tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post917378196568034266..comments2023-06-21T10:58:53.104+03:00Comments on The Absolute Truth -------- בס"ד: The Absolute Truth to the MaxThe Absolute Truthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-91607716443140776972016-05-11T11:28:13.067+03:002016-05-11T11:28:13.067+03:00The Talmud talks about such individuals extensivel...The Talmud talks about such individuals extensively. It is beyond the scope of this blog, but is available for you to research. We are not talking a simple subject with simple answers. The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-69852998218079646862016-05-11T11:21:37.227+03:002016-05-11T11:21:37.227+03:00Off topic a bit, but what about people unfortunate...Off topic a bit, but what about people unfortunately born of indeterminate sex, ie have characteristics of both genders - who are in other respects ie intelligence, health etc normal. Where would you place them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-44656059685371236012016-05-11T09:10:27.550+03:002016-05-11T09:10:27.550+03:00All individuals in this world who are afflicted wi...All individuals in this world who are afflicted with physical, mental and/or spiritual ailments should get our compassion and even more so, our help.<br /><br />If you remember my post on 30 March 2016, "Reality Check," it included how prayer works. One of the things that we pray for is: "I asked for love, and Hashem gave me troubled people to help."<br /><br />All problems in life are for testing which result in growth, the reason we are here. But, everyone's problems must be treated as my problems as well. If I am not here to help everyone, Hashem will not help me. Why? It is Hashem's design in this world that we act together as one to solve the world's problems, starting with the most minor problems of each of us, and building up to bring Tikun Olam (Hebrew: תיקון עולם or תקון עולם) (literally, "repair of the world", alternatively,"construction for eternity").<br /><br />We all benefit in having compassion for others.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-74274417852065085302016-05-11T04:38:19.201+03:002016-05-11T04:38:19.201+03:00Unisex bathrooms are also an issue and no self res...Unisex bathrooms are also an issue and no self respecting woman, frum or baal teshuva or secular will be caught inside one. Moving on..although the Torah is clear that homosexual acts are an abomination to H-shem, these individuals must be treated with compassion and respect. My heart goes out to whoever feels trapped in a seemingly "wrong" body. Help and and spiritual support yes but scorn and hatred is so far from Ahavat Yisroel. Rav Menahem, keep up the wonderful job of educating us about the Absolute Truth. A big Thank You for everything i learned here and continue to learn. <br />Ms. APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-38962151564259800152016-05-11T02:28:45.071+03:002016-05-11T02:28:45.071+03:00Hello!
RABBI BERLAND - SPARK OF MESSIAH (Rav Glaz...Hello!<br /><br />RABBI BERLAND - SPARK OF MESSIAH (Rav Glazerson)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBKz3TnkX5s<br /><br />All the best!<br /><br />Luiz Felipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-57106797042968278102016-05-10T17:17:53.172+03:002016-05-10T17:17:53.172+03:00Rav.
I live here in NJ and there is a particular s...Rav.<br />I live here in NJ and there is a particular store that many frum people frequent - BH it is not owned by Jews - they have officially made their store with unisex restrooms..... Hashem help us! So it's not something in the far off distance..... it's now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-17291601043226177732016-05-10T17:07:32.542+03:002016-05-10T17:07:32.542+03:00Reb Menachem, it's not unisex bathrooms that a...Reb Menachem, it's not unisex bathrooms that are the issue. In countries like Japan where space is at a premium, that is the norm. It is maintaining the pretense of separate men's and women's bathrooms and then welcoming perverts to decide which sex they feel like being, and use that restroom. It's not the same thing. And it is indeed an abomination.Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-31777509923649690592016-05-10T15:30:55.249+03:002016-05-10T15:30:55.249+03:00All countries suffer from this awful disease, but ...All countries suffer from this awful disease, but the US made it a legal institution by having the Supreme Court sanction legality in all 50 states. What's next unisex restrooms? Oh, they are already bringing that abomination into our lives. The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-10193032614029077972016-05-10T14:23:52.569+03:002016-05-10T14:23:52.569+03:00You pointed USA has gay couples. Are you saying th...You pointed USA has gay couples. Are you saying that Israel has no gay or lesbian couples? I know several Jew men are gay in USA. I'm sure some Israel men are gay, too. Don't point to USA only. All nations have gay and lesbian couples. I agreed what you're saying that HaShem opposed gay marriage. We want the Messiah NOW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-89787706991386468062016-05-10T14:02:22.003+03:002016-05-10T14:02:22.003+03:00What you are saying is very good. Hashem created ...What you are saying is very good. Hashem created human beings with needs. Mothers help satisfy some and fathers satisfy others. That is the normal nurturing situation.<br /><br />These days do we really have to ask why so many grow up with such problems? One can not be a complete person when some of the parts of life are missing, and that includes the third Parent Hashem.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-67364715941304310272016-05-10T12:09:19.734+03:002016-05-10T12:09:19.734+03:00Thank you for the additional information. The inf...Thank you for the additional information. The information that I stated above shows where in the Torah it all originates, Leviticus 18:3, which is what is being referenced in the RAMBAM you provided.