Reb Eliezer

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  • in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1995141
    Reb Eliezer
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    Avira, I don’t understand the above halacha as the hanoah does not come from bosor bechalav but from feeding the animals. Maybe since you have a hanoah from feeding them and you don’t have to spend money on other food, you gain from bosor bechalav and have hanoah from it.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1995010
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    Avi K, the Rambam was like Rebbi Meir who learned from acber but we are not on his level to learn from an atheist.

    in reply to: Politicizing kashrus #1994987
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    Avi K, if the trust is kost, the contract is void.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994986
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    Avira, it says clearly that in the summer one with neder cannot tovel hmself because of personal physical enjoyment and mitzvos are not for enjoyment does not apply.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994985
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    Avira, whether safek brachos kehakel means to make a bracha or not make bracha might be an argument between the Rambam, brachus unneeded are assur for lo sassur, so don’t make a bracha on a safek and the Rabbenu Taam, who says (Rosh Hashana 33), that women make a bracha on time dependent mitzvos because unneeded brachas are derabonon and therefore on a safek we should make a bracha. The RMA paskens like the Rosh that Chol Hamoad we should make a bracha on tefilin. The Magen Avraham paskens like the Rabbenu Taam there.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994975
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    The Binah Leitim on the last day of Pesach based on the pasuk עולם חסד יבנה, the world was created witb chesed, not for Hashem Hiimself but for us as a king who shares his weaktb with his servants. Maybe, והלכת בדרכיו, we should emulate Him, our assignment in this world is to share our wealth with others, physical wealth and Torah knowledge.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994924
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    Who cares about Rand? The Chasam Sofer says כפתורה ופרחיה ממנה יהיה all emgelishment and beautifying for the Torah should be from itself.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994935
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    In either case Rashi or Rashba we don’t care about spiritual enjoyment and consider the act as altruism.

    in reply to: Covid Forever #1994839
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    I asked our LOR if vaxxinated Jews are responsible to protect the unvaccinated by wearing masks like St. Louis, MO and he agreed with me that they are not as they have the responsibility to vaccinate themselves.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994840
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    There is a difference between a physical hanoah which is not batel but a spiritual haniah as above s batel because of mitzvos were not given for enjoyment see Rosh Hashana (28,1) therefore it is considered altruistic. See rhe Binah Leitim volume 2 on Pirkei Avos about being selfish.

    in reply to: Shabbos Nachmu #1994712
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    Yabia Omer, doesn’t lesaken mean to fix?

    in reply to: Politicizing kashrus #1994689
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    We say in yiddish boruch dir on yashkoach.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994674
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    Is there such thing as pure altruism? It says איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו explains the Binah Leitim that a person is truly happy personally when he makes others happy with his wealth. Making others happy makes us feel good spiritually that we were able to share our wealth and made others happy. Your personal enjoyment does not matter and is batel as being mechadesh something.

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994589
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    Avira, Moshe Rabbenu wanted the meraglim to see the strenght of the residing nations to realize that they need Hashem’s help to conquer them and they cannot do it on their own. According to the Malbim originally every shevet was sent to see the good and what land is their preference, lasur but they changed their mission, leragel seeing the bad its deficiency by thinking that they themselves need to conquer it. Maybe they felt they exhausted their zechusim to be helped but Hashem provides a matnas chinom, free hand even though currently no zechusim exist.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994592
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    The world was created and stands on chesed as the Midrash says behiborom read is as avraham.

    in reply to: Jewish Comedy #1994555
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    Realize that the nazi’s ym’s also generalized, saying ch’v all Jews are bad.

    in reply to: Jewish Comedy #1994553
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    Avira. I appreciate and thank your effort.

    in reply to: Jewish Comedy #1994557
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    Avira, the Rambam paskens that chasidei umos haolam have a part in the next world, so we don’t generalize.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994482
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    I would tthank Hashem for the ability given to me to say a good pilpul.

    in reply to: Otzar HaCochma vs. HebrewBooks vs. Bar-Ilan #1994467
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    Do not order online but call the US distributer mentioned there.

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994458
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    AAQ, we did not rely on the farmer but watched him milk the cow usung our pale.

    in reply to: Otzar HaCochma vs. HebrewBooks vs. Bar-Ilan #1994459
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    ujm, Look at dbs123 dot com.

    in reply to: Are you allowed to give Tzeddakah/charity to Non-Jews #1994429
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    Avira, I see you have capital letters in your arsenal, so why not use it for Hashem?

    in reply to: Social Destruction #1994427
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    Is CR a social media?

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994449
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    AAQ, I was born after Horthy’s rule in January of 1948, who abdicated to the Arrow Cross October 15, 1944. Whether he was anti-semite see momentmag dot com/horthy-jews-budapest/

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994450
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    The reason that something out place returns to its place because it is uncomfortable being out of place.

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994425
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    The Meharal in Netzach Yisrael says that if something is out of place, will eventually return to its place. We Jews are out of our place EY, so let us hope that we will return soon to our place.

    in reply to: Jewish Comedy #1994421
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    My favorite is the Jewish Mother or where the orthodox rabbi wrote a check to place in the coffin. In general comedy, Who is on first.

    in reply to: Shabbos Nachmu #1994301
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    in reply to: Shabbos Nachmu #1994300
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    Thank you Benephraim as the piel takes a dagesh.

