superfluous. Similarly for Shimon Hamosini to fear the talmidei chachamim whose strength comes from Hashem was obvious but for Rebbi Akiva who originally hated talmidei chachamim it was not obvious.
Repeating from an other topic:
Look at the Sefer Habris who explains that there are 25 levels of neshama. נפש, רוח, נשמה, חיה, יחידה within each there are 5 levels such as נפש שבנפש, רוח שבנפש וכו. Each has a maximum strength. Once we arrive to the highest level of the current neshama by defeating the yetzer hara, the yetzer hara cannot be stronger but it wants to be. So Hashem gives the person a higher level of neshama. So according to this, being a tzadik or a beneni is relative to one’s neshama. It is the maximum or middle for the current level of the neshama.
A צדיק – צפןן, דרום, ימה and קדמה going to all directions and not being a hermit but going all over. Hashem who has everything, why did He create the world? The Midrash compares it to a king with a storeroom of all goods. He says, what should I do with this? I will share it with my servants and the only thing I require from them is to praise me for it. Similarly עולם חסד יבנה Hashem created the world with chesed, favor in mind to share his wealth with us. Therefore, it is our responsibility also to share our knowledge and wealth with others. The other thing the world requires is הכרת הטוב, recognizing the good each provides the other. Hashem personally does not need praise but it encourages continued provision when something given is appreciated. The reference for all of this is the Binah Leitim.
Shimon Hamosini, when he found that something is not right, was willing to give up his whole lifetime work around 2600 es-en in the Torah. Arriving to the emes, discovering the truth was most important to him.
Avira, with all of our striving we need siyata Dishmaya from Hashem Yisborach. We require His help to be mechaven the emes, Torah aliba dehilchasa. The Midrash Shmuel asks on כל מחלוקת לשם שמים סופו להתקיים, all arguments for a Divine purpose, who wants a machlokes, an argument to stand? He answers that the Beis Shamai because through their opposite view helped the Beis Hilel to arrive to the truth became also praiseworthy. The Beis Hilel, because of their humility, also allowed them to come first to be able to hear another view in order to avoid tunnel vision, seeing only one side of an argument.
The Baal Haturim on the connection between the end of Chayeh Sarah and the beginning of Toldos explains that Meshiach will come when Yishmael falls so Hashem will stop our affliction before Meshiach can come.
The Ramban says that since Sarah chotoh, sinned by afflicting Hagar therefore we will be afflicted by the Yishmaelim. The Abarbanel questions that Sarah by afflicting her forced to follow her teachings, so why did she sin? Also, the malach says go back and continue to get afflicted. When one eats garlic and mouth smells is not told to eat more. Maybe, the word chotoh can also mean to err, make a mistake. The gemora says that a Jewish servant if not behaving properly is allowed to be afflicted. Sarah Imenu, if not afflicting Hagar, could have given us an excuse to say that Sarah could have afflicted Hagar but she didn’t. Therefore we should not be punished when we don’t behave properly.
Avira, maybe they cannot read the tosfas as there Hebrew education is weak. Thank Hashem that you are able to read it.
The Meir Einei Chachamim from the Ostroptzer rebbe explains a saying in the gemora in an interesting fashion. It says that one who grabs on to the stringency of the Beis Shamai and the Beis Hillel at the same time, it is written on him, the fool walks in darkness. The gemora questions the the view of the one who follows the view of the Beis Shamai of shevisas kelim, the kelim must rest, how can Shabbos candles be lit? The gemora answers that is mafker the candle lighter. The Beis Hillel’s view is that hefker has to be both for the rich and the poor by having to give up ownership completely. However, according the Beis Shamai when ownership is given up only for the poor then I still can have partial ownership and thereby light the candles but when it is given up for both, how can one light Shabbos candles? When one lights, will reacquire the candle lighter? So the fool will end up not being able to light and be in darkness.
For the Ashkanazic mesora search in wikipedia: Isaac ben Moses of Vienna known as the Ohr Zoruah, the Rebbi of Rav Meir of Rothenburg who was Rebbi of the Rosh.
