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  • in reply to: ikarei hadas #2078699
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    It says in Pirkei Avos השונה ממשנתו ומפסיק ממשנתו when a person is learning and interrupts his learning ואומר כמה נאה אילן זה and says how beautiful is this tree, he goes into philosophy by analyzing how the tree goes הרי זה מתחייב בנפשו he is sacrificing his soul.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2078457
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    Maybe to understand the the division of Halel into two. The first is to thank for what was the kur habarzel, being refined for future galus and then hope for what will be, the future redemption.

    in reply to: Matz’ o different flavors! #2078456
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    The Chareidim bakes very thin matzos easy to eat and digest with a very good taste.

    in reply to: Election 2024 #2078212
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    huju, ujm obviously meant that predicting this time in 2024 as the OP and left out the word ‘that’ in 2024 Trump would win.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2078190
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    The Sefer Hachinuch says that Kabolas Hatorah is passed on from generation to the generation, from the one who participated to the descendants as no one will inherit falsehoods to their children but what they inherited from their father.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2078191
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    The Chasam Sofer explains that we eat hardboiled eggs at the Passover Seder to reflect on the fact that we are an am kasheh oref, a nation with a hard neck which cannot be swayed from their religion and the eggs, the more we cook them the harder they get.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2078150
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    The above mashel might explain a Midrash that by Kabolas Hatorah, Hashem first wanted to give the Torah to the goyim, so they asked, what was written in it. Each nation was told exactly what they did not like, why? Hashem knew that they are asking for an excuse why not to accept it, so Hashem said, you want an excuse, I will give it to you.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2078090
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    ‘השתא ‘הכא is 26 indicating that Shechina was also there. The mashul on this is where a father, the king was upset on the deeds of his son and exiled him. The son was concerned that the father will forget about him, so the father ensured him that he also sends the mother whom he will not forget, so he will not forget the son. This is implied in והיא שעמדה referring to the Shechina, being with us in galus.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2078058
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    The above is incorrect, it should be the difference between Yitzchak (Tehilim) 208 and Yischak (Divrei Hayamim) 418 is 210 as the gematria of לחמא עניא, bread of affliction, the number of years being in Mitzraim. וארא is gematria Yitzchak 208 indicating to count from the birth of Yitzchak. The geirus, living in a strange land, will be 400 years but not the affliction. For Avraham Avinu, his pain was 430 years when he was told at Bris bein Habesarim and 86 years was hard labor.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2078067
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    The first two commandments of the Aseres Hadibros (Emunah) were directly given by Hashem and not through a messenger, Moshe Rabbenu so it should be scratched into our hearts as Torah has the gematria 611. We place our hands on our eyes at krias shema to show that we accept our emunah in darkness as the commandments were given even if we don’t understand it. This is the difference between the chacham, who asks things later (machar) and the rasha in the Haggadah. The Dubner Magid depicts this with a mashel. A person, who only had enough money for his Yom Tov needs, goes out on the street and sees a beautiful suit which he gets so enamored with that he forgets that he has no money and buys it. His wife starts screaming, take it back we have no money. When he takes it back, he says, give me back my money as there is a fault in it. He is given back the money. The bystanders question, we don’t understand you. If there is a fault in it, exchange it and why give the money back. So the storekeeper explains, I happen to realize that he regrets the sale as he has no money and the fault is an excuse to regret the whole sale. The rasha’s question is just a means to find a fault, an excuse to regret the acceptance of mitzvos, the sale, so we nock his teeth out, not be able to eat the Korban Pesach and don’t do the mitzvos.

    in reply to: The Russia-Ukraine War Hoax #2077925
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    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2077920
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    The difference between Yitzchak and Yischak is 190 which is the חישב את הקץ, by removing 190 from 400 leaves 210 years. They were actually in Mitzraim 210 years from the time they went down to Mitzraim.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2077918
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    There are three reasons that made up for the time, alluded to by the Haggadah, one the Schechina was also in galus, two the kushei hashibud, extra work and three the number of children born, so three times 86 was deducted.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Pesach: great reason we have 4 cups by Seder #2077913
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    The Bnei Ephraim miscalculated that the enslavement was from bris bein habsorim and left 30 years earlier as indicated in the Targum Yonasan in the beginning of Parashas Beshalach. Hashem did not want the Bnei Yisrael to see 200,000 Bnei Ephraim’s dead corpses which were murdered by the Philistines because of leaving thirty years before the time and their dry bones were seen by Yechezkiel being revived in Bikas Dura. When seeing that, they would have returned back to Mitzraim. The GRA explains the naming of the 5th cup כוס של אליהו as there is a doubt that maybe we should take five cups as the promise, והבאתי, to be brought to EY, no more in effect, should also be counted, so Eliyahu Hanavi will answer that.

