tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post2836825512319809201..comments2024-03-18T19:59:12.814+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: This chimney looks too narrow for Hannukah HarryRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-69149361038808944862008-05-27T11:05:00.000+03:002008-05-27T11:05:00.000+03:00Why thank you for your flattery. In case you didn'...Why thank you for your flattery. In case you didn't understand, assur means don't do it. However, as a grama, you cannot claim any damages (assuming you even are affected; do you live here, my dear anonymous?)<BR/><BR/>I'm aware of the gemaras you're referring to; I'm also aware that shulchan aruch and the achronim generally do NOT consider visual aesthetics to be on equal footing with the damages caused by vibrations, smoke, noise, or smell (or, for that matter, to be terribly significant when compared to a hiddur (assuming it is...) in hilchos shabbos).Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-67931858845453838132008-05-27T10:33:00.000+03:002008-05-27T10:33:00.000+03:00Mike-You're talking like a good chareidi brainwash...Mike-<BR/><BR/>You're talking like a good chareidi brainwashed boy.<BR/><BR/>"Patur aval Assur" -- i.e. Let's do it!! We can get away with it!!! Only a gramma!<BR/><BR/>See: Bava Kama 82b;Rashi regarding neighborhood unsightlynessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-68129814857226750392008-05-27T09:56:00.000+03:002008-05-27T09:56:00.000+03:00I thought so too, but the chimney has nothing to d...I thought so too, but the chimney has nothing to do with that. the generator is already there. the chimney is simply a way to release the exhaust and fumes in a way that will not bother the neighbors.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-65362773427727742072008-05-27T09:45:00.000+03:002008-05-27T09:45:00.000+03:00I think the chumrah in O.C. to which Andrew Dice "...I think the chumrah in O.C. to which Andrew Dice "Anonymous" Clay was referring was being machmir in an issue of Shabbos.<BR/><BR/>Didn't the electric company hire 100+ non-Jews a while back to work on Shabbos so that this wouldn't be an issue?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-35454277593281710712008-05-27T09:35:00.000+03:002008-05-27T09:35:00.000+03:00what chumra is there in orach chaim regarding this...what chumra is there in orach chaim regarding this? this was done to alleviate the issues disturbing the neighbors. they seem to be ok with the chimney, and while I do not know how it works with choshen mishpat and the overall neighborhood, or with whether the courts would allow it or not, as per the rest of the post with the bnei brak example, they did it this way because they were being sensitive to the neighbors concerns.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-88031668658817526682008-05-27T09:32:00.000+03:002008-05-27T09:32:00.000+03:00What's the choshen mishpot issur? Blocking your vi...What's the choshen mishpot issur? Blocking your view is not generally a recognized hezek; at best, you might be able to claim a lowering of property values (which is a grama (patur aval assur)). <BR/><BR/>I'll leave sources for proper speech as an exercise for the reader...Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-20686169193343040072008-05-27T09:22:00.000+03:002008-05-27T09:22:00.000+03:00Who's the jackass that put that ugly pipe on top o...Who's the jackass that put that ugly pipe on top of Chanichei Yeshviot?<BR/><BR/>Doing something unsightly in a neighbourhood is a Choshen Mishpat no-no.<BR/><BR/>But who the hell cares about basic halacha in Choshen Mishpat when you get to do a chumra in Orach Chaim!!<BR/><BR/>Not to mention that the jackass who is so frum to put the pipe on top of C.Y. still uses the regular electricity in his home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-76708656049905913942008-05-27T08:37:00.000+03:002008-05-27T08:37:00.000+03:00this is the one near me. I am not familiar with th...this is the one near me. I am not familiar with the one on Uriah. I go there to learn every week but never noticed itRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-36305953816691307952008-05-27T06:57:00.000+03:002008-05-27T06:57:00.000+03:00Don't we have two of these exhaust pipes: one near...Don't we have two of these exhaust pipes: one near the end of Uriah, and one down where you live?Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.com