tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post5595979476618043576..comments2024-03-25T16:16:30.872-04:00Comments on YGB - יג"ב: Finally! A Source for "Blei Gissen!" (Unfortunately, not Jewish...)Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-31233501966360298952020-09-29T22:08:50.921-04:002020-09-29T22:08:50.921-04:00It often happens in haskomos that the the haskomo ...It often happens in haskomos that the the haskomo is on the person, not on the sefer. Here too it is quite possible that the haskomo was on the gavra, not the cheftza.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-28273512452437462102020-09-29T22:06:13.943-04:002020-09-29T22:06:13.943-04:00A tremendous thank you, Rabbi Bechofer, for reveal...A tremendous thank you, Rabbi Bechofer, for revealing the truth about this. What a shame that jews who read in the torah annually the numerous commandments against avodah zara, kshafim and the rest. <br />I'm just wondering about the claim of Aidel Miller that many rabbis supported her, including Rav Sheinberg. What do we make of that? Or is it not true?Ohev Shalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412424336015638617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-82626541244733616092018-02-19T23:38:50.903-05:002018-02-19T23:38:50.903-05:00Or https://www.psychicmediumsusi.com/curseremovalOr https://www.psychicmediumsusi.com/curseremovalYosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-12813889228414419972018-02-19T23:35:44.979-05:002018-02-19T23:35:44.979-05:00Who was it again who said the am segulah is becomi...Who was it again who said the am segulah is becoming an am segulos?<br /><br />See this:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IU5ycvYZYgYosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-7522857228431103822018-02-18T12:27:45.904-05:002018-02-18T12:27:45.904-05:00Email from Khal Rayim Ahuvim in Lakewood:
“The Ro...Email from Khal Rayim Ahuvim in Lakewood:<br /> “The Rosh Yeshiva Harav Dovid Zaks is here for Shabbos staying at 413 Ashley Avenue. He removes Ayin Hara via the lead method and used to do it for his father Hagaon Reb Hillel. He had shimush in this process from R Yaackov Edelstein and other gedolim. If you want him to do it for you or other members of your family ,you can come by Motzie Shabbos between 8PM -10PM or Sunday morning between 10am-11am. He has his own yeshiva so please bring your checkbook and make a nice donation.”Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072524811116543135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-47194523897433833212018-02-16T15:30:32.512-05:002018-02-16T15:30:32.512-05:005. Tefillah is Avodas Hashem. Pouring lead is not....5. Tefillah is Avodas Hashem. Pouring lead is not.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-38391693201619599832018-02-16T15:29:41.453-05:002018-02-16T15:29:41.453-05:004. This gets into the much larger question of &quo...4. This gets into the much larger question of "segulos" in general.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-34608865329392283602018-02-16T15:28:52.315-05:002018-02-16T15:28:52.315-05:003. According to the rationalists, by hatznei'a...3. According to the rationalists, by hatznei'a leches and tomim tiheyeh.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-7962968636677013652018-02-16T15:28:09.280-05:002018-02-16T15:28:09.280-05:002. According to the magical school, it is one of t...2. According to the magical school, it is one of the kochos ha'tumah in the Beriah; according to the rational school is has no actual power in itself.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1568020696742380022018-02-16T15:27:07.702-05:002018-02-16T15:27:07.702-05:001. According to the Ramba, no. According to most o...1. According to the Ramba, no. According to most other authorities, yes. The second option divides into schools of thought: One that perceives AhR as magical, and the other that perceives it as rational - that it arouses a more focused judgment in Heaven.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-27862123057125947002018-02-16T13:33:39.760-05:002018-02-16T13:33:39.760-05:00SO basically, from most of the discussions that i&...SO basically, from most of the discussions that i've read, participating in eyin hara removal is either AVODAH ZARA (which is really bad) or Aligned with great spiritualists of the Torah. That seems like a huge divide. I most definately do not want do something out of line of what G-d sees fit! So how do you make the decision to try it or not. Ultimately, while G-d asks for prayers and recognition as being the SOURCE, he still expects us to live in a world that he created (take medicine when you are sick, get an education to open doors for a job - rather than solely relying on prayer). I'd like to definitely understand from a Jewish perspective.... 1. Is the Evil Eye a real concept or not? Does it have a basis in Torah or just the Sages? 2. If it is a real concept how could G-d give power to another person to execute judgement? 3. How has G-d asked to address the Evil Eye? 4. Doesn't addressing a non-physical concept such as Eyin Hara be expected to have a non-physical solution? 5. Isn't prayer itself a spiritual practice that is not Scientific and logical? How is one expected to find that useful and practical but at the same time poo-poo the idea of a different form of spiritual clearance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-87357860042903568312017-12-29T01:07:34.375-05:002017-12-29T01:07:34.375-05:00שפן
שפע
פלאים
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אמן!שפן<br /><br />שפע<br />פלאים<br />נקבל<br /><br />אמן!Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-69915701951765411042017-12-29T01:06:12.332-05:002017-12-29T01:06:12.332-05:00:-)
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אמן!:-) <br /><br />ארנבת<br /><br />אז<br />רוב<br />נסים<br />בודאי<br />תעשה<br /><br />אמן!Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-45585702136336611882017-12-27T15:19:13.064-05:002017-12-27T15:19:13.064-05:00I like this one. It looks like a bunny rabbit.
