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  • in reply to: Stories of Gedolim and the Moon Launch #1763291
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look in the Sefer Tiferes Yonathan on the Dor Hafloga that they built the tower where the air is light, to escape to the moon through a spaceship, as it is known that the moon is a place of residence.

    in reply to: DO WE REALLY HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO LIVE IN CHUTZ LA'ARETZ? #1763276
    Reb Eliezer
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    manitou, the above needs an explanatiion as the Chinuch on bentchihg, does Hashem need our praise? He created us for hakoras hatov which is necessary for our survival.

    in reply to: DO WE REALLY HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO LIVE IN CHUTZ LA'ARETZ? #1763241
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look at the 3rd Perek of Aim Habonim Samecha (Rav Yisochor Teichtal Hy”d) see the index, and the Vayoel Moshe (the Satmar Rav , Rav Yoel ztz’l) who discuss the thee shavuos in great detail and the argument above (if there is one) between the Rambam and Ramban.

    in reply to: DO WE REALLY HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO LIVE IN CHUTZ LA'ARETZ? #1762811
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look at Sefer Hamitzvos Mitzva 4 from the Ramban and the Megilas Esther there based on Kesuvas 110,2 כל העולה מבבל לארץ ישראל עובר בעשה whoever goes from Babel to Eretz Yisroel is transgressing an Aseh.

    in reply to: DO WE REALLY HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO LIVE IN CHUTZ LA'ARETZ? #1762656
    Reb Eliezer
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    There is a an argument between ther Rambam and the Ramban in Sefer Hamitzvos if currently Yishuv Ererz Yisroel is a mitzva.

    in reply to: The Importance of Having Short Hair #1757778
    Reb Eliezer
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    I heard once a watch on shabbos is not a tachshit for a man as he would not wear it broken compared to a woman wearing a gold watch.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1754529
    Reb Eliezer
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    Joseph, what does this have to do with each other? Having to be married could be to have the burden of supporting a family on his shoulders and thereby understanding the others predicament and therefore praying for himself and for them.

    in reply to: The Importance of Having Short Hair #1754329
    Reb Eliezer
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    MDG, All those mentioned were not makpid not to cut it, but the issur held their cutting back.

    in reply to: The Importance of Having Short Hair #1754036
    Reb Eliezer
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    See the MB O’CH 27:15 whether it is a chaztizta for tefilin.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1754016
    Reb Eliezer
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    laughing, good question. Look at the source Yabia Omer above, by a machine, you can do it through a permited way by not pressing it to the face.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1753955
    Reb Eliezer
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    Someone wanting to understand the pros and cons for shaving or using a machine should see Yabia Omer Chelek 9, YD 10 in great length.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1753916
    Reb Eliezer
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    How many times do I have to mention the Chasam Sofer O’CH 159 where he concludes that even through kabbalah there is nothing wrong in having no beard.

    in reply to: No mechitza? #1751683
    Reb Eliezer
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    Joseph, read the book The Tales Out of a Shul by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman how he converted conservatives to orthodox.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1750499
    Reb Eliezer
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    We discussed this already in another OP already that the Chasam Sofer 159 says that growing a beard is not required.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1750497
    Reb Eliezer
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    If his shaving is very smooth, he is also ovar on lo silbash.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1749918
    Reb Eliezer
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    I heard that lift and cut is a problem.

    in reply to: Star-K Article about Electric Shavers #1749899
    Reb Eliezer
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    Be careful do not press on the skin.

    in reply to: Kosher Restaurant Review Lashon Harah #1749073
    Reb Eliezer
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    The question above should be when I don’t tell what I personally experienced regarding the shidduch similarly,
    if someone asks you about a restaurant, can you tell what you personally experienced?

    in reply to: Kosher Restaurant Review Lashon Harah #1749033
    Reb Eliezer
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    If someone comes to you about a shiduch inquiry and you experienced it yourself, wouldn’t it be lifnei iveir if I told tell him what I experienced?

    in reply to: Going off the Derech #1748058
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Chasam Sofer explains the pasuk וסרתם מן הדרך you get off the walked on way, ועבדתם אלהים אחרים and you will worship strange gods (who are strange to the worshipers) . It leads you slowly to it. אשר לא ידעתם which you don’t realize what a small deviation from the mesorah can lead to. As he would say חדש אסור מן התורה בכל מקום ובכל זמן anything new (unaccustomed) is forbidden min haTorah everywhere and every time.

