Reb Eliezer

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  • in reply to: YWN ads #2033296
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    When we hear those medical ads, we get turned off when also hearing all the side effects which might cause ch’v death. The Rabbenu Bachaya explains that by Hashem it says rofecha with a ‘feh’ whereas by a doctor a ‘peh’ as the cure of Hashem is light but the doctor’s is harsh. Also a doctor has a double expression verapo yerapeh. I heard from one doctor that by Hashem there are no side effects and by another doctor that no second opinion is required.

    in reply to: What do you do to earn a living #2033286
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    Three individuals were discussing what was the first profession, a doctor, an architect and a computer programmer analyst. Each one claimed that their profession was the first. The doctor said it had to be a doctor as Hashem created Chava from Adam’s ribs. So the architect says that architecture came first as it says earlier Hashem created heaven and earth from chaos. Retorts the analyst, and who created the chaos?

    in reply to: What do you do to earn a living #2033283
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    I’m also retired, used to be a computer programmer analyst. For computer programmers, who was the first object oriented programmer?

    in reply to: It can’t be Chanukah already??? #2032980
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    Life is fleeting as described in the Unesaneh Takef.

    in reply to: Nusach Sefard #2032858
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    I have a sefer called גדולי הדורות על משמר מנהג אשכנז, the greatest of generations who protected the ashkenaz minhagim which discusses the topic in great detail.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2032832
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    Maybe one who sings in Aramaic about an individual is a grammer in yiddish.

    in reply to: When the Coffee Room Started, George W. Bush was President #2032648
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    Froggie, ‘I was busy inventing the computer’ what do you mean?

    in reply to: Tal Umotor Reminder #2032631
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    It says קשה פרנסתו של אדם כקריעת ים סוף, the support is a daily miracle just as the splitting of the sea. The support is like rain a revival as עני חשוב כמת a poor person is considered like not being alive. The Jews were revived at kabolas hatorah. The second bracha of shemonei esrei reflects this as explained by the Tur through the acronym מפתח – מטר, פרנסה, תחיה, חיה. Rain revives plantations where the seeds are first destroyed. Support mentioned above. Resurrection is obvious and by giving birth.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2032487
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    We can learn much from the targum on chumash.

    in reply to: When the Coffee Room Started, George W. Bush was President #2032480
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    The computer was already invented then 20 years ago by IBM.

    in reply to: Vayeshev – Residing in Peace #2032303
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    The Chasam Sofer says that a tzadik can improve himself differently. It says סור מרע ועשה טוב turn away from bad and do good, how? בקש שלום ורדפהו, look for peace and pursue it. How do we pursue it? The guf and neshama are constantly in conflict, so we would like to make peace between them. We will create a small conflict having the neshama do something small that the guf does not like and then allow the guf to get used to it. Once it gets used to it, we have peace. Now, continue the method. Having to work this technique diminishes olam hazeh but a tzadik must continue to improve oneself and thereby one gains olam habo. Yaakov Avinu wanted to stop following this method so he had to worry about gaining olam habo through the tzaros of Yosef as above.

    in reply to: What seforim does every Frum house need? #2032179
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    Is they a Piskei Teshuvas for Chelek Daled of the MB which I don’t have?

    in reply to: Chassidishe Sefurim #2032146
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    The Kedushas Levi says that one who is happy by doing a mitzva, makes the heavens happy and will be granted what he asks for.

    in reply to: Chasimas Hatalmud: How did it come about? #2032124
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    As explained by the Rabbenu Bachaya above. starting with the words Verabbenu Hakadash, that for the chachmei hamishna, mishna scholars the gemora was obvious and did not need to be written down but for Revina and Rav Ashe it became necessary. It could be based on the phrase, syag lachachma shtika, the wise only say or write what is required for understanding.

    in reply to: Chassidishe Sefurim #2032101
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    What about Kadushas Levi?

    in reply to: Chasimas Hatalmud: How did it come about? #2032099
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    Before Rebbi, Torah Shebaal Peh was passed on orally. When Rebbi saw that it will be forgotten, he allowed to write down what was necessary for understanding. As the generations became weaker more and more had to be written down. I heard from my rebbi, that we have no seforim from Rav Nasson Adler ztz’l the Chasam Sofer’s rebbi, as he had a photographic memory and believed that for him it is forbidden to write it down as a dot placed in the margin of the gemora was enough.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2032050
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    The Rabbenu Bachaya says that המלה בלולה משתי לשונות, it is a mix of Hebrew and Aramaic like arseinu a bed.

    in reply to: What seforim does every Frum house need? #2032014
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    Sefer Hachinuch

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    Homework reinforces what was taught in class by testing its comprehension and requiring one’s own thinking.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2031879
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    Grammar is the correct spelling.

    in reply to: Cofee room members #2031877
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    I was nine years old when I left Hungary at the Hungarian Revolution 65 years ago and 11 1/2 when I came to America after waiting around 2 1/2 years in a DP camp in Upper Austria called Asten.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2031870
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    Even in Hebrew the female version can be, to provide mesapka or masapekes.

    in reply to: Aramaic grammer #2031844
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    Look at Rabbenu Bachaya Devarim (33,25) on the word davecha targum conjugated like Hebrew.

    in reply to: What seforim does every Frum house need? #2031857
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    There is a reference sefer that can be downloaded from online at https://hebrewbooks.org/57246 which covers both bekios and iyun, named Kovetz Yesodos and Chakiros, consisting of over 1200 pages available at Greenfeld Judaica relatively cheap.

    in reply to: When the Coffee Room Started, George W. Bush was President #2031540
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    I was a programmer analyst working in computers being over 50.