htt...I like this one. It looks like a bunny rabbit.<br />https://youtu.be/trIwPWxizfc?t=2m44sEliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-52227727495485250052015-02-15T13:14:27.457-05:002015-02-15T13:14:27.457-05:00RYGB- so the Chiyuv is governed by Halacha and not...RYGB- so the Chiyuv is governed by Halacha and not Haskkafa<br /><br />Barry n conclusion, not getting into the argument of who's correct, if you want to get into a dialogue with Chareidim, you need to understand from where they are coming from. You cannot come to them with Taynos on the assumption that all the Torah is is to teach Chessed. This will never fly, since it's rejected completely by them. Let say with the Parnasah issue. If you would come with a total rejection of the Chareidi Hashkafa and say "these people are wasting their lives at the expense of society," of course it would be met with total opposition. However, if you understand their view, and in reality they're doing the most important job in the world, but how can we help their poverty? Yes,work is a necessary evil, however, how can we address that need without underscoring the value of what they're doing. In that case maybe there are solutions available that may come back to making Malachta Arai and Torah Kavuah. But if you approach it that they must accept your outlook of Judaism then all is loss, since it's totally rejected among the Chareidim, so it would be talking to the walls or like talking a different language. You need to work within the system to get real results. <br /><br />It's been a pleasure writing with you. I'll stick around for any Ha'aros. May you only have good health and Nachas from your kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-7513388248232454652015-02-15T02:07:32.052-05:002015-02-15T02:07:32.052-05:00The mitzvah chiyuvis of TT is a perek in the morni...The mitzvah chiyuvis of TT is a perek in the morning and a perek in the evening. The rest of the time is a mitzvah kiyumis.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-6767127308318986452015-02-15T00:05:35.036-05:002015-02-15T00:05:35.036-05:00I think , from what I gather from our conversation...I think , from what I gather from our conversations over the last few weeks, I think the everything boils down to whether Yiddishkeit is B'Ikker only about BALC or is it a combination between BALM and BALC.<br /><br />If you hold the Ikker is only BALC, of course the most that you need to do is to help humanity, and therefore dedicating your life to learning Torah is missing the point, since Torah learning is only there to lead to doing chessed.<br /><br />However, if you hold that the BALM is as much as an Ikker and is their own purpose, so then it make sense to dedicate one's life to learning Torah, because that in itself is one of the purposes of creation and why he was created for. Thus the Torah places a Talmid Chahcum above the rest of the populace and not a doctor. (One must stand up for a TC and not a Dr.) <br /><br />If Torah is only about Chessed, then there is no reason to be loyal to it, thus you may be loyal more to Western philosophy. AS long as you are loyal to the final idea of Torah i.e. Chessed, so, even if there is no logical reason to reject Shaidim, however, since Western philosophy rejects them, you will too. <br /><br />However, if you feel that Torah is what is the Ikker, then one feels more loyal to the Gemara and Chazal. If Chazal's original intent by talking about Sheidim is that they exist, one doesn't feel arbitrarily necessary to throw it off. I think what someone holds in this regard is more of a Siman where his loyalty lies rather than there is a Siba for them believing that way. <br /><br />The attitude towards Zionism and the Medinah. Although the founders of the state were not only secular, but pretty anti-religious. In Wikipedea I found the following quote "Modern Orthodox philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz considered Ben-Gurion "to have hated Judaism more than any other man he had met"."<br /><br />So, when we discussed Hakaras Hatov, we both agree that we cannot give credence to the wicked. So the Chareidim, besides the obvious comparison to the case in AZ and Shabbos of the host nations taking credit for what the society they built helped the Jews, they feel since these people are Rashayim, you cannot give them credit or put them on any pedestal. <br /><br />However, if you hold that the Ikker is only Chessed, we can only apply that idea to Nazis who were Rashayim in BALC. However, the Medinah that is made and run by those that are only don't keep BALM. However since that is not the Ikker, and although they don't keep the letter of the law, they keep the spirit of the law of doing Chessed. SO since they did a fig favor for everyone to make them their homeland, we can somewhat excuse their lack of BALM and still put them up onto a pedestal. <br /><br />The last part that it bothers you that there is poverty by people who dedicate their lives to Torah. If the Ikker is only CHessed, then someone's goal should be making a nice Parnasah for his wife and kids. However, if the Ikker is Torah, we only have this life to do it. AS the Gemara says "how can you forsake gaining for the next word to work in this world." SO even if it has some difficulties, however, what is difficulties when you're doing your life's mission.