tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post804269386391737831..comments2023-04-05T05:24:18.287-04:00Comments on e Holds Forth: Defending the True Faithehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-50134493389709692682009-09-04T15:07:36.258-04:002009-09-04T15:07:36.258-04:00the other 12 are difficult for chabad
Praying onl...the other 12 are difficult for chabad<br /><br />Praying only to G-d: you need a pilpul to define "pray."<br /><br />Reward and punishment: who gives a damn about that? A jew should never think about serving god for some personal benefit!<br /><br />god has no physical body: identifyingchabad.com can tell you why this one is problematic<br /><br />In general, we have no use for philosophical quibbles like "god is the first and the last." Ha ma'aseh hu ha'ikkar!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-35926831072492758352009-09-04T13:33:30.542-04:002009-09-04T13:33:30.542-04:00It's not in the yad proper but one of the nose...It's not in the yad proper but one of the nosei keilim cites the relevant part of moreh as necessary to understand the progression of yesodei torah ch. 1 which im sure you have learned. I don't learn moreh straight either.<br /><br />Re I believe: and what about the other 12?Modeh B'Miktsasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-28597898320726191582009-09-03T18:53:12.183-04:002009-09-03T18:53:12.183-04:00i actually don't know it. i'm a lubav, rem...i actually don't know it. i'm a lubav, remember? The only rambam i know is those books that the rebbe said you gotta recite daily and "I believe with complete faith... I await his coming every day."ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-30423628432907536782009-09-03T13:19:33.848-04:002009-09-03T13:19:33.848-04:00And you now get back to the crux of it all which i...And you now get back to the crux of it all which is that certain things are believed and I'm sure you know the RaMBaM's definition of the difference between faith and stupidity.Modeh B'Miktsasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-37554952024853857312009-09-02T20:08:02.061-04:002009-09-02T20:08:02.061-04:00The original verse isn't talking about rabbis ...The original verse isn't talking about rabbis interpreting Torah. it says that if you have a disagreement--not necessarily in interpreting any texts--then listen to your rabbis.<br /><br />This does not guarantee that the rabbis will know faithfully transmit minutia like chatzi nezek tzroros for example.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-28491205941456547012009-09-02T16:49:42.561-04:002009-09-02T16:49:42.561-04:00על פי התורה אשר יורוך וכו. Learn Torah shebiksav. ...על פי התורה אשר יורוך וכו. Learn Torah shebiksav. It's the greatest heresy.Modeh B'Miktsasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-22444982677940705142009-09-02T11:44:11.995-04:002009-09-02T11:44:11.995-04:00I don't know what you're talking about.I don't know what you're talking about.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-12549417414419286032009-09-01T17:03:19.606-04:002009-09-01T17:03:19.606-04:00First of all, don't be impatient. I really sho...First of all, don't be impatient. I really should let you stew another day just for that but I'm too nice. Here's my answer:<br /><br />Because a certain amount of 'corruption' as you call it is not corruption at all but examples of a biblical law that even my karaite friend recognizes to the point that he accepts the shulchan aruch. See if you can guess.Modeh B'Miktsasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-86205935091443518182009-08-31T17:45:21.088-04:002009-08-31T17:45:21.088-04:00I'm glad you liked it, because it was a royal ...I'm glad you liked it, because it was a royal pain to write.<br /><br />Modeh: I'm waiting.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-86342718516881757252009-08-31T11:32:13.647-04:002009-08-31T11:32:13.647-04:00Well written and interesting. Thank you for sheari...Well written and interesting. Thank you for shearing.Nossonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495310186260336539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-51361062425577717792009-08-30T15:46:20.836-04:002009-08-30T15:46:20.836-04:00The Rebbe spoke Pesach (or pesach Sheni) in the 70...The Rebbe spoke Pesach (or pesach Sheni) in the 70's after the tefillin were discovered. Other frumme Yidden unnerved by the discoveries. The Rebbe spoke about the koach of Torah Sh'Ba'al Peh, that Moshe Rebeinu can say tefillin are like Rashi, and rebeinu could still sit there and argue with him via the power of Halacha.Mottelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582397390892396507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-46430054595389285022009-08-30T15:06:39.010-04:002009-08-30T15:06:39.010-04:00so why are the jews of today stuck following what ...so why are the jews of today stuck following what the rabbis decided long ago? Who says those rabbis didn't corrupt the oral law?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-72200326523561909682009-08-30T11:10:45.683-04:002009-08-30T11:10:45.683-04:00I do believe in halacha and I don't believe th...I do believe in halacha and I don't believe that post. Except for the part about halacha being partly human so that it is possible to have a kinyan in Torah.Modeh B'Miktsasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-7574392743335767242009-08-24T17:58:03.593-04:002009-08-24T17:58:03.593-04:00Mottel: Not even then. This was towards the end of...Mottel: Not even then. This was towards the end of my career.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-52561968257178314122009-08-24T14:41:10.100-04:002009-08-24T14:41:10.100-04:00e-I like this post. A lot. Thanks.e-I like this post. A lot. Thanks.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449603130202899676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-33224761518334410242009-08-24T13:01:14.678-04:002009-08-24T13:01:14.678-04:00Really mottel? how so?Really mottel? how so?Altiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772248808276734643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-17053439609965940542009-08-24T11:07:50.911-04:002009-08-24T11:07:50.911-04:00E: Nice post and well written - let me ask you, di...E: Nice post and well written - let me ask you, did you agree with what you wrote then?<br />Altie: I think E might taka be shiksa-ishMottelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582397390892396507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-69773014414758210382009-08-24T02:06:03.186-04:002009-08-24T02:06:03.186-04:00and yes i know its shaygitz for a guy- dont correc...and yes i know its shaygitz for a guy- dont correct me.Altiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772248808276734643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-914618918685584602009-08-24T02:05:42.940-04:002009-08-24T02:05:42.940-04:00true faith- maybe you are not as shikse-ish as you...true faith- maybe you are not as shikse-ish as you wish people to believe.Altiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772248808276734643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-11212029518386706192009-08-24T02:05:00.749-04:002009-08-24T02:05:00.749-04:00i'd say something about the actual post, but i...i'd say something about the actual post, but i've learn that already, and it makes too much sense to discuss.<br /><br />glad to see you posting about halacha, even if u dont agree with it.Altiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772248808276734643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-86671516752524200602009-08-24T00:54:37.678-04:002009-08-24T00:54:37.678-04:00not everything we wrote to individuals was publish...not everything we wrote to individuals was published. it was published on our internal blog.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-91230121477938030322009-08-24T00:49:40.620-04:002009-08-24T00:49:40.620-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.bonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233228445664358396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-79636183125074375912009-08-24T00:13:18.417-04:002009-08-24T00:13:18.417-04:00Right. I vaguely remembered reading it...Right. I vaguely remembered reading it...Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-7976493146565649952009-08-24T00:11:40.624-04:002009-08-24T00:11:40.624-04:00some poor jew who wanted to understand the role of...some poor jew who wanted to understand the role of oral law. I emailed it to you twice.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376537400767851942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989429744464051200.post-81170035419911092762009-08-24T00:05:06.374-04:002009-08-24T00:05:06.374-04:00Who did you write this for?Who did you write this for?Just like a guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680468025321981540noreply@blogger.com