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994188
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    I came from Hungary under communist rule and we kept shabbos and kashrus there having a cheder where we had Torah education. Pesach we took along a pale to a farmer in order to have kosher milk.

    in reply to: shiduchim #1994185
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    See for Tu B’av, https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/promotions/1993659/video-got-90-seconds-why-is-everyone-talking-about-live-tu-bav-together-4-shidduchim.html
    Say Tehillim 32, 38, 70, 82, 121, 124, 127 and 128 where each has a reference to shidduch.

    in reply to: Theological question #1994181
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    AAQ,
    מגן אברהם סימן סח הקדמה
    האר”י ז”ל לא היה אומר פיוטים ופזמונים אלא מה שסדרו הראשונים כגון הקלירי שנתקנו ע”ד האמת, אמנם המנהגים שנהגו בשרשי התפלה אין לשנות ממנהג מקומו כי י”ב שערים בשמים נגד י”ב שבטים וכל שבט יש לו שער ומנהג לבד מה שנזכר בגמרא שוה לכל (הכוונות) וז”ל הגמרא ירושלמי אף על פי ששלחנו לכם סדר התפלות אל תשנו ממנהג אבותיכם עכ”ל וכ”כ בס”ח סי’ רנ”ו וכתב שגם הפסוקים שאומרים על הפיוטים צריך לנגן כמו שמנגנים הקרוב”ץ. ובש”ל האריך בשם גאונים שמצוה לומר פיוטים
    וכשפייט ר”א וחיות אשר הנה וכו’ ליהטה אש סביבותיו עכ”ל

    in reply to: Theological question #1994178
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    AAQ, sometimes we rely on emunah and we stop asking questions.

    in reply to: Shabbos Nachmu #1994154
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    Yabia Omer, reply #1994029, why is there a chatov (shavo nah) under the ches when it is a tenua ketana (patach) which should be closed with a shavo noch?

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994142
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    AAQ, maybe, living in EY, the palace of the King.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah: Short Nachamu Thought #1994122
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    This happens when the midas horachamiim turns into midas hadin as above, so Moshe Rabbenu was asking in Parashas Vaeschanan to turn midas hadin to midas horachamim.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah / Chesed Avraham – Parshas Vaeschanan #1994102
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    It also teaches us the love that Moshe Rabbenu had for EY to be mekayem its mitzvos where he did not stop davening until 515 tefilos.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah: Short Nachamu Thought #1994100
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    When we sin, we sin doubly, once for not doing the will of Hashem and two for not allowing Him to do good to us. It hurts Him when He cannot do good to us and maybe there is a double nechama, one for us and one for Himself.

    in reply to: Shabbos Nachmu #1994099
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    Now Tu B’ov falls on Shabbos Nachamu which is similar to Yom Kippur being a kapara of the meraglim whereas Yom Kippur is the kapara of the eigel. Both, the girls celebrated in white dress borrowing in order not to ashame each other.

    in reply to: Anti semitism poem #1994027
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    If I understand the first Rashi correctly, it says that we are only entitled to EY if we keep the Torah as it originally was given to the goyim and was taken away from them because we, the Jews, were more worthy but if we don’t keep the Torah, EY would revert back to them.

    in reply to: Hebrew Goes to Spam #1994025
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    Mods, has this problem been fixed?

    for now

    in reply to: Short & Sweet #1994021
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    The Klei Yakar explains the pasuk bashomayim mimaal, the heaven above, vehaaretz mitochas, and earth below. This looks obvious. He explains how a person should learn mussar. When it comes to heavenly, spiritual things, one should look at people who are seen as being above him, to strive high, however, when it comes to earthly, material things, one should look at people below him, having less than him, becoming satisfied with what he has.

    in reply to: Theological question #1993946
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    AAQ, The MB O’CH 68 s’k 4 quotes from the Arizal not to change the nusach hatfila as each shevet has its own gate where it enters. The Pri Megodim there says not to change nuschaos for this reason. The Divreu Chaim says that sefard is a general nusach for any shevet, so it can be changed to but the Shut Chasam Sofer O’CH 15, did not agree. See Shut Shaar Ephraim 13, Teshuva Meahava 1,1 and Chavas Yair 238 about saying yotzros.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Classics and Beyond Va’eschanan — Reasons for Rest #1993955
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    Maybe we can connect the two reasons with a Ramban who says that hotzisicha by aseres hadibros also validates the creation as only the One who created the world can change it.
    So yetzias mitraim includes the creation but creation does not necessarily include yetzias mitzraim.

    in reply to: Theological question #1993943
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    AAQ, as in the beginning of the Sefer Chasiddim, in hebrew, we should say Hashem Yisborach as the Rosh was mesaken to say Boruch Hu Uvorich Shmo based on the passage Zecher tzadik livracha.

    in reply to: Politicizing kashrus #1993941
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    When the cheftza does not change in kashrus can we eat it? As we said that trust changes, the answer would be no.

    in reply to: Democrats cheated, Biden won #1993935
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    Yes, you can debate what should be written.

    in reply to: Democrats cheated, Biden won #1993904
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    The Rebublicans, being in a bubble, get paid in Congress but are only there to obstruct. They cannot even discuss a bill.

    in reply to: Dvar Torah Classics and Beyond Va’eschanan — Reasons for Rest #1993893
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    Zechira, remembrance applies also to goyim but shemira, refrain from work on shabbos only applies to Jews.

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