    in reply to: Kosher Restaurant Review Lashon Harah #1747004
    Reb Eliezer
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    Are reviewers universally accepted?

    in reply to: Kosher Restaurant Review Lashon Harah #1746993
    Reb Eliezer
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    Tastes are not the same. Is it not possiible thar what the reviewer does not like someone else likes?

    in reply to: Random Questions #1746920
    Reb Eliezer
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    Captain, I think it means under the influence of the weather.

    in reply to: Mental Health and Judaism #1746898
    Reb Eliezer
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    It took away his accouragement thereby having less enthusiasm to learn and created a self fulfilling prophesy.

    in reply to: Pilpul vs. Halacha #1746783
    Reb Eliezer
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    The Meharal is saying above that because of the love of the Torah, we forget its origin where it is coming from. The fact is that we are able to be mechadesh should reflect that this ability comes from Hashem who has hidden in it this sodos and through a kasheh we are able to reveal them.

    in reply to: Mental Health and Judaism #1746754
    Reb Eliezer
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    I have found a problem that happened to my son where he was diagnosed ADHD. His rebbi knowng this, lowered his expectations and thereby he reinforced this diagnosis.

    in reply to: Yiddish at Siyum hashas #1746351
    Reb Eliezer
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    Yiddish is the language of unity which most Jews of the world speak, so I would expect the CTRebbe to speak yiddish.

    in reply to: Is Israel part of galus? #1746343
    Reb Eliezer
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    This was the argument at the meraglim wheher the redemption will come spontatenously with only the help of Hashem or together with our help. The meraglim held that they have to put their effort into it which they are unable to do. Currently, we have a similar argument between the Minchas Elozor and the Aim Habonim Somecha who says it will come slowly like a עני רוכב על החמור.

    in reply to: Has the שמיר worm been found? #1746336
    Reb Eliezer
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    When these things are not needed, they are hidden and then they reappear like the rainbow. The tzadikim prktect the world from destruction and the rainbow is not required. See the Klei Yokor in Parshas Noach.

    in reply to: Has the שמיר worm been found? #1746326
    Reb Eliezer
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    Everything created erev shabbos ben hashmoshas was for future need, so they disappear when they are not needed anymore.

    in reply to: Has the שמיר worm been found? #1746324
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look at the mishna Sotah 9:12 that the use of the Shamir stopped after the destruction of the temple, the second beis hamikdash. See the Melaches Shliome there. It was created erev shabbos ben hashmoshas used to cut precious stones in the beis hamikdash. It was called Shamir to protect ir from cutting things accidentally.

    in reply to: CAN YOU DO A RUBIK'S CUBE??? #1746179
    Reb Eliezer
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    Remember the center color on each side is fixed and determines the color of that side.

    in reply to: Sugya Learning #1745341
    Reb Eliezer
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    If like you, than pilpul is better because at least one tiretz will be correct whereas in your Brisker method the tiretz might be incorrect thereby not answering any of the questions.

    in reply to: Sugya Learning #1745191
    Reb Eliezer
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    A pilpul is on a svora whereas a sugya is on a topic that appears frequently in shas. What is the meaning of שומע כעונה? Is it like speaking his own speech not having a sefer and a loud voice or the readers speech? A sugya
    would be if we say שומע כעונה and when do we say it?

    in reply to: Sugya Learning #1745080
    Reb Eliezer
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    There is a Sefer Kesef Nivchar 160 Kakolim or Sugyas with all references and psak.

    in reply to: Are you makpid on Shva Na ? #1743871
    Reb Eliezer
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    There are places where proper pronounciation is important as we discussed before in another OP. It changes the meaning. ידמו כאבן. Having a dagesh chazek in the the dalet makes it yidumu meaning silent whereas yidmu means similar or like.

    in reply to: Pilpul vs. Halacha #1743158
    Reb Eliezer
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    Tabia Omer , You know the psak of the Rav Yosef Karo, If two of the poskim from Rif, Rambam and Rosh agree, he follows their ruling. So first the emphasize should be on this three. Followed by the Beis Yosef, then the Ashkenazim who are more affected by the Rosh, who was well versed in Tosfas and the other ashkenazic rishonim followed by the RMA within the Tur in Darkei Moshe. In SA, the Taz and Magen Avraham or Taz
    and the Shach or Taz and Beis Shmuel or the Sma, the Taz and the Shach,

    in reply to: Holding hands after a Chuppah #1743102
    Reb Eliezer
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    We don’t want people to know when they are able to hold hands when not. By the wedding, since it is a custom to do it, if you don’t do it, they will say you are not allowed.