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-77398394090656642452015-02-14T20:17:07.338-05:002015-02-14T20:17:07.338-05:00I'm not a Baki in Chovos Hal'vovo, howevre...I'm not a Baki in Chovos Hal'vovo, howevre I heard it as the opposite, but it may be wrong.<br /><br />(Over Shabbos I asked someone who's more into Mussur and he directed me to<br /><br />http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=45434&st=&pgnum=57&hilite=<br /><br />first column 14 rows down. There it says that you don't)<br /><br />However, my thoughts were from the Gema Shabbos 33b (Kollel Iyun Hadaf summarry)<br /><br /> R. Yehudah, R. Yosi, R. Shimon and Yehudah ben Gerim were sitting together;<br />1. R. Yehudah: This kingdom (Romi) has done great deeds. They established markets, bridges and bathhouses!<br />2. R. Yosi was silent.<br />3. R. Shimon: Everything they did was for themselves! They established markets to seat harlots [to take revenue from them]. They established bathhouses for their pleasure. They established bridges to collect taxes! (Avodah Zarah 2b - this is Hash-m's rebuttal of Nochrim who will request reward in the future. Maharsha - R. Yehudah agrees with R. Shimon, just he was careful not to say so lest the kingdom find out.)<br /><br />This (and that gemara in AZ) would seem to show, if it was done for their own purpose, they cannot take credit for the good they did and they don't have to have Hakaras Hatov.<br /><br />In the case of the Nazi, even if they were not experimenting on Jews (let say a scientist in Berlin that was a card carrying Nazi member, but didn't do the experiment on human victims and his intention is to help humanity, although Aryans.) I agree with you that it's not ethical to put wicked people on some type of pedestal. <br /><br />Regarding your question, first, how many members of Hatzolah are learning all the time. Even if they are, there was a need that there wasn't a proper respond time from 911, so they organized their own. However, it's difficult to say that the lack of Chareidi medical researchers would lead to Jews dying because of a lack of researchers out there. <br /><br />B'Emes as a job per se,medical researcher is one that probably helps humanity more than most. I'm sure you took a good pay cut by being a researcher than opening your own private practice. <br /><br />Hopefully for tomorrow I'll get to the SHtikel TorahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-91554184038527710082015-02-13T15:51:16.155-05:002015-02-13T15:51:16.155-05:00Not sure where you're going with this but I th...Not sure where you're going with this but I think The Chovos Halevovos says one needs to show Hakaras Hatov, even if the doer did not intend to benefit the recipient. But in the case of Nazi doctors, when the intention was not for tov, but for sadism, I doubt we owe them any hakaras hatov, and may not even be allowed to benefit from their research. I think the ethicists deal with this. But if they discovered a new phenomenon, would be hard to ignore it. However, I don't know offhand whether anything useful ever did arise from their work.<br /><br />Now let me ask you one. If medical research and saving lives is not a worthy goal for a Jew, then why the huge emphasis on Hatzala? What is wrong with the regular 911 system that the rest of the country uses? How much bitul torah does that huge organization entail for the EMTs, and the administrators, etc.? Meshugahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634528784964273654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-18909976943165357092015-02-13T15:15:32.539-05:002015-02-13T15:15:32.539-05:00Barry- although i enjoy this give and take, howev...Barry- although i enjoy this give and take, however, I do need to devote my energies to other projects. I think that I have a Shtlickle Torah to explain the difference between your Mehalech and the Chareidim.<br /><br />I just need one more piece. Lets start with the following philosophical questions about Hakaras Hatov.<br /><br />If Reuvein does something good for Shimon and Levi receives some good Agav that good that was done to Shimon. Does Levi need to have Hakaras Hatov to Reuvein for that good he received? Or does he not need to have Hakaras Hatov, since he was not the targeted recipient.<br /><br />Question two: if the answer of question one he still needs to have Hakaros Hatov, then let us say (as an extreme example. Like the Gemara gives extreme examples in order to find a correct Geder how it works) I'm sure there were Nazi doctors and scientist that helped in research that had made a difference in the advancement of technology and medicine, do we need to show them Hakaros Hatov for the good we received from it or not. If not, why exactly are we not obligated? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-2019573591893373642015-02-13T12:54:09.149-05:002015-02-13T12:54:09.149-05:00R YGB- Although Hilchos Dayos maybe not true Halac...R YGB- Although Hilchos Dayos maybe not true Halachos. However, Torah is a Mitzvah Chiyuvis, and must have Halachos when there is a Chiyuv and when there isn't. Similar to Lulov and Shofar and all other Mitzvos. There must be Halachos when someone is Michuyov and one is not.