tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post7527834203803499893..comments2024-03-28T21:30:33.665+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: A Kohain and the Daughter of a Jewish Mother by Rabbi Yair HoffmanDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-35660059915417510272013-08-12T23:44:12.488+03:002013-08-12T23:44:12.488+03:00I will try to explain this one more time... The co...I will try to explain this one more time... The concept of a Chumra and a Kula is when there are two or more options and we take either the stringent or lenient position. Example, Safek Brachos Lehakeil... a person is unsure if he made a Bracha Reshona, maybe he did, maybe he didn't, we take the lenient position and say, don't make another Beracha because it is a Safek DeRabanan.. that is a Kula.<br /><br />Now our case... The only way that there can be a question of a Chumra or a Kula is if there was a question as to the status of this child regarding the day of the Bris. As you rightly point out Shabbos is Deorisa and therefore if there was a question (like with a baby born Bein Hashmosos) he would be unable to Pasken "Lekula" since it is a Safek Deorisa that always goes Lechumra. The only reason that Rav Elyashiv could have Paskened that the Bris is on Shabbos is because he held there is NO SAFEK and therefore the Bris is on its scheduled time.. not Midin Kula but because there is no Safek in the first place. I hope that explains it. Torah Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106220935439713748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-45596385189320780062013-08-12T22:55:48.326+03:002013-08-12T22:55:48.326+03:00It is definitely a kula regarding Hilchos Shomer S...It is definitely a kula regarding Hilchos Shomer Shabbos, a d'oraysa.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-87736441028426423392013-08-12T18:15:54.604+03:002013-08-12T18:15:54.604+03:00That is true, but he could only Pasken like that i...That is true, but he could only Pasken like that if he felt that IVF has no impact on Hilchos Mila... it still doesn't show a lenient position in this case only a clarification on the babies status. Torah Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106220935439713748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-67004826477490351522013-08-12T16:52:39.679+03:002013-08-12T16:52:39.679+03:00It's a kula because chillul Shabbos is a d'...It's a kula because chillul Shabbos is a d'oraysa while making the bris on the 9th day instead of the 8th is not.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-83660444880009634892013-08-12T16:01:29.154+03:002013-08-12T16:01:29.154+03:00Who says that is a Kula, it may be a Chumra of Bri...Who says that is a Kula, it may be a Chumra of Bris Mila.Torah Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106220935439713748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-29275984043882924842013-08-12T11:12:31.484+03:002013-08-12T11:12:31.484+03:00Good to see you Jersey Girl! Hopefully you can par...Good to see you Jersey Girl! Hopefully you can participate in the discussions more frequently. Kesiva VeChasima Tova to you and yours!Recipients and Publicitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-86051566555307121332013-08-12T10:40:35.228+03:002013-08-12T10:40:35.228+03:00Thanks for the answers!Thanks for the answers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059323541693220192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-71549042717029727372013-08-12T04:20:08.628+03:002013-08-12T04:20:08.628+03:00A child of a gentile father and Jewish mother is N...A child of a gentile father and Jewish mother is NOT from Shevet Yehuda.J Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-79375129200582525332013-08-12T04:12:21.300+03:002013-08-12T04:12:21.300+03:00Rav Ovadia Yosef permitted a Cohen to marry a woma...Rav Ovadia Yosef permitted a Cohen to marry a woman with a non Jewish father in 2006. Jersey Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-4067041246501051462013-08-12T03:24:01.975+03:002013-08-12T03:24:01.975+03:00Many great poskim had both strictures and lenienci...Many great poskim had both strictures and leniencies. The Chazon Ish was ultra machmir in shiurim. But regarding the relationship with secular, he said they are no longer considered to be kofrim but tinnok shenishba, and hence we bring them back with chords of love.<br /><br />The Chatam Sofer, was ultra machmir on anything new - but it went for kulas as well as chumras. Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-41309320575237841282013-08-12T03:20:43.605+03:002013-08-12T03:20:43.605+03:00the whole concept of matrilineal and patrilineal i...the whole concept of matrilineal and patrilineal in Judaism is illogical.<br /><br />How can someone be from Shevet Yehuda (Jewish) if his father was Bill o'Donald, an Irish catholic, etc? <br /><br />I am not saying he is a halachic cohen, but he is still a cohen on the paternal genetic side. Hence the paradox. <br />Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-87378149424970181702013-08-12T02:32:06.735+03:002013-08-12T02:32:06.735+03:00He said even if you hold NYC water is buggy (he of...He said even if you hold NYC water is buggy (he officially did) you could use a filter on shabbos and it isn't borer. This reflect a lenient position on a machlokes about parameters of definition of pesoles Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-88783606061282888392013-08-12T02:26:22.218+03:002013-08-12T02:26:22.218+03:00Here are another two of the many lenient rulings f...Here are another two of the many lenient rulings from RYSE:<br /><br />Rav Elyashiv ruled that hot water running from a faucet is considered a Kli Sheni (כלי שני), while most other deciders of Halacha have ruled that such water is considered a Kli Rishon (כלי ראשון). <br /><br />Another is example is regarding the law of the separation of meat and milk regarding eating meat and needing to wait six hours before eating milk products and whether you count the six hours from the beginning or end of the meal.Ben Torahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-11010802222616145922013-08-12T02:13:22.180+03:002013-08-12T02:13:22.180+03:00Rich - there are many. Why dont you crack open one...Rich - there are many. Why dont you crack open one of his various seforim?<br /><br />But since you ask for only one I'll give you`one. He is lenient about making a bris on shabbos for a baby born via ivf.Ben Torahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-33704391957416390402013-08-12T00:17:06.252+03:002013-08-12T00:17:06.252+03:00Can anybody give one example of a Rav Elyashiv zt”...Can anybody give one example of a Rav Elyashiv zt”l psak that has been on the lenient side of the spectrum?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059323541693220192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-50126228930423474252013-08-11T20:59:19.527+03:002013-08-11T20:59:19.527+03:00how can someone be a cohen if he has to convert?how can someone be a cohen if he has to convert?Ben Waxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798895161663664689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-24190537301735498072013-08-11T19:25:55.390+03:002013-08-11T19:25:55.390+03:00Very interesting question -
Also, what about the ...Very interesting question -<br /><br />Also, what about the reverse situation - the son of a Kohein man, and a non Jewish woman. Does the son have any inherent "kehuna" either before or after he re-converts to Judaism? The reason is that patrilineally, he is a Cohen, whether or not he was born halachically Jewish.Ben MIkrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122937371918515052noreply@blogger.com