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Previously: Project Manager at Answers.com and updater of Halocho a day web sites and facebook groups.

Currently: Programmer at Hyperlync and concentrating on Daf Yomi, 2nd cycle.


May
14
revised Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing?
added 234 characters in body
May
14
comment Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing?
@DoubleAA - I found a source - the Bal HaTurim - and upated my answer.
May
13
revised Milk and 'Ever Min HaḤai
Response from Rabbi Shraga Simmons
May
13
answered Korbon tomid whilst Jews were travelling (as opposed to camping) in the desert
May
11
awarded  Yearling
Apr
23
answered Repentance for stealing not accepted?
Apr
23
comment What steps are required to make aliyah to Israel?
@msh210 - What else should I add? Seeking employment? Items to bring/but here? Places to live? I'm open to suggestions.
Apr
22
awarded  Informed
Apr
22
answered What steps are required to make aliyah to Israel?
Apr
22
answered Sources For Listening To/Not Listening to Non-Jewish Music
Apr
22
comment Can I prevent trespass through (for example) my garden?
@AvrohomYitzchok - It's a Mishaa in Bava-Batra Ch. 6:7 which corresponds to Daf 99b. Codified by the Rambam in Nizkei-Mamon 13:27 and by the Shulchan Aruch in Choshen HaMishpat 377. See the Pischei-Teshuva ibid as to the various opinions whether it applies to a path smaller than 16 Amot. (I.e. do we follow the Rambam on this.)
Apr
18
comment Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing?
@DoubleAA: I see no connection between the blessings I counted (as in good wishes) and ברכת המצות, but, yes, we thank Hashem for "elevating" us with His Mitzvot in general, and then for specifically commanding us to do this Mitzva. And חזק ואמץ is 2 blessings, so is "have a nice trip and drive safely". I don't see what you're getting at; I feel we're talking past each other. What am I missing here?
Apr
18
revised Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing?
Added Rashi in the 3 psukim
Apr
18
comment 100% Polyester or Silk suits requiring checking
@ArielK, some folks over at judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/2597 seem to have experiences to the contrary.
Apr
18
comment 100% Polyester or Silk suits requiring checking
@YaakovPinsky, I don't recall ever "depicting myself as an authority on any matter"; in this case I clearly mention my "credentials": "My father was a Shaatnez checker for over 30 years". So I'm talking as the "tailor" not the "Rabbi". (I could answer many questions here based on my memory, but refrain from doing so unless my "anecdotes" provide IMO a useful answer. Else I wait until I can open the relevant sources and quote them.)
Apr
18
comment 100% Polyester or Silk suits requiring checking
@DoubleAA: If the Kitzur bothered mentioning the Rambam, then it's obviously an opinion we need take into account. The Kitzur almost NEVER brings 2 opinions; he wrote the Sefer for the layman who needs a Psak.
Apr
18
comment Can I prevent trespass through (for example) my garden?
Another angle: Once your garden has become a popular path, then you may no longer stop people walking there. So the sooner you stop them the better.
Apr
18
revised Why did Noah have to wait so long to exit the ark?
Typo: Ark, not arc
Apr
18
comment Noda B'Yehuda and the Tzavah of Rebbe Yehuda HaChossid
@Yehoshua: I've come across that too, but don't blame it on Rebbe Yehuda HaChossid. :-)
Apr
18
comment Is each part of birkat Kohanim a full blessing?
@nikmasi - agreed; will have to wait until I get back to my study with a few spare minutes.