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I have to agree as it does not mention others besides the machtzis hashekel in fire and not mention it at at all in Menochos (29,1). It mentions sheratzim which I don’t see its benefit. They all say ‘zeh’ so they were shown to Mpshe Rabbenu but whether in fire or not I don’t know.
We say every morning לעולם יהי’ אדם first be a mentch not an animal.
It is a hind (dog) as in German it is called der hund.
MY sister in law needed a liver transplant after taking a brand name antibiotic Ketek.
Three things were shown in fire to Moshe Rabbenu, machtzis hashekel, the levana, and the menorah. They can all be used for good or bad as fire, money, time and the Torah.
אדם קרוב אצל עצמו a person is closest to oneself, therefore אין אדם רואה את נגעי עצמו one does not see one’s own faults.
Kentucky gains more from the federal government than it pays in taxes.
He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and was a talmid of the Minchas Elozor, the Munkacher. The Rav in Sopron before him was Rav Menachem Grunwald who passed away in 1929. Sopron, Oberland, was not chasiddish so he had to acclimate himself to the environment. My Rav in Sopron was the son in law of Rav Zitron, Rav Meir Krausz, who became Rav in Sydney, Australia and came afterwards to Monsey.
The archaeologists found an old synagogue from the thirteen hundreds indicating that Jews lived in Sopron a long time. In 1526 when the Turks took over part of Hungary, the Jews were chased out and they screamed that they have lived there for over 500 years going back to the time of the geonim.
So there was a big kehila there before WWII. The Soproner Rav, Rav Shimon Posen ztz’l was a great talmid chacham. The reason we left at the revolution because there was no yiddishkeit as everyone else left.AAQ, that is the argument whether it is greater not to sin or sin and do teshuva. Is it better to be in Sopron and escape or never be there.
I was able to escape Sopron, Hungary after all other Jews did the same.
I found in the Bar Ilan:
תורת המגיד דברים פרשת ראה
שמעתי מפי מורי ורבי הגאון הקדוש מו”ה דוב בער ז”ל, על מאמרם ז”ל (חולין סג ב), אדם עומד בבבל ורואה נבילה בארץ – ישראל, כי ארץ – ישראל רמז לאיש נקי כפים ונקי מכל סיג, ובבל רומז להמון עם, וזה אדם הוא בבבל שהוא מהמון, ורואה נבילה בא”י דוקא, למצוא העוול באיש הצדיק, וע”ז רמז מאמרם ז”ל (פסחים ה ב) שלך אי אתה רואה אבל אתה רואה של אחרים ושל גבוה, דהיינו שיסתכל למצוא עוול באיש
הצדיק כנ”ל, ודו”קI heard it from my rebbi and it makes sense since chametz reflects the yetzer hara as indicated by the Radbaz and Rav Abarbanel.
I will try to translate above because of its importance. This (the commandment of lo yihye lecha) includes the great idol worship which is found in this world, a great find which is a cure for all concerns and deeds to collect wealth and success of investments which is their great god that they rely on their belief. They trust its holy name and deny the G-d above and forsake his Torah and leave it an aguna and shameful in the corner. This is the main theme of a’z.
The Satmar Rav ztz’l says that if on kisses the Sefer Torah and does not believe in Hashem, makes it an a’z. Similarly, when it comes to the yearning for Israel.
Otzar Hatefilos (2 volumes) explains everything in great detail.
מה אשיב לה’ כל תגמלוהי עלי, how can I thank Hashem Yisborach for all his bestowal. That responsibility lies on me as no one else can do justice to it.
America discovered by Columbus, sent by Ferdinand and Isabela who were responsible for the Spanish Inquisition in 1492 to have a place to escape to.
YungermanS, what you are saying are the words of the Akeidas Yitzchak on the second commandment of לא יהי’ לך and as it is so important I will quote it verbatum:
ויש בכלל זה הע”א הגדולה המצויה זאת בעולם מציאות חזק והוא רפואות כל המחשבות והעסקים לקבוץ הממון והצלחות הנכסים שהמה להם האלהים האדירים אשר עליהם הם נשענים ובאמונתם הם נסמכים ועל קדושת שמם הם מכחישים אלו-ה ממעל ועוזבים את תורתו ומניחים אותה עגונה ועלובה בקרן זויות וזו היא גופה של ע’א
ועיקרהכל הפוסל במומו פוסל, one who faults, faults with one’s own faults.
