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  • in reply to: What is the issur in flying on shabbos #2036171
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    I think a ship is different as you don’t feel its movement.

    in reply to: Should Rittenhouse have been there. #2036102
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    I agree but he can be sued in civil court.

    in reply to: What do we know? #2036101
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    Adam Harishon sacrificed a unicorn pointing to the havens by realizing that Hashem is Unique as explained by the Ksav Sofer.

    in reply to: What is the issur in flying on shabbos #2036080
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    What about when in the air before shabbos and landing after shabbos? Flying at makom pitur.

    in reply to: What is the issur in flying on shabbos #2036045
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    The Chasam Sofer says that traveling on a steam boat on shabbos is forbidden because of its movement and being ovar on shabbosan not resting on shabbos.

    in reply to: What do you do to earn a living #2036055
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    Lostpark, there was a story where the Chasam Sofer, who wanted to test the reaction of the talmidim, asked them, mit was kehrt man aus the stube? With what do we sweep out a room? As the talmidim were searching all over the Shulchan Aruch, a young talmid got up and said, with a broom. Sometimes the obvious is in front of us but we are afraid to say it.

    in reply to: What do you do to earn a living #2035839
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    ujm, president Carter is a nuclear physicist who went to inspect the Three Mile Island.

    in reply to: mashke on kiddush #2035834
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    If no mashke available or at night, make kiddush on bread.

    in reply to: mashke on kiddush #2035833
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    At night kiddush, we should not use chamar medina, what is considered a drink in the residing country, like beer or coffee as for the women who don’t daven is min Hatorah, see SA O’CH 271-272. In the morning, liquor, whisky, beer or coffee can be used. See SA O’CH 289,2. The problem by whisky is the shiur, the amount. MB says that the cups of everyone are metzuraf, accumulate to create a shiur, see MB SA O’CH 272 s’k 30. Havdala can be made on beer and coffee. See SA O’CH 292,2.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035828
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    The Greeks respected the physical as the human body whereas by the us the spiritual is more important. וישם את אפרים לפני מנשה the Chasam Sofer explains that Yaakov Avinu placed Ephraim, the spiritual before Menashe, the physical.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035680
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    One of the three things (Shabos, Milah and Rosh Chodash) that the Yevonim wanted to destroy is Rosh Chodash in order not to know when to keep the yomim tovim, so the women who light the candles commemorate them in the eight days by not working at the time when the candles are burning as above. The sefer Chagvei Haselai by Rav Yonah Tzvi Horowitz explains that they are against our three basic emunas, Emunas Hashem, Shabbos, Bechira, Milah and Hashgacha, Rosh Chodash.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035624
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    The Olelos Ephraim explains, do we look at the hatzalah, salvation of the Jews the elevation of the spirituality or the mapalah of the goyim, the destruction of our enemies, the diminishment of gashmiyos, of material things. The Beis Hilel’s view is that we increase in kedusha as the elevation of ruchniyus automatically destroys the gashmiyus. The sur mera, turn away from bad emanates from the asei tov, from doing good. We say Arur Haman and Baruch Mordechai. They both have the same gematria. Arur has a bigger gematria than Haman decreasing in material things, whereas Mordechai has the bigger gematria than Baruch increasing in kedusha,

    in reply to: Should Rittenhouse have been there. #2035620
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    He either pays money or is guilty of murder. Being in the wrong place does not mean that they are free to kill you and accost you.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035602
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    There is a minhag that women don’t work at the time the candles are burning. The Chasan Sofer explains that they commemorate the eight yamim tovim min Hatorah (2 Pesach, 1 Shevuos, 2 Rosh Hashanah, 1 Yom Kippur and 2 Sukkos) that women light candles and don’t work and the men commemorate the neis of Chanukah with oil.

    in reply to: Operation Paperclip #2035594
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    They should have bombed the tracks to Auschwitz.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035591
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    The Chasam Sofer explains that they had to light outside in the chatzar, in the yard because everything was tamei, so it used more oil. The Maharsha in Chulin (54,2) explains that in order the menorah should not become tamai they took a big earthenware container (kli cheres) and broke it into small pieces that holds less than a half a lug, so teves nights when the night is longer, was not enough even for one day.
    Reb Moshe says to remember the first day the fact that oil burns is also a neis. The Chasan Sofer says that the Yevonim went into the Beis Hamikdash and were not metamei from outside having the Beis Hamikdash become chulin (uvou bo peritzim vechuleliho) was a neis. The Pri Chadash that we commemorate the victory the first day.

