tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4793673838074083690..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Interesting Psak: Eilat is Chutz LaaretzRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-49713343414528615402018-06-25T19:11:10.985+03:002018-06-25T19:11:10.985+03:00I don't understand. If it's "not par...I don't understand. If it's "not part of Eretz Yisrael", why do the laws of shmitta etc. apply there? Or don't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-54080787856486425292018-06-25T14:26:58.482+03:002018-06-25T14:26:58.482+03:00Many interested parties (historians and Poskim, mo...Many interested parties (historians and Poskim, mostly) are of the opinion that the borders of EY in the time of either Beit Hamikdash did not extend that far south, which means that for Mitzvot pertaining to EY, it doesn't count. This would include leaving EY, as per the Rambam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-45891382224882336452018-06-25T09:56:23.716+03:002018-06-25T09:56:23.716+03:00I am not sure what you are asking. He is criticizi...I am not sure what you are asking. He is criticizing those who hold conferences there, saying that they should be held elsewhere. At the same time, when there is a conference there, it is zikkui harabbim to speak there to teach them Torah. What is difficult?Yehoshuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-23365865825427149852018-06-25T09:31:18.023+03:002018-06-25T09:31:18.023+03:00Eilat being a city in the State of Israel has a lo...Eilat being a city in the State of Israel has a local Jewish population. I understand even there religious observance is increasing, and many religious people vacation there. So without getting into the argument if it is part of EY, conferences should be held there.Meir Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-69406903166032037492018-06-25T03:09:18.896+03:002018-06-25T03:09:18.896+03:00Rafi, I don't understand your questions. The ...Rafi, I don't understand your questions. The shiurim were for the local population. The conferences could have been anywhere.yaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179304707239865515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-65149546119527036742018-06-24T23:30:10.753+03:002018-06-24T23:30:10.753+03:00Why would Eilat be considered chutz la'aretz? ...Why would Eilat be considered chutz la'aretz? It is all part of EY Hashleimah. It's a vacation spot, so why can't lectures or events take place there. Instead, there are abominations taking place in Yerushalayim Ir Hakodesh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-74754162402986949702018-06-24T21:40:52.605+03:002018-06-24T21:40:52.605+03:00The brother R'Dovid Yoseph reportedly, argues...The brother R'Dovid Yoseph reportedly, argues with him on this,though he is a minority opinion Cohen Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390216916461397207noreply@blogger.com