Volume 35 Number 62
Produced: Tue Nov 13 6:20:13 US/Eastern 2001
Subjects Discussed In This Issue:
BT pamphlet
[Janet Rosenbaum]
concerts during aveilut
[Anonymous]
Hechsher on an apple (7)
[Tzvi Harris, Ira L. Jacobson, Akiva Miller, Y. Askotzky,
Shmuel Himelstein, Judi Janette, Hillel E. Markowitz]
Is this public domain?
[Sam Steingold]
Low Protein Foods
[Seth Ness]
Postdoctoral fellowship
[Victor Gaba]
Raising wages
[Anonymous]
Rav Hirsch sometimes disagreed with Rishonim/Acharonim on words
[Russell Jay Hendel]
Shlomo dethroned
[Jacob Sasson]
Shofar and Neilah
[Neal B. Jannol]
Sudilkov Website Updated
[Ginsburg, Paul]
Torat Emet: Defending the Faith
[Gil Student]
Request: Kosher Food in Seville Spain
[<Vaccine69@...>]
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From: Janet Rosenbaum <jerosenb@...>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:43:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: BT pamphlet
Does anyone know if there is an on-line copy of the pamphlet "How To Get
Deeper Into Torah Without Going Off The Deep End"?
Thank you,
Janet
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From: Anonymous
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 13:01:36 -0500
Subject: concerts during aveilut
Someone I know who is in the last month of aveilut [mourning] for a parent
has received a heter [permission] to go to a concert, ostensibly because the
music is a cappella (i.e., no musical instruments, just voices).
I don't understand this heter - if this is indeed the reason for it - the
singing is still music, it's still enjoyment, it's still a large gathering
of people - so what's the basis for a heter? Or is there a difference
because the period of saying Kaddish has already ended?
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From: Tzvi Harris <ltharris@...>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 10:20:09 +0200
Subject: Hechsher on an apple
>Why in the world would an apple need kashrut certification? I could
understand perhaps if the apple was from Israel, to satisfy concerns
regarding shemita, orlah, maaser, etc. But from New Zealand? Are there
Jews who are so makpid that they would not eat a piece of fresh fruit
without hashgacha?>
Apples are sometimes coated with a substance that makes them shine. I
believe there is a machloket as to the kashrut of the substance used on
some apples (I think it might be particular to green apples). Perhaps
someone else on the list knows more about this.
Tzvi Harris
Talmon, Israel
<tzvi@...>
www.halachayomit.com
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From: Ira L. Jacobson <laser@...>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:45:44 +0200
Subject: Re: Hechsher on an apple
Probably to assure us that the shiny coating on was made of only kosher
(and presumably non-animal) ingredients.
Ira L. Jacobson
mailto:<laser@...>
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From: <kennethgmiller@...> (Akiva Miller)
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:26:42 -0400
Subject: Re: Hechsher on an apple
My guess is that the certification refers to the preservatives and waxes
which are often sprayed on fresh fruit. My understanding is that the
waxes used in the US are all acceptable, but perhaps the ones used in New
Zealand are problematic.
According to http://www.kosher.co.il/orgs/australia.htm, that hechsher is
from Rabbi Moshe Gutnick, NSW Kashrut Authority Inc, POB 206,
Bondi NSW 2026 Australia; Phone 613-369-4286. Consider calling or
writing. Good luck!
Akiva Miller
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From: Y. Askotzky <sofer@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:36:04 +0200
Subject: Hechsher on an apple
Many fruits are coated in order to give them a nice shine. These coatings
can be not kosher. Perhaps in N.Z. a hechsher is required on fruit due to
the common use of non kosher coatings? I think you will be able to get a
proper answer to your question by contacting the OU or another kashrus
agency.
kol tuv,
Rabbi Yerachmiel Askotzky, certified sofer and examiner
<sofer@...> www.stam.net 1-888-404-STAM(7826)
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From: Shmuel Himelstein <himels@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 05:41:38 +0200
Subject: Hechsher on an apple
I share Michael J. Savitz' puzzlement about a Hechsher on New Zealand
apples. On the other hand, I could understand a Hechsher on fruit from
Eretz Yisrael - in terms of Ma'aserot, etc. having been taken.