    in reply to: chanukah = donuts (is that a bad thing???) #2035576
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    Without oil defeats its purpose Oil is why there is a minhag to eat latkes.

    in reply to: Kashrus reforms in Israel #2035571
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    The more modern might rely on hechsher that is questionable.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035568
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    There are Rishonim who explain that it is asser lehishtamesh leara, not to use the light as the commemoration of the menorah of the Mikdash remembering the neis, so we cannot make a menorah of seven, as the halacha there. To distinguish whether to increase or decrease we must not light seven because on the fourth day would not be a difference in how we light. 1 2 3 ‘4’ 5 6 7 or
    7 6 5 ‘4’ 3 2 1.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Wiki: Why 8 days? #2035550
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    The Beis Yosef asks the question what was the neis the first day as there was enough oil to burn? The Shiltas Rav Ache (a Gaon) has the girsa לא היה בו ‘אפילו’ להדליק יום אחד there was not enough even for one day. The mefarshim explain that if we have an exact pitcher amount, something is left over when poured in the menorah. The Meiri Shabbos om Mai Chanukah Shabbos 21,2 answers the above that the finding the pitcher was itself a neis. When we are mechadesh in the Torah is a neis of siyata dishmaya see the Or Hachaim Hakadash in the beginning on Parashas Tetzaveh on shemen zayis zach pure oil, lishma, kasis lamaor, break himself in learning Torah. The Beis Yosef has two answers, one it refilled itself with itself oll, but ehat happened the last day? Two, they divided the oil into eight parts, so the first day was also a neis. They realized that when the oil became tamei, they needed eight days to produce new oil, but ein somchim al haneis, can we rely on a neis?
    The Ksav Sofer Shut O;CH 132, that the argument if kavsa zakik lo, do we have to relight it when it went out before the time is dependent on these two answers, When divided into eight parts, an eight part can burn a little so the neis was that it burned long, so to commemorate the neis, we must relight it but otherwise not.
    The Pnei Yehashuah explains that the argument to increase or decrease the number of candles every day also depends on this. When the oil was divided into eight parts the amount of oil left in the pitcher was seen to diminish day by day by an eight, so the neis was realized through diminishment.
    The Taz explains that the first day oil was left over for other days, מנותר קנקנים נעשה נס, from what was left over the neis materialized.

    in reply to: Is thanksgiving assur #2035293
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    An electric menorah is no good as it does not have a measurement of fuel as oil.

    in reply to: Chess Invented By… #2035055
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    Goldilocks, Pope Gregory in 1582 adjusted the calendar by removing 10 days and declaring that century years must not only be divisible by 100 but also by 400 to be a leap year such that years 1700, 1800 and 1900 lost a day making currently 10 + 3 = 13 days difference, so Nitel is Jan 5 night and not Jan 24 night.

    in reply to: Poasters of YWN Coffee Room- Are you employed? #2034864
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    Retired.

    in reply to: Chess Invented By… #2034862
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    January 6 according to the Gregorian Calendar adjusted by 13 days inclusive which is not a shabbos.

    in reply to: Is thanksgiving assur #2034584
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    Avra, Tosfas says that is minhag avoseihem biyedeihem, and they don’t really believe in trinity.

    in reply to: Ashkenazic Trauma #2034582
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    ‘The reality is that for the last 400-500 years the seat of the Torah world and the vast majority of Torah scholarship.’ ujm, can you explain what you are saying, the reality is what?

    in reply to: FrumStatistician I challenge you to a game of rock paper scissors! #2034541
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    I will rewrite your sentence. If I see no response by Sunday, then on Sunday morning I will declare myself the default winner.

    in reply to: Israels health care system #2034517
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    Is this above a poem where every line is capitalized without periods at the end of the line?

    in reply to: The YWN coffee room mod sits in his study #2034387
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    Not allowing nivul peh, loshan hara and degradation of other posters is a respectable assignment deserving praise.

    in reply to: Is thanksgiving assur #2034382
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    כל הנשמה תהלל י-ה – על כל נשמה ונשמה תהלל י-ה, for every breath take we should praise Hashem. We take for granted being healthy without any problems. The philosophers say, bad is good. שחורה אני ונווה
    when being not healthy and recover do I realize the help I was given by Hashem to praise Him.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2034292
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    CS, if he would be your son how would you feel?

