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Ideas on Maharal...: Rav Moshe Feinstein: Can A Jew Have Plastic Surgery
The Responsa of Rav Moshe Feinstein in Choshen Mishpat 2:66 (In Volume 7 of Igros Moshe) can be found in the original Hebrew version Here. The following is my translation with my comments.
66. Is a Young Woman Permitted To Beautify Herself Through The ...
Dateline: 2013-05-16 10:22pm -07:00T (6113 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Swapping The Holiness Of The Firstborns Of Israel To All The Levites
The swapping of holiness from the eldest children in Israel to all of the Levites is a very peculiar occurrence. In this week's Parsha, Bamidbar, we see G-D request this transference. The text tells us (Bamidbar 3:45)
45. Take
the Levites instead o...
Dateline: 2013-05-08 9:37pm -07:00T (1989 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam's (Maimonides') View of Medical Care (Rationalistic Approach)
The rationalistic approach to medical care, in Jewish thought, is best represented by Rambam (Maimonides). The reason for this, I believe, has to do with his view on G-D's role in the world. Where Ramban (Nachmanides) believes that G-D intervenes in every...
Dateline: 2013-05-06 1:52pm -07:00T (1564 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Reward In This World, The Afterlife, And Divine Providence
One of the Corner stone's of Orthodox Judaism is the belief in an afterlife. Even though this belief is of the utmost importance, it is curious to see that the Rambam leaves it out of his thirteen principles of faith, or does he? The eleventh principle st...
Dateline: 2013-05-03 7:52am -07:00T (6146 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: What Should Individuals Focus On: Learning, Teaching, Or Performing The Commandments (Mitzvot)
This Dvar Torah is l'iluy nishmas Ezriel Yehuda ben Eitan Eliezer
This week's Parsha, Bechukosai, discusses G-D's ultimatum with the Jewish people. It says (Vayikra 26:3),
ג אִם-בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֶת-מִצְוֹתַ...
Dateline: 2013-04-29 1:08pm -07:00T (2919 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Understanding Shemittah (Sabbatical Year For The Land)
This week's Parsha, Behar, discusses Shemittah (Vayikra 25) and it's laws. While introducing this law, the verse makes a reference to Shemittah that is similar to how the verse references Shabbos in the Ten Commandments (Shemos 20:10). It says here (Vayik...
Dateline: 2013-04-28 10:07am -07:00T (1045 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam- Yisodei HaTorah 7th perek 1st halacha- Prophecy's Place In Judaism
מיסודי הדת לידע שהאל מנבא את בני האדם. ואין הנבואה חלה אלא על חכם גדול בחכמה גבור במדותיו ולא יהא יצרו מתגבר עליו בדבר בעולם אלא הוא מתגבר בד...
Dateline: 2013-04-23 7:52pm -07:00T (1367 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam- Yisodei HaTorah Perek 7 Halacha 7: Who Does A Prophet Prophesize To and Who Should We Accept As A Prophet
הנביא אפשר שתהיה נבואתו לעצמו בלבד להרחיב לבו ולהוסיף דעתו עד שידע מה
שלא היה יודע מאותן הדברים הגדולים. ואפשר שישולח לעם מעמי הארץ או לאנש...
Dateline: 2013-04-23 7:52pm -07:00T (830 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam- Yisdoei HaTorah Perek 7 Halacha 6: Moshe's Uniqueness As a Prophet
כל הדברים שאמרנו הם דרך נבואה לכל הנביאים הראשונים והאחרונים חוץ ממשה
רבינו רבן של כל הנביאים. ומה הפרש יש בין נבואת משה לשאר כל הנביאים שכ...
Dateline: 2013-04-22 5:36pm -07:00T (1320 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rav Moshe Feinstein: Can A Jewish Physician Work On Shabbos And Can He/She Violate Shabbos For A Non-Jew
I will be translating and discussing Rav Moshe Feinstein's Responsa found in Igros Moshe volume 6 (Orech Chaim, Chelek 4:79)
Question from my friend Menachem Dovid Zomba (?):
When a [medical student] finishes his training to become a Physician and G-D...
Dateline: 2013-04-22 8:51am -07:00T (3520 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam- Yisdoei HaTorah Perek 7 Halacha 5: Some May Receive Prophecy and Some May Not
אלו שהם מבקשין להתנבא הם הנקראים בני הנביאים. ואע"פ שמכוונים דעתם אפשר שתשרה שכינה עליהן ואפשר שלא תשרה:
These people that request to have prophecy are called the sons ...
Dateline: 2013-04-16 1:07pm -07:00T (497 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Rambam- Yisdoei HaTorah Perek 7 Halacha 4: The Mood a Prophet Must Be In To Attain Prophecy
כל הנביאים אין מתנבאין בכל עת שירצו אלא מכוונים דעתם ויושבים שמחים וטובי
לב ומתבודדים. שאין הנבואה שורה לא מתוך עצבות ולא מתוך עצלות אלא מת...
Dateline: 2013-04-15 6:52pm -07:00T (426 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Ramban's (Nahmanides) View of Medical Care
I think we should start with the Ramban's opinion about medical care since it is probably the most widely held stance in Orthodox Jewish circles (Either consciously or subconsciously). The first source that we can delve into is what he says in Parshas Bec...
Dateline: 2013-04-15 10:07am -07:00T (1717 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: DIfferent Approaches To Medical Care In Judaism
Rambam, based on his rationalistic approach to Judaism, believes
that a doctor has a biblical obligation to use his or her knowledge to heal
anyone with an illness. He also conveys that a patient has the
obligation to seek out the best possible treat...
Dateline: 2013-04-12 8:22am -07:00T (191 words)
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Ideas on Maharal...: Can A Multiverse Exist In Jewish Thought
This seems like a silly idea, but ever since I read this article in Scientific American a couple of years ago this was something on my mind. Previously, I thought the "Multiverse" was something made up in order for the DC Universe to have a solution to ha...
Dateline: 2013-04-08 9:22pm -07:00T (1576 words)
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