Shmuel Himelstein
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From: Judi Janette <judi@...>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:35:21 -0500
Subject: Hechsher on an apple
We don't ordinarily think of fresh produce as a "processed" food. Yet,
fruits and vegetables, especially those which are grown on the other
side of the world are, by necessity, processed. For example, apples are
treated with various spoilage retardants and waxes, some which may
contain compounds which are not kosher. My husband reminded me about
an article we had read months ago about animal fats being used in waxes
used on fruit. Suddenly, a seemingly silly hechsher --- makes sense!
-Judi Janette
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From: Hillel E. Markowitz <Sabba.Hillel@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 00:00:26 -0400
Subject: Re: Hechsher on an apple
I remember that at one point there was a big fuss about fruit because
the apples were being sold with a wax covering which may have been
nonkosher. Could that be the reason that those apples have it?
Hillel (Sabba) Markowitz
<sabbahem@...>, Sabba.Hillel@verizon.net
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From: Sam Steingold <sds@...>
Date: 12 Nov 2001 12:04:39 -0500
Subject: Re: Is this public domain?
> * Robert <rkaiser1@...> writes:
>
> The English commentary was written back in 1936; doesn't that mean
> this text is now in the public domain? If not, why, and when will it
> be public domain?
_Nothing_ created after 1923 will _ever_ go into PD (Public Domain) in
the US.
The US Constitution enables Congress to provide copyright "for a
limited term". Thus, every 5 years the Congress extends the copyright
by another 5 year. For details, see
<http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/eldredvreno/complaint.html>
Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds)
To: mail-jewish <mail-jewish@...>
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From: Seth Ness <nesss01@...>
Subject: Low Protein Foods
hi,
does anyone know of any source of kosher low protein metabolic foods for
kids with various aminoacidopathies?
(such as lo protein pasta, crackers etc.)
Seth L. Ness, M.D., Ph.D. Phone: 212-241-6947
Fellow in Human Genetics Fax: 212-860-3316
Department of Human Genetics <nesss01@...>
Department of Pediatrics Ness Gadol Hayah Sham
Mount Sinai Medical Center
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From: Victor Gaba <vpgaba@...>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 14:49:04 +0200
Subject: Postdoctoral fellowship
We are looking for suitable person for Postdoctoral Research in
Agricultural Biotechnology, funded by US. My colleagues and I have a
range of projects in plant molecular biology, molecular plant virology,
plant transformation and plant tissue culture. Please contact me directly
at the address below. It would be a good route for a young scientist who
wants to make aliyah.
Victor Gaba, Ph.D.
Dept. of Virology; ARO Volcani Center; POB 6 Bet Dagan 50250
Israel
phone: 972-3-9683769; fax: 972-3-9604180
e-mail: <vpgaba@...> or: vpgaba@netvision.net.il
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From: Anonymous
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 03:57:14 -0000
Subject: Raising wages
I am interested to hear the opinion of people on the following problem.
I employ a cleaner who comes to my home a few times a week to clean and tidy
the house. She knows little English which puts her in a vulnerable position.
She is also employed by many other Jewish households in the area.
The going rate per hour is about the equivalent of $6 with some cleaners
receiving a bit more. I have decided that the rate she is receiving is too
low and I wish to raise it. My wife mentioned it to another of the ladies
who employ her and she raised a fuss that hardly anybody's paying more and
if we raise her rate she'll start demanding more from everyone and then her
friends will start asking for a raise and so on. Many of her employers have
large families and are on low incomes and even the relatively small raise
may make a difference to them. We came to a compromise that we will give her
the difference at the end of the week as a tip so her hourly rate will
officially remain unchanged but she won't lose out financially as far as our
work is concerned.
My question is if I feel that her wages are exlpoitative, and they are so
by national standards, must I take into consideration the hardships this
would cause to others?
Thank you.
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From: <rhendel@...> (Russell Jay Hendel)
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 17:27:56 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Rav Hirsch sometimes disagreed with Rishonim/Acharonim on words
Just a quick comment to Neil Normand who cites a Maharitz Chayot
who interprets ANAV as HUMBLE (while Rav Hirsch interpreted it as
RESPONSIVE). (mj v35n60).