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2034156
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    CS, you are thinking with your mind but think with his mind. Easy money and I am going anyway there, so why not take the package along.

    in reply to: Should Rittenhouse have been there. #2034086
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    If you are at a wrong place at the wrong time, you are responsible for the consequences.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Vayeishev-Lashon Hora & the Pure Speech Of Yo #2034085
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    With this the Binah Leitim interprets the statement in Pirkei Avos, חיה רעה בא לעולם על שבועת שוא a wild animal comes to the world when swearing falsely. Asks the above, doesn’t a wild animal exist already on the world? He says that one who uses his mouth improperly turns himself into a wild animal.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Vayeishev-Lashon Hora & the Pure Speech Of Yo #2034056
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    The Kli Yakar explains ויבא יוסף את ‘דבתם’ רעה אל אביהם and Yosef brought the shevatim’s bad speech to his father, what they spoke on the sons of the shafochos. The mouth is like a double edged sword, חרב פיפיות, which can be used for good or bad. The Binah Leitim compares this to a king who rewarded his servant with a special sword to serve the king, so what arrogance it would be to use this sword against the king. Hashem gave us a mouth to serve Him and then we use it against Him. The Kli Yakar compares the sound of the burning bush to the whisper of gossip which contributed to the extension of time spent in Mitzraim.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2034022
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    They say that eyes are the window to the soul, as the intensions matter.

    in reply to: Should Rittenhouse have been there. #2033990
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    I consider this what the gemora calls תחלתו בפשיעה וסופו באונס originally negligent (should not have been there with a rifle) and accidental at the end (self defense) when it comes to money matters, he is responsible. (SA CM 390:12)

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033930
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    It’s obvious. He was given a package and did not know what he was given to take. It was important to reach the recipient fast, so he was paid much money. If he had known he is carrying drugs, he would not have taken it. Look at the picture of the boy who looks very innocent to me.

    in reply to: Majority? #2033922
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    ujm, you contradict yourself. Your conclusion implies that the majority are male but use an expression that includes female also, so behaving properly is besides the point.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033852
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    I don’t think that this is similar to the Lev Tahor (misnomer) situation as mentioned above. This boy was fooled into his predicament. If he would have known the possible consequences of his actions, he
    would not have done it.

    in reply to: Majority? #2033854
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    Mentschen includes women also. Its meaning is a human being behaving properly.

    in reply to: Is thanksgiving assur #2033814
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    You can look at it as a legal holiday rather than a religious holiday. We don’t designate a mother’s day as everyday is mother’s day.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033810
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    Can you go to a non kosher McDonalds bathroom as you can also get a kosher soda there?

    in reply to: Is thanksgiving assur #2033783
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    Our Thangsgiving is really Sukkos the collection of teviah. Maybe we can celebrate it but not eat turkey specially even though it is called tanigol ‘hodu’, thanks.

    in reply to: Chess Invented By… #2033781
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    In Hungary there is no bishop as bishop’s don’t run multiple squares but a runner or messenger.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033520
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    If one is handed lemons, help him make lemonade. As stated he was an onas by not knowing what he got himself into and should not be penalized by saying ‘rot in jail’.

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033518
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    The quoted article asking for a contribution says:

    Shuki, a 17-year old Yeshiva Bachur from Israel, was convinced to take a package to France in exchange for a large sum of money. He didn’t know there were drugs inside and now he is trapped in a jail in France!

    in reply to: Kids Used As Mules, Pidyon Shevuyim #2033508
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    in reply to: What do you do to earn a living #2033351
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    ujm, were you in fission or fusion?

    in reply to: Tanach in Yeshivos #2033288
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    We did learn Shmuel.

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