<br /><br />Barry- As far as R' Yochanan was aware of , was only the reaction of the Talmid. He told him, I beleive you because I saw it. Therefore R' Yochanan deduced he wouldn't beleiev it if he didn't see it. From that he said he was Melagleig. On the fact that there are Shitos of Ain Bein really proves my point more. The Talmid could not excuse himself that he has a right to reject R' Yochanan because Shmuel disagrees with him, since there is no Halacha an Agada, thus I'll say like Shmuel and disregard you're supernatural explanation. So that can't be P'shat in Rambam that there is no Halacha in Agaada. He doesn't mean that you can reject anyone at will, rather there is no reason not to accept all positions as a viable and possible P'shat. <br /><br />Regarding Iyov , I don't think the Man Damar that holds it's a Mashal held that way randomly. Rather he had a Kaballah or some other Hechruch for the Torah. Those who argue with him brings a proof from the Pasuk that said there was once a man. If he didn't exist the Torah couldn't write that. Hence, we must go with what seems to be the original intent of the author.<br /><br />Further, as I brought earlier, that Sheidim are part of the Halachic literature and is codified in Shulchon Orech.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-15876029175913266022015-02-13T09:30:04.607-05:002015-02-13T09:30:04.607-05:00Most of Hil. TT is Hashkafa, not Halacha. The &quo...Most of Hil. TT is Hashkafa, not Halacha. The "Hilchos" is misleading. But just like OC 240 or Rambam Hil. Dei'os is considered Hashkafa, so too Hil. TT. Otherwise, we would all have to send our kids to Zilberman schools, etc.<br /><br />Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-73495485810689435672015-02-13T04:11:41.709-05:002015-02-13T04:11:41.709-05:00Dear Reb Anonymous, I just looked at Bava Basra 75...Dear Reb Anonymous, I just looked at Bava Basra 75 inside, and a few observations. First, the gemara says straight off that the Talmid was melagleg when he asked the question. The purpose of aggedata is to inspire. So whether or not R. Yochanan was intending to be taken literally or not, he must have had a message, but the Talmid denigrated it. Second, as before, it seems the Talmid was questioning whether it was possible for the RBSH to make such large jewels. Even if he held ein bein olam hazeh liyemos hamshiach ella shibud malchios, he could have asked that question in a nice way, Rebbe, will the world really be that different than nowadays? His tone of voice was completely chutzpadik and inappropriate. Third, the Maharsha quotes from a Yalkut which I have not seen, that the talmid was an apikorus, mashma, before this mayseh, and according to the way we defined it, was preaching hefkerus, much worse than an interpretation of a particular aggadeta. Fourth, this gemara is gufa an aggadeta, and Reb Shmuel Hanagid at end of Brachos defines aggadeta as those nonhalachic parts of the gemara, and that one can interpret in any way that makes sense to him. So we started this discussion about whether one is mechuyav to believe in the literal meaning of sheidim, or are they a mashal. How could this gemara support the literal meaning? The same way the Rambam interprets the aggadetas of sheidim nonliterally, he would do the same for this aggadeta, as neither are binding in any halachic way. You also have never answered my question how one opinion in Chazal could say the entire Sefer Iyov is a mashal. The bottom line is that Bava Basra 75 is a lesson in midos tovos how to treat a rebbe properly.Meshugahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634528784964273654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-75059626774405394372015-02-12T23:03:05.684-05:002015-02-12T23:03:05.684-05:00RYGB-
How would you describe the difference betwee...RYGB-<br />How would you describe the difference between Hashkafa and Halacha? To me, regardless of what you hold, the Machlokas between TIDE ond TO should fall undr the realm of Hilchos Talmud Torah. What is the Chiyuv to learn. That sounds like Halacha to me. (Actually, I think anything that has a Naka Mina L'Maseh should be classified under Halacha and not under Hashkafa.) <br /><br />2 I guess we're not understanding each other in this one. Since this is really an Agav Sugya from this thread, therefore I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-23561242132738856732015-02-12T21:51:58.448-05:002015-02-12T21:51:58.448-05:001a-b. Here is where it gets interesting. For those...1a-b. Here is where it gets interesting. For those of us who do not accept Reb Elchonon's disparagement of TIDE (and, since this is a machlokes in Hashkafa, anyone can choose TIDE over Torah-Only - and, IMHO, should), the same dispensation that applies for umanus can apply for reading good literature - or any other positive, constructive pursuit.<br /><br />c. It is still a shikul ha'da'as. Chashka nafshi b'Torah is a personal issue, not a halachic issue.<br /><br />2. I'm back to not understanding what you are saying!Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.com