The quick comment is that Rav Hirsch in his etymologies frequently
disagreed with acharonim and even Rishonim. He however had strong
arguments to support his belief
Russell Jay Hendel; http://www.RashiYomi.Com
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From: Jacob Sasson <jacobsasson@...>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:56:06 -0400
Subject: Shlomo dethroned
Gidon Ariel writes:
I don't have a source in front of me, but I believe a midrash (on
Kohelet?) tells of Shlomo being dethroned for a while and being forced
to wander from place to place.
and Eli Linas writes:
This sounds suspect; Shlomo HaMelech was also a wanderer for a
signifigant period of time, when he was replaced by Ashmadai and became
Koheles, if I recall the details correctly.
See Gittin 68a for the full story.
Jacob Sasson
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From: <nbj@...> (Neal B. Jannol)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:01:41 -0700
Subject: Shofar and Neilah
Regarding Shofar and Neilah - years ago my shul would blow shofar after
kaddish, or i think in the middle of kadish, in neilah. The place went
into a controlled state of pandemonium because our family would hand
out candies (it is helpful if Yom Kippur comes out closer to that certain
holiday and candies are cheaper). Perhaps about 25% of the shul
would then stick around to do maariv.
Now, shofar is not blown until after kaddish in maariv and no candies
are distributed until after shofar blows, and usually until after havdalah
is made in shul.
A few shul members have pointed out that this is wrong, that shofar
should be blown at neilah, and those who are accurate would not eat
until after maariv - now, in essence, the shul forces us to do it in
perhaps the right way (although shofar i thought should be blown at
neilah), and those who are makpid do not get a chance to be so makpid,
as everyone must be under the new system.
just some food for thought.
Neal B. Jannol
Riordan & McKinzie
<nbj@...>
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From: Ginsburg, Paul <GinsburgP@...>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:39:45 -0500
Subject: Sudilkov Website Updated
The Sudilkov Online Landsmanshaft website has been updated with new
material from a recent trip to Sudilkov, Ukraine and information on a recent
uncovery of its hidden Holocaust history.
The site can be visited at:
http://www.sudilkov.com
Paul W. Ginsburg
Sudilkov Online Landsmanshaft
Rockville, Maryland
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From: Gil Student <gil_student@...>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 15:16:20 -0500
Subject: Torat Emet: Defending the Faith
A well-funded organization called Daat Emet has been distributing anti-Torah
pamphlets in Bnei Brak and on the internet for over three years. The
pamphlets contain lengthy essays on a wide variety of Torah topics with the
goal of showing that traditional Jewish texts, and the religion itself, are
inconsistent, illogical and outdated. These are accusations that should be
familiar to most of us.
However, these pamphlets are fairly well researched and are convincing to
all but experts. While the essays are written in a tone that is quite
off-putting, they raise many good questions that deserve a response.
Currently, the questions remain unanswered on the internet with over 45,000
hits to the website.
What I am proposing is that our frum internet community garner its
collective resources and respond to the website. I have reviewed every
essay on the website, broken them down into questions and arranged the
questions in topical order. Topics range from the transmission of Torah
SheBe'al Peh to animal anatomy, from literary biblical criticism to
astronomy, and much more.
Please take the time to review some of the questions, read the respective
essays, research the topic and formulate a response. I will be coordinating
the responses and writing many of my own. Even if you do not currently have
the time to help, please sign up for the occasional (very infrequent)
mailing list that will tell people what topics still need to be addressed
and will serve as a reminder for those who want to help out (you can sign up
on the Submission Guidelines page on the website).
Together we can defend the glory of the Torah with quality research.
Micha Berger has been kind enough to host the response on his Aishdas
website. You can find it at http://www.aishdas.org/toratemet or at
http://www.toratemet.org
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From: <Vaccine69@...>
Subject: Request: Kosher Food in Seville Spain
i am going to seville spain in january i want to know if there are any
places that sell kosher food?? or have anything to do w/kosher food
please get back to me as soon as possible thanx a million
judah
<vaccine69@...>
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