    in reply to: The Russia-Ukraine War Hoax #2077798
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    Ukraine destroys its own economy by 45% to look good.

    in reply to: Haggadah of Pesach Interpreation #2077634
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    Mods, move topic to Decaffeinated Coffee.

    in reply to: Haggadah of Pesach Interpreation #2077418
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    The Chasam Sofer explains that we eat hardboiled eggs at the Passover Seder to reflect on the fact that we are an am kasheh oref, a nation with a hard neck which cannot be swayed from their religion and the eggs, the more we cook them the harder they get. The RMA says to remember Tisha Beav which falls the same day as the first Seder night. If not for Passover, leaving before the designated four hundred years, there would not have been a Tisha Beav the chorban, destruction of the temple.

    in reply to: Amen to women’s bracha #2077413
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    The men don’t include women for tzenius reasons for mezuman but three woman can make mezuman on their own. There is an argument if they bentch gomal, was there a chiyuv placed on them in the first place? The Chasam Sofer explains that they used to light Chanukah candles outside and it was improper for women mixing outside with the men, so therefore girls do not light Chanukah candles now even inside.

    in reply to: Amen to women’s bracha #2077288
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    The Digul Mervava asked how a man could be motzei kiddush a woman when she is responsible biblically whereas he is rabbinically after davening, They answer because of arevus. So the woman might have a different chiyuv and therefore not motzei a man. Whereas validation of her bracha by answering Amen should not be a problem. Maybe, kol beisha erva.

    in reply to: Shabbos Hagadol, The Great Shabbos #2077053
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    In the gemora in Pesachim everyone agrees that at least 14 days before one should learn Hilchas Pesach and Shabbos Hagadol would be less than that. Bayum Hahu encourages zerizim, mivod yom, in the day time but that only apples bizman chiyuv, at the time being responsible which when matzah and maror is in front of us to be able to talk about it. The Massei Hashem explains that the question of doing it earler only applies on the one not questioning as it does not make a difference when we speak about yetzias mitzraim but for others it is obvious that we need something to question about.

    in reply to: Making a Barocho on a Blossoming Tree in Nissan #2076901
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    in reply to: Will you eat Quinoa on Peisach? #2076870
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    Tosfas in Betza about burying the dead by the Jews on the second day Yom Tov where you have people who force the Jews to work differentiates a gezeira and a chashosha. A gezeira like second day Yom Tov even though the reason doesn’t apply, is still forbidden. Whereas a chashasha like leaving water uncovered over night and worrying whether a snake might have drunk from it, if they are no snakes it does not apply. Kitniyos is a gezeira and not a chashasha.

    in reply to: Will you eat Quinoa on Peisach? #2076620
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    The Yaavetz brings from his father, the Chacham Tzvi, who said if I had a quorum, I would be matir kitniyos as the more matzos must be baked it becomes harder to watch out against chametz.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Metzora – Like an Affliction #2076614
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    Should be above, that my whole life, I have been perplexed with this pasuk what it refers to.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Metzora – Like an Affliction #2076550
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    There is the peddler who sells by taking out a Tehilim from his sack and showing the words and covering up the words written before, who is the person who wants life loves his life and sees good? \Guard your tongue from uttering bad and your lips from speaking fakeness. So Rebbe Yanai said that his long life he has been working on to understand the pasuk. The Ben Ish Chai asks, how can we learn otherwise? He explains that the above maybe refers to what was said before and long life can be gained by being satisfied with one’s possessions, so the peddler told him that the above refers to what is coming of not speaking about others badly.

    in reply to: Is there any difference between a religion and a cult? #2076521
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    Yserbius123, a very good differentiation.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Metzora – Like an Affliction #2076491
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    When it comes to a metzorah, the live bird is dunk in the blood of the dead bird and sent away over the field. Maybe, the chirping of a bird reflects speech. There is good, allowed speech and bad, forbidden speech. The Kohen, being responsible for teaching proper behavior, is limiting the good speech not to come to bad speech by the dunking to show that we are killing some of it off and then the bird can fly freely over the field, one is free to speak.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Metzora – Like an Affliction #2076478
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    So zacha, if he is worthy, than she will be an ezer, she will help by being kenegda, pointing out his faults in order not to have tunnel vision. Rashi says that a nega in the house was really good for him as valuables were hidden by the kenanim which he found when the house was taken apart, so it just looked like a nega, an affliction but really it was a find, a benefit to him.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2075962
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    On the Pri Chadash above, the Chasam Sofer explains the prayer that I should not falter in my psak making my friends happy. How can they be happy when one stumbles? They are happy that their friend did not make a mistake because they were there to correct them, similarly with the Shach above regarding the Taz where he was willing to argue to correct him. They both happened to have the same rebbi, Rebbe Reb Heshel.

