All Halocha Shailos and Tiffeh Questions

[churnbabychurn]

I just gave CBC a 'like' for removing it.

[Freddie]

You're surprised?

[churnbabychurn]

You're surprised?

Blushing

[Freddie]

Baishonim.

[churnbabychurn]

http://www.vosizneias.com/250658/2016/09/27/new-york-rabbonim-back-bright-idea-the-shabbos-light-bulb/

What does the halacha world say about this one?

Uvdin dechol? Muktzah? Etc

[shulem92]

http://www.vosizneias.com/250658/2016/09/27/new-york-rabbonim-back-bright-idea-the-shabbos-light-bulb/

What does the halacha world say about this one?

Uvdin dechol? Muktzah? Etc

Why is it different than the kosher lamp?

[mmgfarb]

Why is it different than the kosher lamp?

+1

[ckmk47]

Pas akum vs cholov stam during the aseres yimai teshuva.
We avoid pas akum but not cholov stam. Correct? Why?

[Freddie]

Pas akum vs cholov stam during the aseres yimai teshuva.
We avoid pas akum but not cholov stam. Correct? Why?

Yes. But you really want to know why?

[mordechain]

Because pas akum is muttar midina, and as a hiddur it is brought on the seforim to be machmir in the aseres yemei teshuva. Chalav Akum is assur midina always (with the exemption of the unique heter of R"Moshe which was never intended for Baalei Nefesh), so there is no reason for the poskim to  mention aseres yemei teshuva.

[thaber]

Pas akum vs cholov stam during the aseres yimai teshuva.
We avoid pas akum but not cholov stam. Correct? Why?

Because chalav stam is not a chumrah that's been around for hundreds of years.  Rather it is not an issue at all.  Since Rav Moshe does mention a makom lehachmir,  I have actually heard rabbonim include it as well,  in the general spirit of hiddur.

Because pas akum is muttar midina, and as a hiddur it is brought on the seforim to be machmir in the aseres yemei teshuva. Chalav Akum is assur midina always (with the exemption of the unique heter of R"Moshe which was never intended for Baalei Nefesh), so there is no reason for the poskim to  mention aseres yemei teshuva.

This is a ludicrous misconstrued way of presenting a halacha.  According to Rav Moshe,  and those he quoted,  it's also muttar midina.  And therefore OP'S question is perfectly valid for the vast majority of USA Orthodoxy that eat chalav stam.

[Freddie]

@thaber, I usually like your way of thinking and explaining things but I am afraid I disagree with you here. @mordechain's explanation is far from "ludicrous." It is actually fairly straightforward and obvious.

[Work-for-ur-muny]

@thaber, I usually like your way of thinking and explaining things but I am afraid I disagree with you here. @mordechain's explanation is far from "ludicrous." It is actually fairly straightforward and obvious.

Wow, Freddie! You're getting polite around here. Is it because the holy days are coming up, or is this just because it's right before the big bang is supposed to come...?

[thaber]

@thaber, I usually like your way of thinking and explaining things but I am afraid I disagree with you here. @mordechain's explanation is far from "ludicrous." It is actually fairly straightforward and obvious.

Why do you expect the rema to talk about something that wouldn't exist until 500 years later? Isn't that the straightforward answer?
ETA  "(which was never intended for Baalei Nefesh)" is very different than "which he suggested that Baalei Nefesh should be machmir on".

[Freddie]

Wow, Freddie! You're getting polite around here. Is it because the holy days are coming up, or is this just because it's right before the big bang is supposed to come...?

It's not politeness. I really do respect @thaber. Politeness is that I don't mention who I don't respect.

Why do you expect the rema to talk about something that wouldn't exist until 500 years later? Isn't that the straightforward answer?
ETA  "(which was never intended for Baalei Nefesh)" is very different than "which he suggested that Baalei Nefesh should be machmir on".

Umm, I think that's the point. I guess we're looking at the same point in two very different ways.

[thaber]

Wow, Freddie! You're getting polite around here. Is it because the holy days are coming up, or is this just because it's right before the big bang is supposed to come...?

He's always nice to me

I guess we're looking at the same point in two very different ways.

Most definitely. You're starting from איסור דאורייתא and I'm starting from מותר לכתחילה.
  I feel that since this was the position of the Lithuanian (at least) posek hador,  and is the accepted opinion to most of the non chassidic world it should be considered with more gravitas.

[Work-for-ur-muny]

Politeness is that I don't mention who I don't respect.

     

[Work-for-ur-muny]

He's always nice to me

Then the standing guy in his avatar must be you, while the other is him. 

[gubevo18]

Because pas akum is muttar midina, and as a hiddur it is brought on the seforim to be machmir in the aseres yemei teshuva. Chalav Akum is assur midina always (with the exemption of the unique heter of R"Moshe which was never intended for Baalei Nefesh), so there is no reason for the poskim to  mention aseres yemei teshuva.

When Reb Reuven Feinstein shlit"a was asked what a Baal Nefesh is his response was "Not us".
A baal nefesh would probably be defined as one who foregoes most worldly pleasures. Not someone who goes crazy over Izzy's smoked ribs. (myself included)

[good sam]

Answer: poskim bring down that you should be machmir on things that are explicitly chumros (like pas yisroel) and not on things which have a tzad halacha (like yoshon). Which category does cholov yisroel fit in?