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What percentage alcohol vodka do the women in your family drink

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #480 on: June 14, 2021, 10:38:20 PM »
why are the tefilin so big? even on little boys
Chabad custom per the Shulchan Aruch Harav (Hilchos tefillin siman 32 seif 63, see footnote 202) written by the first Chabad Rebbe. It's a chumra to an opinion that dates back to the Geonim.
As @AsherO mentioned it comes from the גאונים. I believe there's a מחלוקת wether that שיעור is for the תיתורא or for the בית. In Chabad we generally have the בית of the של ראש, the size of אצבעיים (Bayis of 4cm). I believe most ultra Orthodox have the תיתורא the size of אצבעיים (Bayis of 3cm).

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #481 on: June 14, 2021, 10:41:30 PM »
At the cemetery by the ohel they allow yechi, MaHa"M but not shlita on the matzeivas if I'm not mistaken
I may be wrong then.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #482 on: June 14, 2021, 10:49:12 PM »
I may be wrong then.
Here's one that has MaHaM

I heard that the family was debating if to put it in or not bc he koched in it


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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #483 on: June 14, 2021, 10:52:30 PM »
Here's one that has MaHaM

I heard that the family was debating if to put it in or not bc he koched in it


I wouldn't call that "faithfully believed in the Rebbe's messiahship" but okay.

I think Yechi would be a step further but it's possible that I'm mistaken.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #484 on: June 14, 2021, 10:53:26 PM »
Here's one that has MaHaM

I heard that the family was debating if to put it in or not bc he koched in it


I actually knew that guy (if it is who I think it is). We lost a good soul.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #485 on: June 14, 2021, 10:53:48 PM »


I wouldn't call that "faithfully believed in the Rebbe's messiahship" but okay.

So than what does it mean? If he didn't believe in it why would they put it on?

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #486 on: June 14, 2021, 10:54:55 PM »
I actually knew that guy (if it is who I think it is). We lost a good soul.
You probaly know who it is,
I don't think on the other family members it says MaHaM

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #487 on: June 14, 2021, 10:58:20 PM »

So than what does it mean? If he didn't believe in it why would they put it on?
It's one thing to believe it. It's another thing to have as one of his virtues on his tombstone the fact that he believed.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #488 on: June 14, 2021, 10:58:59 PM »
You probaly know who it is,
I don't think on the other family members it says MaHaM
Do I know you

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #489 on: June 14, 2021, 11:03:12 PM »
Do I know you
Its not that hard to figure out whose matzeiva that is, who else knew the whole tanya bal peh
I think I may know who you are

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #490 on: June 14, 2021, 11:04:59 PM »
So than what does it mean?
A much better translation would be 'Faithful to The Rebbe Mh"M.'

If this is what he was talking about, "faithfully believed in the Rebbe's messiahship" is a horrible mistranslation.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #491 on: June 14, 2021, 11:05:14 PM »
It's one thing to believe it. It's another thing to have as one of his virtues on his tombstone the fact that he believed.
If he didn't faithfully believe in the Rebbe messianiship would they put it on?
Everybody who says yechi and MaHaM believe in the rebbes messianiship

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #492 on: June 14, 2021, 11:07:04 PM »
A much better translation would be 'Faithful to The Rebbe Mh"M.'

If this is what he was talking about, "faithfully believed in the Rebbe's messiahship" is a horrible mistranslation.

I'd also be interested to see the original Hebrew it is translating, it could be a misunderstanding/mistranslation.

Though, that was before I realized who the author was. If this is the kind of thing he is basing it on, it's not a mistranslation, but a willful misrepresentation. Aka, a lie.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #493 on: June 14, 2021, 11:09:46 PM »
If this is the kind of thing he is basing it on, it's not a mistranslation, but a willful misrepresentation. Aka, a lie.
Agreed. I was actually thinking to add this point to my post.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #494 on: June 14, 2021, 11:14:45 PM »
Okay, bringing this thread back on the rails with a new question :)

Who's this man? I see his face VERY often on pictures of Lubavitch events etc.



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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #495 on: June 14, 2021, 11:17:21 PM »
Okay, bringing this thread back on the rails with a new question :)

Who's this man? I see his face VERY often on pictures of Lubavitch events etc.


He works for yvette Clark and she still votes against israel
Eli slavin

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #496 on: June 14, 2021, 11:18:17 PM »
Though, that was before I realized who the author was. If this is the kind of thing he is basing it on, it's not a mistranslation, but a willful misrepresentation. Aka, a lie.
You could probaly say that on the whole article

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #497 on: June 14, 2021, 11:20:20 PM »
He works for yvette Clark and she still votes against israel
Eli slavin
The politician guy there, got it.

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #498 on: June 14, 2021, 11:26:29 PM »
The politician guy there, got it.
He also had what to do with leible groner
And alot of times he helps to get money from drizin

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Re: Re: Actual reasons people go OTD
« Reply #499 on: June 14, 2021, 11:34:30 PM »
Reb Chaim Shulem Deutsh (Israel) anyone heard/know of him? we became very close in Israel some sort of Mashpia or so in Lubavitch.