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Loshon Hora: I've Had it Up to Here

Posted by Torah Bytes on December 20, 2018

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Masks and Shemoneh Esrei

MASKS DURING SHMONE ESRE In a letter issued this week Rav Sternbuch writes that one should not wear a mask when praying Shmone Esre. Although doctors state that masks are useful in preventing the spread of the virus, only a situation of immediate and tangible danger is considered a situation of pikuach nefesh for halachik purposes (see Chazon Ish, Tehuvos Ukesovim, section 48). A mask is not considered a respectable item of clothing, since it is not designed for the purpose of covering part of the body. In normal circumstances one would not wear it in front of an honorable personality. Even though currently heads of state are themselves walking around with a mask, they only agree to this affront to their dignity because of a far-fetched perceived danger. When we stand before the King of Kings we have to determine the parameters of pikuach nefesh according to the Torah. Even though doctors state that masks are useful in preventing the spread of the virus, it would appear tha

Proof of Matrilineal Descent in Judaism

דברים ז׳:ג׳ (ג) וְלֹ֥א תִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בָּ֑ם בִּתְּךָ֙ לֹא־תִתֵּ֣ן לִבְנ֔וֹ וּבִתּ֖וֹ לֹא־תִקַּ֥ח לִבְנֶֽךָ׃ Deuteronomy 7:3 (3) You shall not intermarry with them: do not give your daughter to his son or take his daughter for your son. דברים ז׳:ד׳ (ד) כִּֽי־יָסִ֤יר אֶת־בִּנְךָ֙ מֵֽאַחֲרַ֔י וְעָבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְחָרָ֤ה אַף־יְהוָה֙ בָּכֶ֔ם וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ֖ מַהֵֽר׃ Deuteronomy 7:4 (4) For he will turn your son away from Me and they will serve other gods, and Hashem's anger will blaze forth against you and He will promptly wipe you out. This week's Parashas Vaeschanan brings proof to the world that a Jew's lineage is determined from his Jewish mother even if she marries a gentile, and not from a Jewish father who marries a gentile. Note the Hebrew words carefully in Devarim 7:4. "For he (the gentile father) will turn your (Jewish) (grand) son away from me." ~ Devarim 7:4 It does not say: "For she (the gentile mother) will turn your (grand

REMOVING MASKS FOR SHMONE ESREI

REMOVING MASKS FOR SHMONE ESREI based on the droshos of HaRav Moshe Sternbuch, shlita “The blessing, that you will heed the commandments of Hashem your G-d (Devarim 11:27) Although the Rambam says (Hilchos De’os 1:3-4, 2:2) regarding character traits that one should generally follow the medium path, that only applies to middos, and when it comes to halocho there can be no room for compromise. The mitzvos have to be observed with “extremism”, punctiliously and down to the last detail. A contemporary example is removing masks concerning which Rav Sternbuch issued a ruling two months ago, and he reiterated this week that one must be careful about this, since such conduct is necessary for the sake of honoring the Shechina. Although masks are said to be useful in preventing the spread of the virus, only a situation of immediate and tangible danger is considered a situation of pikuach nefesh for halachik purposes (see Chazon Ish, Teshuvos Ukesovim, section 48). A mask is not considered

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