From Chabad Known as the Rosh, Ashkanez and Sfard who gives us our Mesora:
Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel, 1250?-1327
The life and influence of Rabbi Asher ben Yechiel, known by the acronym “Rosh”, straddled the two great spheres of the Jewish diaspora of his time, the Ashkenazic (Franco-German) and the Sephardic (Spanish-Mediterranean) communities. Born approximately 1250 in Western Germany, Rabbi Asher studied under the famed Tosaphist Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg, fathered eight sons, and authored one of the earliest codifications of Jewish law. In mid-life he fled the persecutions of medieval Christian Europe, settling in Spain where Jews prospered materially and Jewish learning flourished in the Spanish Golden Age.Though a penniless exile and newcomer, Rabbi Asher’s genius and erudition quickly earned him a position of prestige and influence. In 1304 he was invited to to serve as the spiritual leader of the Jews of Toledo, where he established a Talmudic academy and transplanted the Ashkenazic Tosaphists’ system of Talmudic interpretation and analysis. He also introduced the traditionalism and piety of the early Ashkenazic “Chassidim” (reversing the secularist trends in certain segments of Sephardic Jewry).
Rabbi Asher passed away in Toledo on Cheshvan 9 of the year 5088 from creation (1327 of the Common Era).
Lapid conceded and Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc won.
Yabia Omer, I am a strong Ashkanazi following the Chasam Sofer but a big advocate of the Yabia Omer having all 12 volumes and Yechaveh Daas 7 volumes. He researches all views when paskening a halacha. I follow his views when it comes to tircha deztiburei, not to put any extra burden by the Shatz or individual on the tzibur.
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it was an auto correct for Tanach
Zeldin has a Mormon wife.
Yehoshua, Shoftim, Shmuel and Malachim should be taught as I was but not the others.
Work not on the midos but how to apply them.
Show care for others.
Look at the Sefer Habris who explains that there are 25 levels of neshama. נפש, רוח, נשמה, חיה, יחידה within each there are 5 levels such as נפש שבנפש, רוח שבנפש וכו. Each has a maximum strength. Once we arrive to the highest level of the current neshama by defeating the yetzer hara, the yetzer hara cannot be stronger but it wants to be. So Hashem gives the person a higher level of neshama. So according to this, being a tzadik or a beneni is relative to one’s neshama. It is the maximum or middle for the current level of the neshama.
I think that one should say until haadamah just before Ki atah shomea otherwise it makes no sense.
Whoever publishes seforim has the reward of whoever learns from it.
Publish sefarim.
Currently America is Bavel, melting pot.
There are different fixes needed for houses. You can tell others to fix what is not broken by you.
I agree. Let that free time be within the yeshivas confines.
Mods, as there is another thread why not close this thread as it only confuses things.
I guess I hadn’t really expected comments on either one.
The pasuk above might mean that if they look for Hashem’s help, they have hope in Him, even when in reality are missing something, for them it is not missing as they trust Him that He will fulfil their dearth.
HaLevi, provided if he stayed the way he is but he would have become a different person through the influence of Avraham. He learned from his grandfather Hanoch who did not want to mix with others fearing his own piety.
A person would place a knot on a handkerchief (in my time) to remember something but then needed another knot to remember what the knot is for. What are all the ???? say ותן טל ומטר.
When it was a question whether religious Jews should join the Knesses, the agreement was to join otherwise they will have no say at all. Therefore, we cannot rely on Hashem without voting. G-d helps does that help themselves.
The Hungarian saying is, sweep before your house first.
When I was looking for a job in a mostly Jewish company in computer programming, I was rejected as I was told that they were looking for a Shabbos goy. The new systems are placed into production over Shabbos and they need someone who can baby sit it to monitor if any problems occur.
How about one who is for Trump who only cares about himself?
It says Shema Yisrael and the holy Shalah explains that it means unite as Vayshama Shaul es Haom so to be part of the group, one must recognize that Hashem is one by doing maasei amecha.
The Rabbenu Bachaya explains that together Jews are all tzadikim but when we count Jews directly, we separate them from the group and the individual’s bad is revealed causing a plague l’a. Chanoch hurt others as he protected himself by not mixing when they were compared to him, so it was beneficial to take him away.
It is against science which says opposites attract likes repel.
Yaakov Avinu dreamt that a ladder is extended from the ground to the heaven and the angels climb up and down. The Ksav Sofer sees this as the potential of the human being to climb from the ground to the heavens being above or below the malachim, angels. We must sanctify the mundane. The mizbeach is made from the mundane and we sanctify it.
See if you appreciate this, why did the Lubovitcher cross the road? To be mekarev the chicken. To appreciate this you must know another joke, why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
The Torah punishes toeva being immoral as the person must have the ability to change otherwise, there is no bechira and it cannot be punished.
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Once a person was called a Gaon. He felt good about himself but he was also told that you are like the Geonim who did not learn Rashi.
Maybe to understand Rashi we must understand Hebrew. Look at Amazon for the Barron’s book, 501 Hebrew Verbs to learn the roots of verbs.
Queens with their extra wide streets is very dangerous.