שלך אי אתה רואה אבל אתה רואה של אחרים ושל גבוה, you don’t see your own faults but see the faults of others and the holy.
אין אדם רואה את נגעי עצמו, one does not see one’s own faults.GH:
Violets are blue
Roses are red
The Trumpkopf lost big time
The Electoral College saidI heard once it says in the aseres hadibros זכור את יום השבת לקדשו remember shabbos by sanctifying it ‘ששת ימים תעבוד ועשית ‘כל מלאכתך then you won’t forget when is shabbos and will be able to do all your work in six days, even more than necessary for your sustenance, וביום השביעי שבת לה’ אלקיך the seventh day will be a rest day for Hashem your G-d ‘לא תעשה ‘כל מלאכה you will be able to rest completely and even not doing what is necessary for your sustenance.
What is interesting why it does not say by the six days over here כל מלאכה, all your work as explained? Could be that it does not say to remember shabbos, so he does not forget it and there is no need to tell that one can do all the work in the six days.Syag, my point was as you don’t ask about Trump because he was elected, so was Biden elected.
Why was Trump president?
Yitzchak Yair, Ashkenaz from Artscroll in Hebrew.
People have brains, They know what to follow and what not.
When did they say that?
It is an argument where the Rambam’s view (Hilchas Kli Hamikdash 8,12) is that only at the time of avodah is shatnez allowed as the belt had shatnez in it whereas the Raavad’s view is that anytime in the day in the mikdash it is allowed.
ujm, add cheese to the above.
The contraction of COVID has diminished, so the requirement for mask wearing has been relaxed in New York.
They say fish and chips. CS, naming something is a means of communication, so if the other party knows what I mean, I can call it anything. If one knows that if I call a chair, a table and vice versa I mean the other, it does not matter. BTW, this topic belongs in the cholent topic.
What is interesting that Moshe Rabbenu was the Kohen Gadol through the whole Shivas Yemei Miluim, dedication of the mishkan. We find that he was afraid to get close, so Hashem called him, vayikro el Moshe with a small aleph showing his humility. Maybe this is what made him worthy as we find by Mitzraim resisting to go to Pharaoh. He was told that the Jews will accept the Torah on Har Sinai. What is the connection? The Olelos Ephraim explains, Hashem said, I am picking Har Sinai to give the Torah because of its humility, similarly I am picking you because of your humility.
If it is infinitely better, than it is perfect. There is nothing better than infinitely better.
Infinite means that whatever number I give you, you can give me a number higher as a means of measurement for its value.It says אין יום שאין קללתו מרובה מחבירו there is no day that does not get worse. Maybe, this is for our benefit. The Kli Yakar on ‘ופרצת ימה וקדמה וכו asks why in extreme order? He explains that Meshiach will come when we reach the lowest level, such that we can only rely on Hashem. So we are getting closer and closer to the coming of Meshiach.
Thanks Syag.
Thanks for your good wishes yungermanS, ken yehi ratzon. If there is a ratzon than yehi.
נוצר צנור for רצון Create a conduit for willing. Everyone can be a Vina Gaon, ob men vilna, if the will is there.Shabbos, 11 Adar I, February 12, will be my 65th anniversary that I left Sopron, Hungary in 1957 being 9 years old. The profound question is, what would have happened if I stayed there? My mother’s a’h brother, who was not religious, left in beginning of November 1956 and returned the next day. My father was involved in getting people out as the grammer, Yaakov Miller. In the beginning when someone was caught, would be sent back allowing them to try again. The rules became harsh giving jail time for one caught. In February 1957 when my father wanted to to take a big family, he was told that this is too dangerous and I rather take you. My father comes home at night and says, pack up we are leaving.
Today is my cranniversary, 4 years.