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  • November 22, 2011 9:40 pm at 9:40 pm in reply to: Possible to change Mazel? #829333
    mik5
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    I’m sure that you can get a Lubavicther or some other nice person to check your mezuzas for free. Also check your tefillin. Good luck!

    November 22, 2011 8:40 pm at 8:40 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829424
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    are you denying that your soul will search for stuff that was part of your body (scabs, skin, whatever) at the time of the resurrection of the dead? am i wrong in believing this?

    November 22, 2011 3:09 pm at 3:09 pm in reply to: Over the Rainbow #829258
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    no what’s it about? we don’t want any rainbows!!!

    November 22, 2011 3:08 pm at 3:08 pm in reply to: tinok shenishba #829639
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    I’d be dead if there were a Sanhedrin today.

    November 22, 2011 3:07 pm at 3:07 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829420
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    throwing them in the garbage is not immediate destruction. the option is not brought down in the poskim. flushing/ burning are.

    November 22, 2011 3:05 pm at 3:05 pm in reply to: tinok shenishba #829638
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    mdd: Judging your fellow favorably is a mitzvah aseh. The Gemara relates that a rabbi once sneaked into olam haba and saw that everything was upside down. The righteous are on the bottom because they’re held to a higher standard and are punished for the slightest of sins, whereas the rashas are on top because they are held to a lower standard and are rewarded for any good thoughts/ deeds they may have.

    Chazal said that if a person wishes to fulfill a certain mitzvah but can’t, Hashem counts it as though he did.

    Although, in theory, every Jew is obligated in every mitzvah and can fulfill it if he really wants to.

    November 22, 2011 2:59 pm at 2:59 pm in reply to: Bad Words #829287
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    michaelc – the nickname thing happened in talmudic times, yes, then you lose your share in olam haba

    November 22, 2011 2:56 pm at 2:56 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829416
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    but sam2 then your soul will search for them at the time of the resurrection of the dead, because it’s a part of your body that wasn’t destroyed.

    November 22, 2011 2:53 pm at 2:53 pm in reply to: davening/ learning in English #833318
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    thanks everybody

    November 22, 2011 2:46 pm at 2:46 pm in reply to: "Prayer" for jobless people – from the depths of a desperate soul #829219
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    dovid hamelech – what if he needs a different thing?

    November 22, 2011 2:17 pm at 2:17 pm in reply to: Moshiach #830294
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    haleivi – We must yearn for his arrival. That’s one of the things you get judged on in shomayim: did you yearn for the geula?

    November 22, 2011 2:16 pm at 2:16 pm in reply to: What does OP stand for? #829350
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    OP stands for Original Poster. Got it.

    (I’m new to the CR. Am I annoying you with my questions, sg? Please be mochel me if that is the case.)

    November 22, 2011 2:14 pm at 2:14 pm in reply to: tinok shenishba #829634
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    mdd: ok, but obviously no one is perfect and every Jew – even FFBs – are at a different level. Especially with BTs. Don’t judge.

    November 22, 2011 2:12 pm at 2:12 pm in reply to: davening/ learning in English #833315
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    Hashem understands the languages of the 70 nations and Hebrew. What about non-languages like Yiddish or African dialects?

    November 22, 2011 2:09 pm at 2:09 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829414
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    what about throwing them in the garbage? not good enough, right?

    November 22, 2011 2:09 pm at 2:09 pm in reply to: Od AYC Chai – Apology and Explanation #839861
    mik5
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    I’m not in on CR politics. Can someone please explain what happened and what the situation was, or can I read up on it in one of the threads?

    November 21, 2011 11:24 pm at 11:24 pm in reply to: Moshiach #830292
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    so we’re going to be doing work once Moshiach comes. We’re about to be redeemed from a 2000 golus, and I have nothing better to do than to stare at the computer!

    November 21, 2011 11:13 pm at 11:13 pm in reply to: davening/ learning in English #833310
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    the angels carry our prayers to Hashem… sam2: maybe you read the translation beforehand, so you have a basic understanding of the tefillos.

    November 21, 2011 11:11 pm at 11:11 pm in reply to: Best city in the world! #829206
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    “If I forget thee O Jerusalem…”

    November 21, 2011 11:05 pm at 11:05 pm in reply to: tinok shenishba #829628
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    wiy – an irreligious family

    zoshatorah – Chazal said that if you learn about about a certain mitzvah but are unable to do it, Hashem counts it as though you did do it. For from Yidden, this means stuff about the Beis HaMakidosh; but for frei Yidden, I assume it can mean stuff that THEY are unable to do at their particular level.

    Even if you don’t keep a certain mitzvah, learning about it is in and of itself a mitzvah. In fact, study is greater than deed, because study leads to action. Action does not lead to study. Or so said the holy Rambam.

    November 21, 2011 2:20 pm at 2:20 pm in reply to: Moshiach #830283
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    Elijah the Prophet will come three days before. but what it does mean “come”? Will he just show up in the air?

    November 21, 2011 2:18 pm at 2:18 pm in reply to: Most Common Surname Among Torah Observant Jews #828992
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    Miller

    November 21, 2011 2:13 pm at 2:13 pm in reply to: davening/ learning in English #833304
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    nechomah – i disagree. i hold that it is certainly permissible to pray in English, but even if it weren’t, Artscoll would still be justified in translating the siddurim so that people could UNDERSTAND what they’re saying (but say it in Hebrew).

    November 21, 2011 2:11 pm at 2:11 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829396
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    are you sure – it’s assur to cut nails (both finger & toe) on Thursday? google it.

    I think it’s Wednesday b/c then they grew back by Shabbos.