    in reply to: Will you eat Quinoa on Peisach? #2075883
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    You know the story with the Chayei Adam who wanted to asser potatoes and was told, you are taking away the chayei adam, person’s sustenance. The Geonim had no potatoes, so it was not assered even though we can make flower and bake with it. Maybe, a gezeira sh’ein rov hatzibur yecholim laamod bo, a prohibition that the majority cannot stand.

    in reply to: Is there any difference between a religion and a cult? #2075749
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    Jim Jones in Guiana, 1978 where 900 people killed themselves for his name is an example of a cult.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2075680
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    The Rambam explains that hands and other bodily comparisons of Hashem is lesaber es haozen, for our understanding. The behavior for above is similar to the behavior of comparison.

    in reply to: Is there any difference between a religion and a cult? #2075623
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    Maybe Shlomo Hamelech who says אל תצדק הרבה, don’t be too religious is warning about making Judaism a cult.

    in reply to: Making a Barocho on a Blossoming Tree in Nissan #2075058
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    There is a mistake in the bracha above not that but it should be שלא חסר בעולמו דבר וברא בריות טובות ואלנות טובים להנות בהם בני אדם.

    in reply to: Short & Sweet #2074720
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    In mathematics a minus times a minus is a plus.

    in reply to: Making a Barocho on a Blossoming Tree in Nissan #2074633
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    in reply to: Lubavitch – Mitzvah Tantz? #2074583
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    At Keitzad Merakdim it does say to dance with her or even in front of her but to say not to her but in front of her.

    in reply to: Lubavitch – Mitzvah Tantz? #2074511
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    My rebbi, the Matersdorfer Rav ztz’l at my wedding, which would have been 50 years on lag baomer, did not allow the kallah to come to the men rather I was going back and forth between the men and women. There were two tables. The main table by the women and the smaller table by the men.

    in reply to: BACK PEYOS OR FRONT PEYOS? #2074505
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    Speaking of tzurah the Chasam Sofer in O’CH 159 is lenient about shaving the beard.

    in reply to: Washing on Pizza #2074496
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    The sefardim make a bracha on matzah the whole year mezonos and hamotzi on Pesach.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2074298
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    Animals have no bechira, so Yosef was happy that he was placed in the pit where scorpions were and controlled by Hashem than human beings who have a bechira as we say at tachnun Vayomer David el Gad.

    in reply to: Segula for parnassah #2074130
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    Say פותח את ידך with kavonoh. The Haflaah says that ratzon means satisfaction. Being satisfied and happy with what one is given.

    in reply to: BACK PEYOS OR FRONT PEYOS? #2074126
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    I have seen when davening shemonei esrei they remove it from behind the ears.

    in reply to: Lubavitch – Mitzvah Tantz? #2074125
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    The rabbonim usually use a long gartel far from touching the kalla, so what is the question about tznius?

    in reply to: פרשת תזריע #2073965
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    The Aseres Hadibros has 620 words, which encompasses all mitzvos according to the Rabbenu Bachaya in Kad Hakemach, does start with an aleph as the mitzvos protect us and unify us.

    in reply to: Lubavitch – Mitzvah Tantz? #2073963
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    Look at the above reference to see.

    in reply to: פרשת תזריע #2073959
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    Maybe, this explains why Chavah was not created first. The Torah starts with a Beis and not an Aleph. When it came to Kabolas Hatorah, the women had to accept it first.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2073916
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    The Baal Haikarim combines the 13 ikarim to 3. One, believing in Hashem, two, reward and punishment and three, Torah was given from Hashem. Some convert it to, belief in Hashem, Hashgacha and Uniqueness, Hashem being One, which encompass the first three brachas of shmonei esrei.

    in reply to: Lubavitch – Mitzvah Tantz? #2073917
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    From the above posters we see that Lipa is not Lubavich.

    in reply to: ikarei hadas #2073632
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    The Abarbanel explains that ch’v to say Hilel denies the coming of Meshiach but the argument is if 40 years will be between his coming and techiyas hamesim or they will happen one after another. If the Lubatvicher still believe that their rebbi is Meshiach who is not alive any more, they must follow the view of Hilel that first will be techiyas hamesim and then the coming of Meshiach.

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