Comments on: Yeshiva Memories: The dorm councilors

By: bored

bored — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:46:08 +0000

ghottistyx
your a bad person for not keeping shabbos or kosher. as a matter of fact, youll have to pay for it eventually. this is not my opinion but my belief. its also the belief of your fore-parents and ancestors.
i could try to sound politically correct about it but i wont. classical judaism believes that you are a sinner and you will be punished for it. i dont even need to come onto rabbinical teachings. the bible clearly tells someone to keep sabbath. its one of the ten commandments right along side murdering and killing and thus, yes if you dont keep the sabbath, you are a bad person according to jewish standards. his equation to hitler was stating that tzelem elokim doesnt automatically lead to a good person or even respect.
in judaism we believe in reward and punishment as well as the importance of the details. yes g-d cares whether you get into a car and shabbat. and yes you will get punished if you know better.
avrumy,
you are a sick man! its funny how i have been in yeshiva for over 10 years now and havent witnessed any of the things you are referring to and im sure if we were to take a poll the vast majority will have no idea what you are talking about.

By: uch

uch — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:30:59 +0000

rabbinically sanctioned?!
umm its in the bible dude. g-d said it. assuming you are orthodox, then you believe that at least the old testament is god given and thus your homosexual escapades are not rabbinically prohibited but biblically prohibited. the torah calls it an abomination.

By: shave and get a haircut

shave and get a haircut — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:20:12 +0000

actually its not assur to sleep with tzitzit on. not even close. its not baal tosif and you evidently dont know the first thing about baal tosif so dont go there. the arizal says one should wear his tzitzit when he sleeps and many of the codifiers follow his lead and state that it is praiseworthy.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:57:34 +0000

Avrumy,

I’m working on a patent for one as we speak. Problem is that the laws are extremely complex, so it’s more complicated than a simple radiation meter.

According to Judaism, the non Jew only has nefesh bahamis, which put his
SPIRITUAL level on par with an animal. Therefore, just as a dead animal doesn’t generate tumah, ditto for non Jews.

Again, this is on a spirital level only, before all of you jump down my throat and accusing me of calling non Jews “animals”. For any arguments, refer to the appropriate sections of the Tanya.

By: Avrumy

Avrumy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:13:44 +0000

You can use a tum’ameter.

By: Avrumy

Avrumy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:11:09 +0000

Phil avers: “Only a Jewish cadaver is metameh. Goyim don’t have the level of kedusha while alive to create a possibility of tumah when they die. ” Maybe yes, maybe no. That this is part of Judaism is frightening.
However, it can certainly end the “Who is a Jew?” controversy. After someone of questionable ancestry dies, check for tum’ah in the room and you will know whether the deceased was really a Jew or not. Problem solved.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:45:22 +0000

Ghottistyx,

Here is an interesting articles on Ribbis and Iska:
http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5758/behar.html

I know kohanim that work in the Jewish general hospital, Jews die there almost every day. It seems that the necessity of their life saving duties override the prohibition of being metameh. The fact that they aren’t serving in the Beit Hamikdash probably gets factored in too.

I know a Kohain that works in the hospital’s pharmacy, if he is allowed to work there, so much more so a doctor.

If you’re in either situation and want to be sure, ask a competent rav.

By: ghottistyx

ghottistyx — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:58:30 +0000

Explain this “heter iskah” concept? Whether or not one is charging ribbit to a goy, if the bank had even ONE Jewish customer, wouldn’t the bank then be oveir ribbit? And wouldn’t it be forbidden for a Jew to work for it?

Re: the cadavers, the question is that if he’s working in a hospital which gets Jewish patients, ipso facto some Jew will die while he’s in their presence. I forget the halakhic term for a person putting themselves in a situation where sin is likely to cross their paths, but is this not one of those?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:33:40 +0000

Ghottistyx,

Jew that works for a bank doesn’t violate anything. First, he doesn’t own the bank, second, their is something called a heter iskah, that’s how the Israeli Jew owned banks get away with it. Also, charging ribbis to a goy is actually a mitzvah (Rambam).

Kohanim are allowed to be doctors in hospitals as they are invilved in saving lives, which overrides the possibility of tuma. Same goes for intersex CPR.

A good friend of mine that is a Kohen got a heter to stay in the hospital with his wife during labor, as just his being there alone “appeased her mind” enough to warrant the heter.

One more thing about cadavers: Only a Jewish cadaver is metameh. Goyim don’t have the level of kedusha while alive to create a possibility of tumah when they die. Therefore, I kohain can visit a museum with mummies or pass through a non Jewish cemetary, although the practice isn’t recommended as sometimes Jew are buried there as well.