tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post6888483049112521788..comments2024-03-18T03:40:39.185-04:00Comments on The Curious Jew: Tefillin, Bridegrooms, Deserts & Days of AweChanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655144434904957767noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-62644680022525515192010-12-18T10:17:22.816-05:002010-12-18T10:17:22.816-05:00Yes, really. It was and with me. Let's discuss...Yes, really. It was and with me. Let's discuss this question. Here or in PM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-4128343766749674802010-09-20T07:48:36.389-04:002010-09-20T07:48:36.389-04:00Thank you for your meaningful article. I came accr...Thank you for your meaningful article. I came accross it when searching for "tefillin".<br />chag sameach and shanah tovah!tefillin rabbihttp://www.stam.net/tefillin.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-68618667108281293962010-09-08T10:18:54.247-04:002010-09-08T10:18:54.247-04:00I always like to point out another interpretation ...I always like to point out another interpretation of "Haras" from the shoresh "resess" or trembling (from the Ra'avan). It fits the rest of the tefilla a little bit better than the standard "creation" pshat.Gavinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-20185805267514210712010-09-07T09:29:35.438-04:002010-09-07T09:29:35.438-04:00I'm often moved by similar imagery toward the ...I'm often moved by similar imagery toward the end of "Lecha Dodi."GaretBensonhttp://www.jdoorpost.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-79454269706201768712010-09-07T09:29:01.833-04:002010-09-07T09:29:01.833-04:00Once my father asked me whether I say those verses...Once my father asked me whether I say those verses when I put on tefillin. "No," I replied, not mentioning that I follow a custom that does not include it.<br />"Say it!" he said. Now I wonder whether I'm obligated by my custom or kibud av ve'em (honoring your parents).GaretBensonhttp://www.jdoorpost.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-54705583120356710092010-09-06T23:22:28.800-04:002010-09-06T23:22:28.800-04:00I love that pasuk as well ("lekhtekh aharai.....I love that pasuk as well ("lekhtekh aharai..."). One of my favorite quotations is from Menachem Begin's inaugural address. He was the head of the Irgun in the early days of pre-state Israel, and his wife accompanied and supported him through a lot. When he was elected, he thanked her by saying, "asher lekhtekh aharai b'eretz zeru'at mokshim"--rather than in an unplanted land, "you walked after me in a land planted with landmines."TPWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-33472290288093643462010-09-06T19:32:01.922-04:002010-09-06T19:32:01.922-04:00I have to find it in my notes somewhere, but R'...I have to find it in my notes somewhere, but R' Kook has a beautiful piece on those pesukim and sheva brachot (ive used it in a speech once)harry-er than them allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957506180776134351noreply@blogger.com