tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6578336221312731449..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Rav Aviner Allows Usage Of The iPhoneRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-33281602798180679792012-10-17T21:00:41.318+02:002012-10-17T21:00:41.318+02:00I wonder if great rabbis play 'dumb' somet...I wonder if great rabbis play 'dumb' sometimes to hide their 'allknowingness'. A friend of mine went to ask for advice about moving to Elad and the rabbi had apparently did not understand where my friend was asking about. Some of the stories about Rav Elyashiv are coming out. Obviously a great mekubal, and apparently did not ever read newspapers, but some stories says he knew exactly what news was going on in the world.<br />JoshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-63955577202162015632012-10-17T08:46:19.097+02:002012-10-17T08:46:19.097+02:00Wow. Saying that a person can make up his/her mind...Wow. Saying that a person can make up his/her mind as to whether an iPhone constitutes a stumbling block for them personally? What a radical idea!<br /><br />Halavai normal thinking like this was the norm.David Meirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-8681607721867581052012-10-16T23:22:47.674+02:002012-10-16T23:22:47.674+02:00I would expect the answer would be that he persona...I would expect the answer would be that he personally doesnt know but relies on information given to him by other people who he trusts explicitly.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-10105061529338471672012-10-16T23:21:08.853+02:002012-10-16T23:21:08.853+02:00works for meworks for meRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-14369624270000431582012-10-16T22:27:45.981+02:002012-10-16T22:27:45.981+02:00If one is accepting a psak from someone, is there ...If one is accepting a psak from someone, is there an expectation that the rav making the psak has actually seen or investigated the item in question? <br /><br />In the last video we saw of Rav Shteinman, he didn't know what a music CD was or that there was a contemporary Jewish music scene (but was being asked to publish a psak on the issue). Are we now to believe he knows what the Internet is and/or an iPhone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-71137335363576572182012-10-16T19:08:15.307+02:002012-10-16T19:08:15.307+02:00Link doesn't seem to work
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Joel RIchLink doesn't seem to work<br />KT<br />Joel RIchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-90968157034655772032012-10-16T18:25:22.349+02:002012-10-16T18:25:22.349+02:00Rav Shteinman seems to have the same opinion as Ra...Rav Shteinman seems to have the same opinion as Rav Aviner.<br /><br />I don't distance myself all that much from fire. I use it for candles on Shabbat, and then Havdalah. I also use it to cook food almost every day. Me and fire are pretty darn close!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com