Yabia Omer

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  • in reply to: Do you love all Jews… #1799510
    Yabia Omer
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    Lakewhut, what did she say that was so bad?

    in reply to: Guys, Satmar is ONLY 107 years old! #1799333
    Yabia Omer
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    Tuition: Exactly! Hamevin yavin.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1799227
    Yabia Omer
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    Haha. It’s called know your audience Ubq

    in reply to: Guys, Satmar is ONLY 107 years old! #1799110
    Yabia Omer
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    Satmar as a movement is only about 107 years old. There isn’t some “ancient mesora” that they have. You know how many Satmar people I met that can’t even trace their lineage more than 2 generations as Satmar? Probably the majority.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1799109
    Yabia Omer
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    If Joseph is a Satmar, then no matter what anyone says about Israel won’t be good enough to convince him.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1799024
    Yabia Omer
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    Who says ALL yeshivas learn in the so-called “Brisk” style? That’s a flat out fallacy.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798987
    Yabia Omer
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    I think everyone agrees that the Torah level in Israel is higher than America. America is very parve.

    in reply to: Guys, Satmar is ONLY 107 years old! #1798517
    Yabia Omer
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    GH: I tell Satmar people ALL THE TIME that if R Yoel saw Israel today he’d totally change his mind.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798392
    Yabia Omer
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    It does not bother me to call it Eretz Israel. It just seems that many people do it bedavka as though it is more “religious”.

    in reply to: Guys, Satmar is ONLY 107 years old! #1798385
    Yabia Omer
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    Rav Yoel named himself the Rebbe of Satmar in 1912. Satmar is a 20th century phenomenon. Nekuda.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798360
    Yabia Omer
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    I am not denying the fact that there is a concept of Eretz Israel. Of course the Land, which transcends any political boundaries, is holy. What I am saying is what is so wrong with simply saying “my son learns in Israel” or “I just cam back from a trip to Israel”?

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798319
    Yabia Omer
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    The thing is, Israel is an actual country in the world. Whether you agree with “Zionism” or not, it’s a country. It would be like if your son learned in Yeshiva in Rome and you said “my son’s learning in Edom”. You wouldn’t say that. You’d say Italy like a normal person. Hu Hadin with Israel.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798250
    Yabia Omer
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    But I think Sephardic pronunciation is more correct thus frummer. Why is there an “o” sound? Makes no sense. Kamatz SOMETIMES makes o but not always.

    in reply to: Boys Learning in Eretz Yisroel #1798082
    Yabia Omer
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    Why do you guys refer to it as Eretz Yisroel? Is it somehow less frum to just call it Israel?

    in reply to: Where were you? #1793500
    Yabia Omer
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    In housing court. I was in college and the landlord wanted to evict us so that he could renovate the building. We eventually got like 6 months rent-free. When I came back to campus the following conversation took place:
    Classmate: you know the Twin Towers? They’re gone.
    Me: Gone?!
    Classmate: GONE!

    in reply to: The Importance of Having Short Hair #1754376
    Yabia Omer
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    Who is this Joseph guy??

    in reply to: Less than 50% of Sephardim don Tefillin. #1754344
    Yabia Omer
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    Yes. Bar Minan.

    in reply to: Less than 50% of Sephardim don Tefillin. #1754300
    Yabia Omer
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    It’ll be a bracha for all Am Yisroel if Jewish communities shift towards a Sephardic mentality/mesora

    in reply to: Yiddish at Siyum hashas #1752515
    Yabia Omer
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    Ubq: “Why not fargin others some fun?”

    Is fargin where the Hebrew word Lefargen (to compliment) comes from?

    in reply to: What are yerushalmis and their origins ? #1750141
    Yabia Omer
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    “Even in the US, there are Livtishe communities that are arguably more radical that average Chassidim.”

    Just curious, can you give an example?

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1747898
    Yabia Omer
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    What does it matter what the Eidah thinks? How is that relevant?

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1747821
    Yabia Omer
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    I thought we settled this. Ashkenazim are descendants of Khazar goyim. Ethiopians are Zera Israel who were converted lechumra.

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1747242
    Yabia Omer
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    He had the sources. He was a master of mekorot. I trust him with emuna pshuta. If you want to question everything, zeigezunt. Plus, why are they any more doubtful than the Ashkenazic descendants of Khazars?

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1747066
    Yabia Omer
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    No he said Ethiopians are Zera Israel. He’s singlehandedly opened the way for them to make Aliya. The other rabbis were too scared that dark-skinned African people can somehow be Jewish.

    As for Ashkenazim, he obviously respected them but he knew their faults and wasn’t scared to tell to them in their collective face.

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1747003
    Yabia Omer
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    Rav Ovadia said they are Zeta Israel. So what’s your point?

    in reply to: What are yerushalmis and their origins ? #1746879
    Yabia Omer
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    There is also a Sephardic Nusach known as Yerushalmi. This is the default Sephardic rite in Israel

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1746446
    Yabia Omer
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    I don’t think Ethiopians are any more or less Jewish than Ashkenazim

    in reply to: Sephardim minhag origin? #1745774
    Yabia Omer
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    I wouldn’t look too deeply in it. It’s like clapping. We wouldn’t make such a chakira on clapping. So hu hadin by ululations… It’s simply a Middle Eastern form of happiness.

    in reply to: Sugya Learning #1745225
    Yabia Omer
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    What I mean to ask is: what are your thoughts on this type of learning. For people who may not have patience to just learn only Gemara for long stretches of time. Sugya Learning allows one to learn some Gemara but then also learn Poskim etc. Thoughts?

    in reply to: Sphardim frummer than Sepharadim? #1744892
    Yabia Omer
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    Avi K, although that might be true in the most general sense, there are Jews whose ancestors come from Spain but who also spoke Arabic. Can you time of who this may be?

    in reply to: Sphardim frummer than Sepharadim? #1744624
    Yabia Omer
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    Sphardishe.

    in reply to: Kissing Rabbi’s Hand #1744513
    Yabia Omer
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    Why is this custom not observed among the Litvish?

