tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post1254497718362355571..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Bittul TorahRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-79421628746351882042010-05-06T05:53:28.252+03:002010-05-06T05:53:28.252+03:00"Neil Harris said...
Funny that it's bit..."Neil Harris said... <br />Funny that it's bittul Torah to go and remember the Torah revealed by R Shimon Bar Yochi."<br /><br />Neil, how much Torah learning, from R. Shimon or others, do many of the Meron revelers actually do, between the long trip, heat (even before the fires are lit), singing and dancing, chai rotel mashkeh, etc.?<br /><br />You claim they go and remember it there. What does remember mean? I note that you didn't say that they studied it. Can they not do that at home?<br /><br />I understand that you may be under the sway of the Hassidic hype about the day, but Rav Chaim Kanievsky is above that. His shver (father-in-law), Rav Elyashiv shlit"a, famously remarked a few years back (in an article in the Jerusalem Post where it was reported that he never went to Meron!) that he feels closer to R. Shimon bar Yochai learning a blatt gemara.<br /><br />The way these great gedolim see it, if you want to be close to R. Shimon spiritually, want to 'get into his mind' so to speak, studying his teachings is the primary way to go, not just taking a day off and going on an outing up north.<br /><br />Lag Baomer for Litvaks is not the same as it is for Hassidim.Litvaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-84300084571623537442010-05-02T06:34:14.487+03:002010-05-02T06:34:14.487+03:00Why are chasidim going to Rav Kanievsky for a psak...Why are chasidim going to Rav Kanievsky for a psak din?Menashehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593117409267020021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-71072123547330083562010-04-30T03:53:31.197+03:002010-04-30T03:53:31.197+03:00Rafi - Rav Shteinman gave three reasons:
1. The ex...Rafi - <i>Rav Shteinman gave three reasons:<br />1. The expense is too great and there is no need<br />2. ayin ha'ra - anything that is "public" does not bring good fortune and success.<br />3. bittul torah is caused by ...</i><br /><br />Hopefully he also applies these 3 items to public demonstrations as well.<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-82679191702758453972010-04-30T03:45:23.162+03:002010-04-30T03:45:23.162+03:00Funny that it's bittul Torah to go and remembe...Funny that it's bittul Torah to go and remember the Torah revealed by R Shimon Bar Yochi.Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.com