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| bio | website | mekubal.wordpress.com |
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| location | Jerusalem | |
| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 9 months |
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Born in New Jersey, educated in Philadelphia, attained Semikha from Rabbinut in 2003, went on to become a Sofer, Mohel and Shochet. Currently studying Dayyanut and Kabbalah at Yeshivat HaMekubalim Nahar Shalom and Yeshivat HaMekubalim Beit El. Husband and father of four(for now).
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Apr 30 |
answered | Place to study Zohar |
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Apr 30 |
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Levi does not want to wash Kohen's hands I'm guessing you want sourced replies. Otherwise I know that Rav Darzi ZTzUK"L and Rav Ovadia Yosef have both said they need not, and at times it may be unfitting for a Levi to do so. |
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Apr 25 |
answered | Source for Rav Avraham Yosef's ruling on Ba'alei Teshuva |
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Apr 25 |
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Baal Teshuva — Interested in both Chabad and Breslov, now what? @ChabadRabbi Saying that Chavukuk or for that matter Rav Morgenshtern(who also has a blended approach) is only taking the best of all is unnecessarily demeaning, and frankly demonstrates an ignorance of what they are about. You would be better just saying that you have no idea or experience with them. |
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Apr 23 |
answered | Seeking examples of various gematria methods |
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Apr 23 |
answered | Baal Teshuva — Interested in both Chabad and Breslov, now what? |
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Apr 19 |
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Eating meat on a regular basis Why do you assume that Rashi's opinion is the halakha? Is this found in any of the Law codes? |
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Apr 18 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos @DoubleAA No he wouldn't have said An'im Zemirot. As far as to what extent this applies to the Kabbalat Shabbat is a bit of a debate, which is covered in brief in the Nekudot HaKesef quote. The Rabbanim and Hakhamim of Beit El felt that it did. Others(including some of Chaim Vital's students) did not. |
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Apr 18 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos @DoubleAA Added a source from the Kitvei HaAri |
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Apr 18 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos added 833 characters in body |
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Apr 18 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos added 23 characters in body |
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Apr 18 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos @DoubleAA Ah... I see the confusion. He was opposed to additions to the prayer service, which his piyutim were not. Edited answer to correspond. |
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Apr 18 |
answered | Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos |
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Apr 18 |
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Correct way to deal with a damaged mini-torah? "Which almost no one has done while explaining it fully". Are you Abadi's PR agent?!?!?! Every Safrut Vaad(Mishmeret Stam, Yad Rafael, Mishmeret Sofrim) not to mention many Poskim and Gedolim(Rav Ovadia Yosef, Rav Wosner, Rav Badani, Rav Shalom Kohen and Rav Nisim Karelitz to name but a few) have written against the practice at great length. Explaining fully their reasons. May I politely suggest that you research the matter a bit more and not simply rely on the propaganda from the Abadi website. |
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Apr 16 |
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Is it a popular notion that a Jew should “have at least three children…”? It's a matter of Rabbinic dispute. That is an answer. There are no sources of which I am aware that specifically say three. I know of two(which is codified in the Sh"A) and have heard an argument for four. |
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Apr 16 |
answered | Is it a popular notion that a Jew should “have at least three children…”? |
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Apr 16 |
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other names of Hashem (instead of Ado..) in davenning and brachos? @Daniel The Leshem actually brings a segula in his Shearim to say the Amidah with Ehy-eh in place of Ado-nai. So... I can see it being done under certain circumstances. |
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Apr 16 |
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Talmud comes from Har Sinai? @MeirZirkind If you want to quote Aggadata, how about the famous one in Mnochot about the Tagin. Moshe Rabbeinu didn't understand them, but Rabbi Akiva would expound upon them. See also the Maharal of Prague on that piece. Most notably where he says the Moshe Rabbeinu was limited in the oral torah. |
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Apr 16 |
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Talmud comes from Har Sinai? @DoubleAA I've never heard that holding implies psak. I've always heard it as the English translation for סובר or סברא. That's how its used in the Yeshivish circles that I run in. |
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Apr 15 |
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Halacha concerning use of secular court @IsaacMoses The original question did ask if he needed Rabbinic arbitration(which is essentially a B"D). If a single Rabbi would be chutzpadik enough to undertake that alone when the halakha is against it... Well that is a different story. |