    in reply to: Scheduling Email #2031526
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    Does the audio sound when the computer is asleep?

    in reply to: Chasimas Hatalmud: How did it come about? #2031522
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    Look at the Rabbenu Bachaya at the end of Parashas Ki Siso on al pi hadevorim hoelo korati itecha bris, how only the minimum was written down, necessary for their understanding, originally and as the generations became weaker more and more was required to be written down. He explains with this the expression chasurei mechseira vehacha ketana,where it was written down on purpose in a brief fashion.

    in reply to: Chassidishe Sefurim #2031520
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    Baal Shem Tov al Hatotah, Noam Elimelech, Yismach Moshe, Ach Peri Tevuah and Noam Megodim.

    in reply to: Scheduling Email #2031361
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    Could be an air conditioner makes a noise.

    in reply to: Rav Shimon Galai Shlit’a #2031364
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    Hilel listened through the skylight of the roof to learn Torah.

    in reply to: Scheduling Email #2031333
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    The goy does not have to send it on shabbos, he can sent it when scheduled.

    in reply to: Scheduling Email #2031332
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    This is less than machshichin al hatchum, to wait my the techum for shabbos finishing which is allowed for a mitzva, so I don’t see what is wrong. Chal Hamoed you can use your computer as the display is not permanent.

    in reply to: Nusach Sefard #2031081
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    No, Rav Moshe Meir Wess Shlita moved to Lakewood.

    in reply to: Chizuk or Mussar? #2031078
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    Also, don’t say one is bad but their actions or behavior which can be changed,

    in reply to: “Eisav Sonei LeYaakov” #2030936
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    The Yaaros Devash asks on the megilla, because their dasom, rules, are different destroy them personally? So he says that Haman asked on the dasam to get destroyed which the king agreed on but he changed the text referring to the Jews.

    in reply to: Where Klal Yisroel will be in 100 years from now #2030932
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    In the Midbar they were free to learn as shmita time which is compared to midbar sinai. The Kohanim, who were also supported, were free to learn when it was not their time to do the avoda. The women were busy raising children so they only learned what was necessary for them to do their mitzvas.

    in reply to: Classics and Beyond Vayishlach – An Ox and a Donkey #2030872
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    The Midrash says that Adam Harishon sacrificed a unicorn. The Ksav Sofer explains that one horn reflects the unique devotion to Hashem as the horn points to the heaven. The Midrash says to write on ‘keren hashor’ rather than karnei hashor indicating that what should reflect the unique existence of G-d they should deny. I heard from Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss that they would use the horn of an ox to feed a baby milk. So they wanted them to deny Hashem from birth.

    in reply to: Jewish Celebrities #2030869
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    Alan Alda has Jewish children as his wife is jewish. Michael Landon is not Jewish as his mother was not Jewish but Lorne Greene is.

    in reply to: “Eisav Sonei LeYaakov” #2030826
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    It could be of jealousy as the Kli Yakar says in Parashas Devorim on penu lochem tzafana, to be hidden in galus and to incite them.

    in reply to: “Eisav Sonei LeYaakov” #2030848
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    Be vigilant not to get cheated as Gedalya ben Achikam should have been.

    in reply to: Short & Sweet #2030629
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    The Chasam Sofer explains that Gid Hanashah is forbidden to remember not to mix with the goyim, to avoid their influence and not to ask for their first name to befriend them.

    in reply to: “Eisav Sonei LeYaakov” #2030573
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    Don’t assume that his actions are altruistic without self interest as by Yisro, vayichad, even when happy was not fully happy until ten generations.

    in reply to: Bein hazmanim struggles #2030409
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    in reply to: which jewish community to live in #2030335
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    I have lived in Staten Island for 44 years where we had an influx of chasiddim recently.

    in reply to: Birthday Brachos #2030333
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    When we ask for Hashem’s help to serve Him, we ask for daas, the proper mindset, so our bechira is not affected.

    in reply to: I have COVID #2030328
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    I had a Pfizer booster on J&J after 7 months.

    in reply to: Chizuk or Mussar? #2030045
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    The holy Shlah explains the pasuk in Mishli אל תוכיח לץ פן ישנאך. when admonishing someone don’t call him a fool as he will hate you, הוכיח חכם ויאהבך, call him a chacham, the wise one and he will love you. Also the Rav Abarbanel says, לא תשא עליו חטא, don’t put the sin on him by labeling him. Maybe rather say that people do instead of you do.

    in reply to: Nusach Sefard #2029971
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    The same reason we need to daven in a fixed place, makom kevua. To daven is like an arrow which when shot always from the same place, will penetrate. So the expectation of a gate for a particular shevat is a fixed prayer. When we daven betzibur, in a group together, it should not matter. The custom of a person might override the nusach of the tzibur according to the Chasam Sofer above.

    in reply to: Chizuk or Mussar? #2029973
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    We accomplish more through positive reinforcement. For ourselves it can be mussar but for others it should be chizuk.

    in reply to: When will all Yidden finally have Achdus? #2029960
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    Achdus, unity is not always recommended. The convention of 1866 in Michalovce (Nagymihaly, place in Hungary that time) caused the excommunication of the reform movement from the orthodox when they denied following the Shulchan Aruch. The Maharam Shik interpreted emes vehashalom ahovu, first emes then shalom. Truth must come before peace. They applied hibodlu mitoch haeida hara, separate yourself from the bad group. Ein shalom omar Hashem lerashaim, no peace says Hashem to the wicked. When it comes to the orthodox, there are many ways of serving Hashem, so it should not matter how.

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