    in reply to: Is Israel part of galus? #1743092
    Reb Eliezer
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    See Yechaveh Daas 1:43 about saying Nachem, that certainly we are still in galus.

    in reply to: Pilpul vs. Halacha #1742458
    Reb Eliezer
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    Look up,the booklet by Rav Shimon Furst called תנו כבוד לתורה about pilpul. In Chasan Sofer, they had two sedorim. In the morning a pilpul shiur and in the afternoon a bekious shiur.

    in reply to: Pilpul vs. Halacha #1742449
    Reb Eliezer
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    It seems to be the old shalah of sinai veokar horim where we say that sinai is greater because with his knowledge he can destroy the whole foundation of the building. So halacha would be greater see the Orchas Tzadikim Shaar Hatorah.

    ספר אורחות צדיקים שער התורה
    ועוד בדור הזה נשתכחה התורה, מחמת כי הלומדים הללו סבורים לעשות כמו הראשונים להחזיק בפלפולים, אך אינם דומים לחכמי צרפת כלל וכלל! הלא לבם היה פתוח כאולם ותורתם היתה אומנתם, והיו ממיתים עצמם עליה יומם ולילה, לכן השיגו וידעו בפלפולם. אבל עכשיו אינם יודעים כן, אלא מבלבלים זה את זה ומבטלים רוב היום, ועוסקים באותו לימוד כחצי יום, והלימוד שלהם עראי דעראי והביטול קבע. אבל בימי חכמי התלמוד הלכו ללמוד עשר שנים ויותר, והיה לימודם גדול בקביעות, שאם היה אחד מתעטש, לא היו אומרים “אסותא” מפני ביטול בית המדרש (ברכות נג א), מזה הענין יש לדעת רוב קביעותם.

    in reply to: Hungarian Yidden #1741786
    Reb Eliezer
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    My Rebbe the previous Matersdorfer Rav ztzv’l pronounced the Hebrew u as the Hungarian u with two dots on top like German ‘uber’ which is not available in English. The Chasidishe pronounce it as ee like she in Hebrew. Like the joke, how does a Chasidishe cow go? mee mee.

    in reply to: Unacceptable Grammar #1741742
    Reb Eliezer
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    There are places where proper pronounciation is important as we discussed before in another OP. It changes the meaning. ידמו כאבן. Having a dagesh chazek in the the dalet makes it yidumu meaning silent whereas yidmu means similar or like.

    in reply to: A holy niggun for shavuos #1739982
    Reb Eliezer
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    Translation from yiddish:

    When Jewish children sit and learn, learn the holy Torah,
    What does our Holy Creator do above in heaven?
    He calls his angels and he says to them.
    Look at my beloved loyal children
    Even if they are in pain and it goes for them badly
    They still do the will of Hashem like caring servants
    Even if they are in danger,, they live in fright and fear,
    They forget their pain and rejoice with the holy Torah,

    in reply to: A holy niggun for shavuos #1739960
    Reb Eliezer
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    Why do we designate Kabolas Hatorah the 6th of Sivan instead of the 7th when the chachomim said it occured?
    Says the Chasan Sofer because for Hashem it is more important the day when we accepted the Torah wirh a full heart.

    in reply to: A holy niggun for shavuos #1739938
    Reb Eliezer
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    When the Jews sit and are involved in the enjoyment of the Torah
    Hashem the Holy One says to his antrage
    Look at my children
    They forger their owh pain, ahd are involved in My happiness.

    in reply to: Unacceptable Grammar #1739809
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    motchah11, look at your profile for subscription and click on the red buton next to the listed item.

    in reply to: Are there levels of holiness? #1739775
    Reb Eliezer
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    A Jew has the highest level of kedusha, so the when the kedusha leaves, the absence creates the highest level of tumah.

    in reply to: Unacceptable Grammar #1739762
    Reb Eliezer
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    rational, look up the dictionary, against can have the meaning in comparison to. They are on opposite sides being matched up with each other.

    in reply to: Unacceptable Grammar #1739759
    Reb Eliezer
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    rationnal, in yiddish we translate as kegen which gets translated against. כנגד ארבע בנים דברה תורה it is true the Satmar Rav ztz’l translates that the Torah is against and does not agree with any of the children. אעשה לו עזר כנגדו translated I will make him a helper corresponding to him. The Midrash says זכה עזר לא זכה כנגדו. I translated it from yiddish.

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