tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post636504340693510737..comments2024-01-30T12:26:03.019-05:00Comments on The Blog of Garnel Ironheart: The Medical Model of Orthodoxy Part 3: Understanding the LiteratureMighty Garnel Ironhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-71842439958326312342012-01-25T19:07:17.090-05:002012-01-25T19:07:17.090-05:00This is one of the drawbacks of going to your loca...This is one of the drawbacks of going to your local Rav with halachic quesitons. They, being generalists with less detailed knowledge, are most likely to rule stringently to be on the safe side. Greater rabbis, on the other hand, are more likely to be able to rule "leniently" because they know the ins and outs of what is possible and what can be permitted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-19308267467420929182008-05-17T19:38:00.000-04:002008-05-17T19:38:00.000-04:00"I recall years ago having a conversation with som..."I recall years ago having a conversation with someone on a particular activity on Shabbos. She wanted to know if it was permitted or not. I told her I had actually just read the relevant section in Shemirath Shabbath Kehilchathah and that it was allowed. She thought about it for a moment and then shrugged. "Well, I won't do it anyway, just in case.""<BR/><BR/>She may not have been familiar with the book, or familiar enough with you, to rely on you. And she, like all BTs, was "new to the system" and prone to making mistakes. If you were to enter in a nuclear reactor control room for the first time, would you press a random button because somebody you were with said it was safe? Maybe, but I think it would be just as reasonable to refrain from touching anything until you had experience with everything in there. When dealing with very dangerous things, "irrational" caution can be justified. Similarly, violating shabbat incurs the death penalty (if intentional), so there is plenty of room to be cautious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-24010735456661656642008-04-22T21:51:00.000-04:002008-04-22T21:51:00.000-04:00Thank you. Because of this post I have decided to...Thank you. Because of this post I have decided to ask my Rav to chart a course of learning. I saw a bit of myself in the "asks too many shylas" guy. Instead of learning whatever is taught, I am going to seek out a platform of knowledge to stand on.<BR/><BR/>Yasher KoachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1097749014220347853.post-90552537026298283532008-04-17T03:30:00.000-04:002008-04-17T03:30:00.000-04:00"So Rabbi, you're saying that to kasher my counter..."So Rabbi, you're saying that to kasher my countertops I only need to pour the boiling water over them?"<BR/><BR/>"Yes that's all you need to do. I usually clean them, kasher them, ... , and then cover them anyways, but you don't need to."<BR/><BR/>"Thanks, Rabbi."<BR/><BR/>*click*<BR/><BR/>"Honey, we don't need to cover the counters, just boil 'em."<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>*hours later our countertops are covered*The Reish Galuta of the Geulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277553563744944539noreply@blogger.com