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1744506
    Yabia Omer
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    I think everyone understands that the split of the 10 Tribes happened waaaay before Jews were categorized as A or S. I think the OP is just trying rile me up.

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1744503
    Yabia Omer
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    Do you have a Mekor where the Torah/Poskim talk about the need to divide people up into MO, Balabatish, Heimish?

    in reply to: Yiddish at Siyum hashas #1744501
    Yabia Omer
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    YO most definitely has a Neshama that is Yiddish/Jewish/Yehudit (t, feminine, Neshama is f.). I don’t point things out to create machloket. i do it for collective self-reflection. When one is in a group of similar people there is a constant reinforcing feedback loop. Without outside observation, you’ll just keep doing the same things or intensifying those things that you’re already doing.

    I agree with the above posters that in America English is probably the most unifying language, Perhaps a few Yiddish and Hebrew speeches are ok. I would imagine most Sefardim would not be offended at all if there were some speeches in Yiddish. You kind of have to know your audience.

    I understand that Tanachic Hebrew and MIH are not identical. But I refer to both as Hebrew.

    With all due respect to R’ Yoel of Satmar, he is not the final word on the status of Hebrew. He is entitled to his da’at but it is not binding on all Jews.

    in reply to: Censored? #1744237
    Yabia Omer
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    What s/he banned?

    in reply to: Yiddish at Siyum hashas #1744236
    Yabia Omer
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    Am I in crazy land? You guys are asking how Hebrew is THE Jewish language?

    I don’t get how anyone can be “frum” and not speak Hebrew? This is not a Dati Leumi thing or tzioyni thing. It’s the most basic thing in being a Jew. You learn in Hebrew, pray in Hebrew etc. It’s not like it’s some language that we’re not exposed to at all. Plus go to Israel and even in “Chareidi” yeshivas they speak Hebrew.

    Now, I’m not expecting everyone to speak like an Israeli but every observant Jew should have some sort of command of the Hebrew language especially in 2019. An argument could be made for 1850s Poland or Libya. But not now.

    Am I in some sort of strange dream?

    in reply to: Are you makpid on Shva Na ? #1744063
    Yabia Omer
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    NCB: Differentiating.

    in reply to: Yiddish at Siyum hashas #1744056
    Yabia Omer
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    Avi K is right. Our common language is Hebrew. Why arent’t these rabbis speaking Hebrew? That is the most basic thing a rabbi should know. Forget Sephardim, he VAST majority of American Jews do NOT understand Yiddish.

    Yiddish is a part of our collective fabric as a people it is true. But not unifying, not common. Just like Gerush Sfarad is part of our collective history even though not all Jews experienced it.

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1744049
    Yabia Omer
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    Not sure who or what that is. I heard from a big Talmid Chochom and Banshak.

    in reply to: Are sfardim from the 10 shvatim #1744007
    Yabia Omer
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    Actually I heard from a Choshuv Rav that Sefardim are from Yehuda and A are from Epharim

    in reply to: Less than 50% of Sephardim don Tefillin. #1743940
    Yabia Omer
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    Allan, good point!

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1743860
    Yabia Omer
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    “Vanachnu korim umishtachavim umodim lipney melek malkay hamlakim” Some people do pronounce it like that and it wouldn’t be incorrect. However please look in a reliable siddur for the accurate words of Alenu Leshabeach.

    “Artificial” is used because that’s what it is. There is no mekor in the Torah or Poskim for Balabatish, Yeshivish. These are contemporary A inventions.

    The famous Halacha is Hanukkah.

    And Sisgodedu?? No one says it like that. סיסגודדו??

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1743721
    Yabia Omer
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    Holymoly very well said. I don’t agree 100% but well said nonetheless. I would add that A tend to do these things “Beshita” whereas S do things out of convenience, ignorance etc. Usually when an S doesn’t observe Shabbat, they know in “in theory I should be keeping Shabbat”. Doesn’t make it right but at least they are not kofer ba ikar.

    Holymoly, you mentioned that the S community took on some Litvish things. Are there any positive S things that the A community has adopted?

    in reply to: Less than 50% of Sephardim don Tefillin. #1743724
    Yabia Omer
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    Probably 10% of American Jews put on Tefilin. And most of them are NOT Sephardic.

    in reply to: Less than 50% of Sephardim don Tefillin. #1743737
    Yabia Omer
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    Ok I get the joke. Good one.

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1743634
    Yabia Omer
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    NCB don’t claim to know which shul I go to. And there you go, another artificial division: “Open Orthodox”. It almost seems like the A community is an expert at dividing up groups. Given enough time, they would be able to categorize 100 identical clones.

    in reply to: Pilpul vs. Halacha #1743604
    Yabia Omer
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    Wannabe what? Wannabe people who know what Hashem wants from them?

    There’s a very good expression I heard in Hebrew regarding the Litvish: Mitoch Ahavatam LaTorah, Shechechu Et HKBH.

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1743594
    Yabia Omer
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    Sefardim who go to Ateret were infused with a foreign spirit. Hamevin yavin.

    in reply to: Lo Titgodedu? #1743589
    Yabia Omer
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    Joseph. The majority of American Jews are unaffiliated and intermarried. The vast majority of them are from the A community. So what Halachic observance are you referring to? The most unaffiliated, unobservant Jews are A. In Israel, most Hilonim and anti-religious are A. It’s a fact.

    And did you use your Torah-meter to measure whose Torah learning is stronger?

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