Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky brought an idea from Rav Simcha Zisel of Kelm who said that there is a machlokes rishonim between the Rambam and the Ramban concerning what is geheniom. The Rambam said like this and the Ramban said like this. However ,we have no understanding of both of their words,but there is a tzad hashava shbenheim – es iz nisht gut( that it is not good).

Bava Metziah 84a – Rav Yochanan ,ayin sham.

This topic is a waste of time . Those who want to believe what they want will not change their mind regardless. If anyone wants to know what Rav Moshe really held let them go speak with Rav Moshe’s relatives. Also the idea that Chalav Yisrael is equal to chalav hacompanies is not true. Chalav hacompanies takes much longer to spoil . It also should be noted that the Pri Chadash heter(used by Jews of Amsterdam and himself) is not the heter of the Rav Moshe. Rav Soloveitchik held of an additional heter as well. Rav Moshe held that yedia is like seeing,plus mirsas. Even if you want to say that the Teshuvos are the end all,Rav Moshe clearly states not consider one who relies on the heter an avrayon. Let everyone follow their Rabbi,and for those who want to know lmaaseh ask around.

• Just to note Iyun Hadaf basically translated all tosfos in shas. I didn’t check every daf,but I think they have done all of it.

Here is a sample: Sorry, no links

I am unsure if you are joking or not but for the small chance you aren’t. The Kovetz Halachos(Rav Shmuel Kementsky) perek 4:15[pg.71] writes that it is a davar pashut that one does not need to change their ringtone.

Its a serious place,but at the same time the guys are very normal . As I mentioned before the Rebbeim are real talmidei chachamim who give over a real mehalach in learning. The yeshiva is a big mix of guys,coming from America,and European countries. The yeshiva also has many transfers from other yeshivas who decided they wanted a more serious learning environment.

Its a very good sefer. I would compare it to a piskei teshuvos just this is on teffilah. It has many sources which makes it grewt for referencing diff shitos.

@slominer , everyone can learn how to pick up a sefer and learn it. The question is how much effort one puts into it. When I was in bais medrash I did as I described in my last pist. The lingo is learnable. Most important thing dont make the task too difficult. Thats why I recommend an easy read shalos and teshuvah sefer. Since the Hebrew isnt hard and the topic iss are interesting. You go through one question at a time and you will see that after figuring out the q and a ,you will feel accomplished.

A good sefer is called Mishpetei HaTorah by Rav Tzvi Spitz.Its a 3 vol set in Hebrew. However, there is an English version callwd “Cases In Monetary Halachah”. Very good stuff.

You should see the Igros inside which discusses the Ramban. My point was that there is broad shoulders (Rav Moshe) to rely on for ppl who live outside of EY today and shouldn’t be deemed sinners.

Simple answer based on Igros Moshe EH 1:102 is it a mitzvah kiyumas? Yes,is it a chyiuv? No. He basis this off Rav Chaim one of the balei Tosfos(kesuvos 110).

If one reads Emunos vedeios (Rav Saadia Gaon) he mentions 4 refutations concerning gilgulim. He acknowledges that some Jews belive in it but he felt it wasnt logical and it didn’t fit with pessukim. He also mentions the suffering of the young and refers back to an earlier treatise in his sefer to refute gilgulim. However,many great Rabannim hold of such an idea and both sides should not be dismissed,elu velu…

Not sure what you are referring to,never saw a 4 volume one,it may contain Od Yosef Chai with the drashos.

This is a complicated shaila which not everyone agrees on(some more machmir some more maikel) its an ask your Rov question. However the sefer Avnei Yashefei 1:63 explains the problems well and he comes out that using a katan to open the fridge to get something for himself and then you can take your stuff out,using a goy is more problematic ,see the tshuva inside.Regarding closing it is also a whole discussion .

http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=872&pgnum=142

By your name can’t tell if you are sarcastic or not. If you know the topics (melicha,basar bchalav ,taruvos,scheitah and treifos,last two are not always on every program) then there are Rabbaniom who will test you.However, if you don’t know the topics yet then it takes time to learn ,but all depends o, the person. Rav Nechemia Goldberg gives simcha(different tests for different levels).

Paa: Its not only tamcha ,but even chazeres is debatable,not every lettuce your yotzei with and even romaine nowadays if its not grown natural some hold its a problem. My point everything is a machlokes.

Dk: I believe Rav Solavaitck(don’t know how to spell in English) ate both.

I don’t understand how one can say one is not yotzei Maror with horseradish when the gemara says tamcha is good and the Shulchan Aruch codifies it and the Mishna Brurah writes that if lettuce is hard to clean than certainly one should use horseradish.Furthermore the Mishna Brurah writes that if one is sick or sensitive they can pick any one they choose.I understand that chazeres is preferred,but to say one is not yotzei?!

Davar Katan : Tshuvos in other languages is definitely not problematic,in fact there is the tshuvos HaRambam which is in Arabic and there are other seforim written in other languages from 1000 years ago until now,its the content that matters and who wrote it.

According to the Ben Ish Chai from Moshe Rabbeinu to the Geonim everyone wore two pairs.

Sam2:what here is considered tzidduki talk here I didn’t catch it.

I believe the Be’er Moshe held not to play ping pong.Tge whole bike issue is discussed by the Ben Ish Chai in his Rav Pa’alim where he says its mutar,however his Talmud the Kaf Hachaim assurs it.

where is that Yerushalmi about ball playing Taanis or Megilah I don’t remember.

There is also that Mishna Brurah who Quotes Rav Sasson who holds chess is assur to play and shabbas and even during the week if I am remembering correctly.

The Igros Moshe YD 3:86 says that the Chachamim commanded that women should not be taught Mishna since it is oral Torah and it is like teaching them tiflos(promiscuity) and it should be avoided. However, they can be taught Pirkei Avos since it has Mussar and has hanhagos tovas.

In The Sefer VaYoel Moshe(Satmer Rebbe) Maimer Lashon Hakodesh 33(page 436) says teaching Rashi to girls falls into the category of teaching tiflos and is an issur chamer Meod.

Sam2: it is not mentioned in The Ben Ish Chai unless it is in a different area besides krias HaTorah http://www.shechem.org/torah/benishhi/sheni/toldot.html .

The Sefer Hachaim says to point with the index finger,the pinky is brought by the Meam Loez Ki Tova.

The Ben Ish Chai does bring the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch which is to bow during hagbah,and the Ben Ish Chai adds that on shabbas one bows seven times kenged the aliyos.I have not seen many follow the practice of the Shulchan Aruch to bow during hagbah ,I wonder why this is so.

Chacham,Sam2: Biur HaGra YD 179:13

The Mishna Brurah 161:19 writes that women who are makpid to take off her ring before doing work holds she needs to take it off before washing.He then writes but men who don’t take their rings off don’t have to since they leave them on unless it has an expensive stone which he would take off.From here it seems like it was normal to wear a ring.

Regarding wearing jewelry in a reshus harabim see Tosfos and the halacha lmaaseh very surprising.