    November 20, 2011 11:40 pm at 11:40 pm in reply to: Any good segulah for helping the childless? #829298
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    lighting shabbos candles

    November 20, 2011 11:15 pm at 11:15 pm in reply to: Attention: BTGUY #828299
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    yidden, that is

    November 20, 2011 11:15 pm at 11:15 pm in reply to: Attention: BTGUY #828298
    mik5
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    Yes, the way the Rambam uses the term (since basically everyone was frum back then) is any Jew who commits a sin and then repents. Nowadays, it refers to frei hidden who come back to the fold.

    November 20, 2011 11:13 pm at 11:13 pm in reply to: Moshiach #830280
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    I still don’t get it.

    November 20, 2011 11:13 pm at 11:13 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829377
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    Chas v’sholom that I should judge someone. I’m just an aspiring BT. (Besides, how would I know how you cut your nails?) However, I read that cutting them in order from left to right can cause you to forget your learning c”v.

    mommamaia22: You shouldn’t cut your nails on Shabbos. You also shouldn’t cut them on a day when by Shabbos they will grow up – i.e., Wednesday. I think we do toenails on Thursdays and fingernails on Fridays, but I could be wrong.

    November 20, 2011 10:40 pm at 10:40 pm in reply to: Attention: BTGUY #828296
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    a baal teshuva – a frei Yid/ tinok shenisba who decides to become frum

    November 20, 2011 10:31 pm at 10:31 pm in reply to: Is it wrong for bochurim not to learn all the time? #1122575
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    in order to fulfill the mitzvah of learning day and night, all you have to do is learn 2 halachos in the morning & 2 halachos in the evening, and say Krias Shema twice a day (morning & evening). This applies to people who work and, alas, can’t spend much time learning our holy Torah.

    November 20, 2011 10:19 pm at 10:19 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829374
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    I see. But many people are stringent about this now, I think.

    November 20, 2011 10:18 pm at 10:18 pm in reply to: davening/ learning in English #833298
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    I always thought that Lashon Hakodesh was Hebrew (technically, biblical Hebrew – not modern).

    November 20, 2011 9:52 pm at 9:52 pm in reply to: Helping smokers quit. #861661
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    HaRav Avigdor Miller said that there is a very simple solution to the addiction of something. Let’s say that you usually smoke 10 cigs a day. Take a vow that if you smoke more than 9 today, you will donate $50 to a Jewish institution (yeshiva, kollel, etc.) that you don’t like (e.g., Lubavitcher, or whatever sect of Judaism that you are not affiliated with). Decrease the number of cigs you smoke every day, and before long you won’t be smoking!

    November 20, 2011 9:44 pm at 9:44 pm in reply to: cutting fingernails #829372
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    Are you saying that kabbalah is a lie c”v?

    November 20, 2011 9:42 pm at 9:42 pm in reply to: Guys and Tznius #896998
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    i’m sorry, that’s why i asked (you have a feminine name but are inquiring into male issues!)

    November 20, 2011 8:08 pm at 8:08 pm in reply to: Guys and Tznius #896994
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    cinderella (are you a guy?) – go to the site halacha for today, check archives, then scroll down to hilchos tzniyus – i’m sorry, but the mods won’t allow me to post a link.

    November 20, 2011 6:54 pm at 6:54 pm in reply to: UC Davis students get pepper sprayed #828256
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    agreed.

    November 20, 2011 6:46 pm at 6:46 pm in reply to: Guys and Tznius #896993
    mik5
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    please mods allow this

    http://halachafortoday.com/ArchivesHilchosTzniyusForMen.aspx

    November 20, 2011 5:08 pm at 5:08 pm in reply to: Guys and Tznius #896980
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    Go on halachafortoday (it’s a web site – mods please allow it) and there is a whole list of hilchos tznius for males.

    November 20, 2011 2:39 am at 2:39 am in reply to: war of Gog & Magog #1088547
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    wiy – oy vey. i might rav

    November 20, 2011 2:33 am at 2:33 am in reply to: I havent eaten OU-D in years and I have a Teiva for it. #828146
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    if you aren’t aware that it’s a vow (e.g., if you don’t know the concept of vows at all), or you keep in mind that it shouldn’t be a vow, is it still a vow?

    November 20, 2011 2:21 am at 2:21 am in reply to: shabbos starts so early! #827944
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    but how do you have time to prepare everything, assuming that you go to work on erev Shabbos?

    November 20, 2011 2:19 am at 2:19 am in reply to: Supporting Torah #828258
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    according to the rambam, it’s better to support poor people in Eretz HaKodesh than in golus. Their Torah learning (in E”Y) is more holy and precious to Hashem.

    November 20, 2011 2:17 am at 2:17 am in reply to: Disappointment #828266
    mik5
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    can you be more specific?

    I don’t know the specifics of your situation, but daven!

    November 20, 2011 1:53 am at 1:53 am in reply to: shiurim while working out? #827954
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    it’s better than bitul torah, and it’s not like davening where you need to have maximum kavava. also, working out improves your memory, so you’ll remember the Torah better!

    November 20, 2011 1:43 am at 1:43 am in reply to: Non-Slip Taleisim #880246
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    thanks, a lubavitcher said i should tuck the straps underneath my belt so that the head tefillin stays up.

    November 20, 2011 12:44 am at 12:44 am in reply to: Are we witnessing this now? #827760
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    may these prophecies be realized speedily in our days!

    November 20, 2011 12:42 am at 12:42 am in reply to: cutting fingernails #829358
    mik5
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    so as long as I don’t cut them in order (from left to right, or vice versa), then I can use any order I want – or is it necessary to stick to this particular order?

    and are you sure – 2,3 is one next to the other…

    November 20, 2011 12:41 am at 12:41 am in reply to: cutting fingernails #829357
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    so as long as I don’t cut them in order (from left to right, or vice versa), then I can use any order I want – or is it necessary to stick to this particular order?

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