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I think the neshama has the characteristics of Hashem. It comes from under the kisei hakovad, the holy throne.
coffee addict, he could be a lefty and still put tefilin on the left hand provided he writes with his right hand. uchesavtem ukshartem.
Many poskim say that only the one who dropped it fasts but others say:
קיצור שולחן ערוך סימן כח סעיף יב
אם נפל ספר – תורה מידו, אפילו בנרתיקו, צריך להתענות, ונוהגים שגם הרואים מתעניםThe Ramban asks. if one says that Hashem is not within me when these bad things happened, he seems to be doing teshuva through acknowledging the lack of Hashem driving his actions, so why punish him by not caring about him? Maybe, he is saying that Hashem was not the one who causes occurences but the horoscope, the stars, so Hashem says. if that is what you believe, I will look away from you and transfer your determination of your life occurences to them.
ידאגו כל החבורה the whole group must worry because they all might be responsible for his death, not davening for him properly or not admonishing him for his bad deeds and so on.
According to R’ Moshe ztz’l it is not a problem as the mechitza is for separation and not for looking.
המחדש בכל יום תמיד מעשה בראשית Hashem renews daily the creation like a balloon that needs to be replenished with air. The neshama is cleansed daily, sins recorded and neshama returned to us. If one does teshuva from love, the recorded purposeful sins will be replaced with good deeds and from fear turned into unintentional sins.
AAQ, this is an argument between Rashi and the Rambam according to the understanding of RMF ztz’l. Rash says in Sukkah that the mechitza is for shelo yisarvu, not mixing whereas the Rambam on the mishnayus says shelo yistaklu, not to look or stare. Rashi could be is not arguing but emphazing the main reason for not looking.
Both R’ Moshe ztz’l and R’ Yonasan Steif ztz’l used to stand when talking to each other on the phone.
It should be above the malachim from yetzira.
It says בסוכות תשבו – תשבו כעין תדורו a man lives with his wife which he cannot do in the sukkah. Also, he is metzaer as it is cold outside.
There are four worlds, asiya, yetzira, beruah, atzilus. The human body comes from asiya and the neshama from beriah. The malochim come from beriah. If we go after the body, we are below the malochim but after the neshama above the malachim.
You should keep dinei demalchusei if it is not against the Torah. It says in Pirkei Avos, we should pray for the well being of the government. The Chasam Sofer says that we see from Eliyahu Hanavi how he respected Achav, a rasha, when he ran after him.
I think he gives a proof on the resurrection from
מעפר אתה ואל עפר אתה תשוב indicating that we will return to what we were. ה’ ישמר צאתך ובואך leaving first and then returning.What you are saying is true if one does teshuva from meahava, love where one wants to get close to Hashem and his sins further him away rather than doing teshuva from yirah, fear of punishment.
Ahava and Yirah have a connection. If you take the first two letters of יראה and אהבה we get יראה and the last two letters we get אהבה. First we repent from fear and than after getting cleansed partially from our sins, get closer to Hashem. It says שובה ישראל עד ה’ אלקיך explains the Klei Yakar that after doing teshuva from fear כי כשלת מעונך turning your purposeful sins to unintentional ones, so now do teshuva from love, by geting close to Hashem and turn them into benefits.CS, you know what you mean, but I don’t know what you mean. Write it in hebrew. I wish you also and the CR participants a gut gebenshte yohr.
CS, the women don’t have to cover their hair on the street because the man don’t have to look.
Should be above, so there is, no hirhur, but the MB argues, what happens until getting accustomed?
CS. I don’t know what you mean. Maybe זה השער לה’ צדיקים יבואו בו if you want to know what to do, follow the tzadikim.
According to the Aruch Hashulchan 75, based on the Levush, we become accustomed, si there is no hirhur, but the BM argues, what happens until getting accustomed?
There is a machlokes between the Beer Sheva and the Shiltei Hagiborim. The Beer Sheva assers a wig. If the wig looks like hair there is no erva but there is hirhur.
coffee addict, hair is not an erva but hirhur, as you can look away from it to daven.
