Wednesday, April 30, 2008

yahrzeit of the divrei chaim

The Divrei Chaim, i.e. R' Chaim m'Sanz, was not in my mind as an eponym of this blog, but names sometimes have a life of their own. It does seem remiss not to mention on a blog called Divrei Chaim that today is the Divrei Chaim's yahrzeit, so consider it noted.
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  1. Anonymous7:22 PM

    Just an Intresting thing he said about the Chayeh Adam trying to Assur Potatoes. To paraphrase its amazing that the Person named Chayeh Adam would try to Assur Potatoes which are the Chayeh Adam of a person on Pesach.

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  2. Anonymous7:25 PM

    strangely enough the Potato Issur is not in the Chayeh Adam its in the נשמת אדם

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  3. Anonymous2:36 AM

    I like this vort so I decided to share it.
    וִהְיִיתֶם לִי קְדֹשִׁים כִּי קָדוֹשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה וָאַבְדִּל אֶתְכֶם מִן-הָעַמִּים
    Rashi says on this Posuk If you are separated from them, behold, you are Mine, but if not, behold, you are Nebuchadnezzar's. What message is Rashi trying to send us? There is an Idea in Halacha of going after the Majority הולכים אחרי הרוב. The Medrash in Vayikra brings a story where an Emperor asked if you have this concept then you should join us as idol worshippers after all we are the majority? The Sefer Pilpul Chariftah uses our Posuk as the answer. It explains if you behave as קְדֹשִׁים meaning separate in your behavior defined as acting on a higher moral level then the concept of majority no longer applies. This is because nullification only applies when the object is indistinct. This means the emperor's question is legitimate only when we behave as those around us. It is only then we are בטול ברוב nullified among the majority .If we follow the advice of the Posuk and act as וָאַבְדִּל אֶתְכֶם מִן-הָעַמִּים by acting in distinction then a second law of nullification comes to the forefront. That is that an object that is distinct does not become nullified דבר הניכר איני בטל. Therefore Rashi tells if you don’t take the moral high road you are Nebuchadnezzar's because of the din of Bittul.

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  4. Chaim B.9:06 AM

    >>>Chayeh Adam would try to Assur Potatoes which are the Chayeh Adam of a person on Pesach.

    As long as no one assurs coffee.

    >>>The Medrash in Vayikra brings a story where an Emperor asked if you have this concept then you should join us as idol worshippers after all we are the majority?

    Isn't there a Chasam Sofer that addresses this same question and answers that rov only applies to resolve a safeik, but we have no safeik that we are right?

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  5. Eliezer Eisenberg2:59 PM

    You're right! Coffee BEANS!
    I once saw a coffee mug imprinted with הנותן ליעף כח, but I thought it ought to say
    מחיה מתים

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