tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post4571804129718946956..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Coming late to shul on Rosh Hashanah?!joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-32434534065770505402009-09-24T15:39:36.548-04:002009-09-24T15:39:36.548-04:00. . . and if our kids wake us up at 6:00 it means .... . . and if our kids wake us up at 6:00 it means they've slept in. But even with the early rising, it doesn't help with the getting to shull on-time/at-all.Yehudi Yerushalmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917865849403730511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-44189965627270280322009-09-24T14:55:00.852-04:002009-09-24T14:55:00.852-04:00As I commented on the The Jewish Worker blog:
It ...As I commented on the The Jewish Worker blog:<br /><br /><i>It amazes me how people waltz in to shul late on Rosh Hashana.</i><br /><br />"Hevey Et Kol HaAdam Lekaf Zechut"<br /><br />As someone with 2 autistic children at home I often come late to shull, sometimes I don't even make it to shull at all and I am forced to daven at home.<br /><br />On the Yamim Noraim I am forced to leave shull repeatedly (I live across the road) to go to see if my wife is coping.<br /><br />I always feel very self conscious about what people think when they see this. But Hashem gave me 2 autistic kids and He "understands". I'll just have to put up with the embarrassment.Yehudi Yerushalmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917865849403730511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-80126594421633298262009-09-24T08:04:14.847-04:002009-09-24T08:04:14.847-04:00` Charity begins at home
Does it? I once heard th...<i>` Charity begins at home<br /><br />Does it? I once heard that its a Christian saying.<br /><br />Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:20:00 PM</i><br /><br />For what it is worth, in <a href="http://www.mechon-mamre.org/i/7207.htm#13" rel="nofollow">Hilkhot Matenot 'Aniyim, VII: 13</a>, it says:<br />עני שהוא קרובו, קודם לכל אדם; ועניי ביתו, קודמין לעניי עירו; ועניי עירו, קודמין לעניי עיר אחרת: שנאמר "לאחיך לענייך ולאביונך, בארצך"<br />In <a href="http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/986708/jewish/Chapter-7.htm" rel="nofollow">English</a>:<br />A poor person who is one's relative receives priority over all others. The poor of one's household receive priority over the poor of one's city. And the poor of one's city receive priority over the poor of another city, as [implied by Deuteronomy 15:11]: "[You shall surely open your hand to] your brother, the poor, and the destitute in your landTamirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-52577663783974698912009-09-24T07:53:29.843-04:002009-09-24T07:53:29.843-04:00Men are much more involved in family life than the...Men are much more involved in family life than they were a century ago. <br />Helping the kids in the morning. Getting them to school. 10-12 hrs workday. Back in the evening after maariv, helping out with the homework. Helping the wife (who also works). <br />Then you have to get up early for selichot. Not everybody responds the same to sleep deprevation.<br />I think the above should be taken into acount before judging others.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-76316095055135931092009-09-24T04:23:24.313-04:002009-09-24T04:23:24.313-04:00"Charity begins at home" = "b'n..."Charity begins at home" = "b'nai beis'cha kod'meen"<br /><br />Excellent post. It is a very important point.<br />I would like to add that it IMHO it is better to daven at home with small children than to drag them to shul where they will disturb.anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-48733843383120332522009-09-23T22:53:45.663-04:002009-09-23T22:53:45.663-04:00Superb post, yasher koach.Superb post, yasher koach.Regular Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-59712687806610607112009-09-23T19:33:28.699-04:002009-09-23T19:33:28.699-04:00"Rabbi Reisman says that davening is like...&..."Rabbi Reisman says that davening is like..."<br />i like that message, so long as it is inspiring the people to work on themselves to develop the relationship, rather than to judge others as not having this relationship.<br /><br />"Does it?"<br />true, it comes from Sir Thomas Brown's Religio Medici. but i think that, at least in certain situations, it is a good point and an important value. of course, contrast it with many stories of people who were stingy with themselves and the members of their household, but not with others. though i am not at all certain that they acted correctly there. regardless of the particular expression, what i was taught was that one should perform acts of chessed with family as well, and that this is a value.<br /><br />gmar tov,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-85528139641870965652009-09-23T19:20:18.671-04:002009-09-23T19:20:18.671-04:00` Charity begins at home
Does it? I once heard th...`<i> Charity begins at home</i><br /><br />Does it? I once heard that its a Christian saying.Yosef Greenberghttp://yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-57080417230945403562009-09-23T19:18:50.852-04:002009-09-23T19:18:50.852-04:00I really appreciate the rationality of your mussar...I really appreciate the rationality of your mussar posts. Before Yom Kippur is a good time for being dan lekaf zechus s well.<br /><br />(I know, I know, its all year-round the same, beshittah! [;)])<br /><br />Thanks & Gmar Chasimah Tovah!Yosef Greenberghttp://yachdus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-80703638217394265382009-09-23T18:27:32.878-04:002009-09-23T18:27:32.878-04:00Rabbi Reisman says that davening is like a Chassun...Rabbi Reisman says that davening is like a Chassunah the really good friends are there early,the regular friends are somewhat on time and the passive acquaintances dont feel the need so they just show up at there leisure so to davening people who have a close relationship to hashem are early and the people with the plain relationshp with hashem are somewhat on time and you get the drift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-7373406403766365592009-09-23T13:12:20.014-04:002009-09-23T13:12:20.014-04:00thanks.
kt,
joshthanks.<br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-78216398232120902942009-09-23T12:11:58.973-04:002009-09-23T12:11:58.973-04:00Shkoyach, a very good post.Shkoyach, a very good post.Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051421355654178857noreply@blogger.com