All Halocha Shailos and Tiffeh Questions

[myi]

That is WHY it is fake news. He took a true halacha to make a click bait sensationalist headliner that there is some non existent scam going on.

Yes on that aspect he over did it like everyone is getting scammed, you should know a bit of halachas before buying the arbeh minum.

[aygart]

Yes on that aspect he over did it like everyone is getting scammed, you should know a bit of halachas before buying the arbeh minum.

Therefore it is fake news. That was the news item of it. Of course you should know something, duh.

[churnbabychurn]

Even some from a badatz....

That's like saying their meat is neveila. Not something I worry about. The haddasim are as kosher as their chickens.

[aygart]

That's like saying their meat is neveila. Not something I worry about. The haddasim are as kosher as their chickens.

Exactly. A.k.a.innuendo.

[chaimmayer]

Can I tie it down directly to the sukkah (metal pole of a material sukkah) or does it need to be to a wood beam in between sukkah & schach ?

Rabbi Yisrael Reisman is quoted as saying:
Many people ask about tying down the mat in a Sukkah. People are aware that the Maimud is the thing that holds Schach in place in not allowed to be a Davar She'mikabeil Tumah. The question is can one tie down a mat and if you may, what string to use.

The Halacha is that the mat or any Schach has to be Omed B'ruach Mitzuya (has to be able to stay up in a normal wind). If your mat is one that can stand up through a regular wind of a non storm then tying it down is not an issue at all. Tying it down to prevent it from flying away in a Ruach She'aino Mitzuya that is not a Maimud because Schach does not have to be able to withstand a Ruach She'aino Mitzuya and therefore there really is no Shaila about tying down the mat unless you are in a place where it is common to have wind that would make the mat fly off. So that Shaila that is asked is not really a Shaila L'halacha because typically the mat can stand a Ruach Mitzuya so there really is no issue.

That's a pretty geshmaka svara.  I imagine the same would true to the poles.

[skyguy918]

Rabbi Yisrael Reisman is quoted as saying:
Many people ask about tying down the mat in a Sukkah. People are aware that the Maimud is the thing that holds Schach in place in not allowed to be a Davar She'mikabeil Tumah. The question is can one tie down a mat and if you may, what string to use.

The Halacha is that the mat or any Schach has to be Omed B'ruach Mitzuya (has to be able to stay up in a normal wind). If your mat is one that can stand up through a regular wind of a non storm then tying it down is not an issue at all. Tying it down to prevent it from flying away in a Ruach She'aino Mitzuya that is not a Maimud because Schach does not have to be able to withstand a Ruach She'aino Mitzuya and therefore there really is no Shaila about tying down the mat unless you are in a place where it is common to have wind that would make the mat fly off. So that Shaila that is asked is not really a Shaila L'halacha because typically the mat can stand a Ruach Mitzuya so there really is no issue.

That's a pretty geshmaka svara.  I imagine the same would true to the poles.

Hard to say the mats will withstand a ruach she'aino mitzuya if every year the untied mats blow off (which I find to be the case). It may not be that windy the whole sukkos, but it only takes 1 gust over the whole yom tov to cause a problem.

[TimT]

Hard to say the mats will withstand a ruach she'aino mitzuya if every year the untied mats blow off (which I find to be the case). It may not be that windy the whole sukkos, but it only takes 1 gust over the whole yom tov to cause a problem.

But that would mean that all mats are pusal.

[chaimmayer]

Hard to say the mats will withstand a ruach she'aino mitzuya if every year the untied mats blow off (which I find to be the case). It may not be that windy the whole sukkos, but it only takes 1 gust over the whole yom tov to cause a problem.

Did you mean metzuyah?

[aygart]

But that would mean that all mats are pusal.

Yes it is a big issue, but placing 2x4s on top will work for metzuya depending on location.

[skyguy918]

But that would mean that all mats are pusal.

No, it would mean that they're pasul without tying/weighing them down with something kosher for schach, or perhaps in a way that's considered maamid dmaamid.

Did you mean metzuyah?

Yes, thank you.

[TimT]

Is it ok to take a haircut on chol hamoed ?

[mochjas]

Is it ok to take a haircut on chol hamoed ?

no

[Yammer]

Yes on that aspect he over did it like everyone is getting scammed, you should know a bit of halachas before buying the arbeh minum.

Of course it's better to know the halochos. But that's the point of a truly reliable hechsher...no questions asked.

[chaimmayer]

http://matzav.com/letter-rav-michel-twerski-on-home-depot-mats-for-schach/

Do other rabbanim say not to use these mats?
Have you heard of other סברות לאסור?

[TimT]

http://matzav.com/letter-rav-michel-twerski-on-home-depot-mats-for-schach/

Do other rabbanim say not to use these mats?
Have you heard of other סברות לאסור?

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=45438.0

[chaimmayer]

Thanks for the מראה מקום
Not much there.
It went off topic pretty quickly
But I did find this

BTW according to the sefer by a talmid of r shlomo miller, he feels that using fencing is not appropriate.

[TimT]

Which string (without hechsher) is ok to use for schach ?

[churnbabychurn]

Which string (without hechsher) is ok to use for schach ?

I think you can take a bendy tree stem/branch... like an arava etc. Can't go wrong with that.

Otherwise i think ppl say nylon filament may be ok, or any unwoven twine

[TimT]

I think you can take a bendy tree stem/branch... like an arava etc. Can't go wrong with that.

Otherwise i think ppl say nylon filament may be ok, or any unwoven twine

Plastic cable ties no good ?

[aygart]

Plastic cable ties no good ?

Those are usually nylon