We daven at 8 a half hour earlier than shabbos. As a Yom Tov when we don’t fast, we sleep later than selichos. A minhag of Europe, I make kiddush before shofar. Maybe, as a fixed time is announced, it is a reminder.
Look up the sefer Nishmas Chaim on hebrewbooks.org
There is sefer Nishmas Chaim from Rav Menashe ben Yisroel of Amsterdam.
Aseres Yermei Teshuva it says we should only drink chalav yisroel, so Hashem will be more merciful towards us as we do meshiras hadin like bentching on a kezayis.
It easy to asser but to be matir, one needs special education and knowledge. Glatt is explained in Yechaveh Daas (3,56) from Rav Ovadyah Yosef. In this the ashkenazim follow the sefardim.
It says וידעת היום realize today והשבתך אל לבבך says the holy Alshich, it says והיה עקב תשמעון the end will be that we will do teshuva and listen, so we might as well not wait and do it today.
It says גדולה תשובה שמביא את הגאולה, teshuva is great as it brings the redemption and it also says גדולה תשובה שמקרבת את הגאולה, teshuva is great as it accelerates the redemption? Explains the Ksav Sofer, there are two times for the geula, beita, in its fixed time and achisheno, before its fixed time. הנסתרות לה’ אלקינו for the fixed hidden time we have no control over it, the decision belongs to Hashem, but הנגלות the accelerated open time לנו ולבנינו is dependent on us לעשות when we do the Torah. If we do teshuva meyiro, from fear, the geula will be at the fixed time but if done from ahava, from love, wanting to get closer to Hashem, He will also accelerate, bring the geula closer before the fixed time.
Nitzavim, hayom is Rash Hashanah as by Chana. We stand in judgement but if we are kulchem, in unity, we will be worthy to the geulah, the redempton, lifnei Hashem, in Beis Hamikdash as the gemora in Rash Hashanah.
The Yechavah Daas (3,56) from Rav Ovadyah Yosef about glat meat where the ashkanezim follow the sefardim in eating glat.
Rav Moshe was matir non chalav yisroel milk because of mirtas, fear of the government inspection of mixing tamei animal milk in it.
See the American Journal of Therapeutics Volume 28, Issue 4 July/August 21 by googleing Ivermectin
The Torah is called cheirus, freedom from the yetzer hara.
Avira, I saw in Maasei Hashem, why eved avodim, we are avodim, so kenaan will be an eved to avodim, to us.
It is a machlokes between the RMA whose view is that it is a midas chasidus to cover the head and the Taz that currently it is worn against the issur of bechukosehem, following non–jewish behavior as respect is shown by removing the head covering. The Maharshag says that the person’s trust becomes questionable.
Look at the Ramban in Parashas Acharei on vechai bohem in great detail. People get a reward as the purpose for doing mitzvos. If one dioes mitzvos to do well this world, he gets rewarded this world and one next world, will be rewarded next world. If for no reward, will be rewarded both words, as he will not be swayed by it. The hachana, preparation for doing mitzvos is rewarded in this world.
Should be above feebleness
The Midrash Shmuel on Pirkei Avos 2 says that ben adam lechavero includes ben adam lamakom hence greater but that does not mean to neglect the latter.
We say like the poor who knock on Hashem’s door recognizing that we lack zechusim worthy to be heard. It says in SA O’CH 98 that we should not daven with the mindset that we are worthy of being granted our wishes. We should daven for a matnas chinom, a free grant, as ki lo chofetz bemos hames ki im beshuvo miderochov vechaya, Hashem does not want to punish the sinner but do teshuva to live. Anu melei avon, we are full of sin, veato malei rachamamim, and You are full of mercy.
Ben Adam Lachavero, sensitivity by being tactful and be concerned for the other’s feelings. How would you feel if said about you?
I was the only one who wore a Yarmulka when I worked in Chemical Bank in the seventies. I once said, that it indicates we have a burden on the head so we cannot do everything we want. I heard from Rav Shulman who answered the question, how big should a yarmuka be? He said, it should be big enough to cover your brain.
If his job depends on it, he can remove it in his work place.