tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4719513391528066900..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: I don't get itRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-17756216266603767322020-03-29T14:16:02.161+03:002020-03-29T14:16:02.161+03:00I dont think so. I am talking ona personal level,...I dont think so. I am talking ona personal level, not a religious adherence level. I am fine with other people arguing over how important tfilla btzibuur is and how much it is or is not pikuach nefesh. On a personal level, regardkless of what you or I might decide about the importance of minyan and pikuach nefesh, if I personally know of a danger even if it might not meet the criteria of pikuach nefesh somehow, I will decide on my own nto to put myself at risk without dealing with shutting down the shul.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-56697463513719529172020-03-29T14:01:24.831+03:002020-03-29T14:01:24.831+03:00''I am not going to argue about how import... ''I am not going to argue about how important minyan is and if it should supersede pikuach nefesh or not.''<br />''Even if they are not concerned about being involved in the spread of the disease to other people, do they not care about themselves?''<br />Aren't these two comments a contradiction? If they believe that minyan supersedes Pikuach Nefesh then obviously they won't care about their own health. Isn't that the definition of supersede?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-39850293773069194012020-03-27T20:33:03.385+03:002020-03-27T20:33:03.385+03:00Kohelet 3:5
עֵת לַחֲבוֹק, וְעֵת לִרְחֹק מ...<a href="http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt3103.htm#5" rel="nofollow">Kohelet 3:5</a><br /><br />עֵת לַחֲבוֹק, וְעֵת לִרְחֹק מֵחַבֵּק<br /><br />Those who have lived all their lives in an עת לחבוק don't know how to live in an עת לרחק מחבק, but that is the עת we're living in currently. Adaptation is hard, but is absolutely essential for a robust nation.yaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179304707239865515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-23569107953121912672020-03-27T00:25:29.403+02:002020-03-27T00:25:29.403+02:00I heard an IDF rav holds daily minyin on mirpeset....I heard an IDF rav holds daily minyin on mirpeset. If he can't follow orders why do you hope others will follow rules.Dr. Harold Goldmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489059357110585390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-12278038255493302432020-03-26T23:54:10.718+02:002020-03-26T23:54:10.718+02:00Did you read what he wrote? People are still congr...Did you read what he wrote? People are still congregating for whatever reason is important to them, whether it is religious, political or simply amusement. The point is why is anyone still doing that in the light of the pandemic.<br /><br />With respect to religion, all Jewish leaders have stated that the government orders with respect to the virus are to be followed as halacha (Jewish law), and yet there are people flouting the rulings of their own religious leaders. That is their personal choice, not religion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-45016783055566789302020-03-26T22:15:29.274+02:002020-03-26T22:15:29.274+02:00This is what happens when you conflate ritual with...This is what happens when you conflate ritual with religion.Avinoreply@blogger.com