<br /><br />The most important idea is that it is the word's of Hashem on women being with women and that is all we need.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-21114056853963881322016-05-10T11:43:49.896+03:002016-05-10T11:43:49.896+03:00"...to ruin the lives of children be convinci..."...to ruin the lives of children be convincing them that having two fathers or two mothers is OK..."<br /><br />To strengthen your point here, Reb Menachem, I would add that many kinds of practices parents consider OK will evoke righteous anger in their children as they grow up because of their ruined lives and sense of themselves - to take a modern, admittedly extreme example: women going to a sperm bank or something similar in order to have a child because, for whatever reason, they don't have husbands (or men in any sense - those with any sense will not agree to something they will have to take responsibility for later when they haven't planned on it, right?). Google Web sites by adult children produced in this manner, and see their anger for yourself because these people feel less than human for not being able to identify their father. How do parents expect to be honored and supported in their old age when they behave like this? Being a bad example <i>in any way</i> will come back to haunt you. Children of a certain age fully realize whatever situation they are in, and will respond to it. Only later do adults downplay to themselves the consequences of their selfish actions toward and around their children - and are surprised when the anger comes their way.<br /><br />Only true teshuva will begin to rectify the situation. G-d help us.HDG, Yerushalayim, E"Y Shlemahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943174572566458612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-72715204441596499762016-05-10T11:33:42.785+03:002016-05-10T11:33:42.785+03:00Hello reb Menahem, Hodesh Iyyar tov and an healthy...Hello reb Menahem, Hodesh Iyyar tov and an healthy summer to you and your readers.<br />Here's an answer I found and the web about female homosexuality, from Rav Meir Zukerman שנת תש"ע<br />הרמב"ם ב"משנה תורה", הלכות איסורי ביאה, פרק כ"א הלכה ח´ כותב באופן מפורש שהדבר אסור, והוא נלמד ממה שכתוב בתורה "כמעשה ארץ מצרים... לא תעשו"- אמרו על כך חכמים: "מה היו עושים? איש נושא איש ואשה נושאת אשה..."<br />אין לוקים על איסור זה 40 מלקות (39) כמו על איסורי "לאו" אחרים, אך הרמב"ם כותב כי לדעתו ראוי שבית הדין יתנו מלקות מדין "מכת מרדות" דהיינו: מי שנוהג בניגוד לגזרות חכמים."<br /><br />So that even if it's not specifically told in the Torah , female homosexuality is considered by our sages as an Egypt custom that is clearly forbidden there. Even if we don't see this degradation appear in the interdictions concerning the women in the Torah its obvious that it contradicts much obligations (znut, tzniut, niddah, foreign customs etc...) a kosher woman is supposed to fulfill if she wants to match the exigences of our holy law: it logically can't go together, and so it's an obvious revolt...<br />Bessorot tovot and thank you reb Menachem. Stay always blessed and courageous!<br />Itzhak, Yerushalaimיצחק, ירושליםhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092596635498207707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-88914344346739059762016-05-10T11:14:34.040+03:002016-05-10T11:14:34.040+03:00Kol HaKavod.Kol HaKavod.Neshamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326762185596512130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-73698960162906174112016-05-10T11:09:58.432+03:002016-05-10T11:09:58.432+03:00You are absolutely correct. Mainstream news is al...You are absolutely correct. Mainstream news is all lies and deception for the purpose of degrading society. Homosexuality is perfect for degradation.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-5335281891774899252016-05-10T10:53:10.182+03:002016-05-10T10:53:10.182+03:00As I have asked above, please ask me a question ra...As I have asked above, please ask me a question rather than telling me "You are wrong." That disrespect does not help my readers.<br /><br />Actually there are many references to lesbianism being improper. It stems from Leviticus 18:3 which is Hashem telling Moshe that the “laws” of Egypt and Canaan which the Israelites are prohibited from following, includes as an example that “a man would marry a man, and a woman a woman”—a clear reference not only to same-sex intimate acts, but also to on going relationships between same sex partners.<br /><br />Shabbat 65a/b refers to the father of Samuel (Samuel being the preeminent authority among Babylonian Jewry in the middle of the third century) not permitting his daughters “to sleep together.”<br /><br />RAMBAM clarified the halakhic position in his code, the Mishneh Torah (Hilchot Issurei Bi’ah 21:8). He wrote:<br />“For women to play around with one another is forbidden and belongs to ‘the practices of the Egyptians’ concerning which we have been warned, ‘You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt.’ Such conduct is forbidden.<br /><br />There are others. The Torah reference is the most profound coming from Hashem.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-52440822168508267062016-05-10T10:46:09.090+03:002016-05-10T10:46:09.090+03:00First, congratulations on your anniversary. It is...First, congratulations on your anniversary. It is a rare situation these days that someone is married that long and to the same woman, WOW! It does say much about your character and how seriously you take the Absolute Truth, the Word of Hashem.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-18164888074939526582016-05-10T08:47:15.237+03:002016-05-10T08:47:15.237+03:00You are wrong about the females though. It is not...You are wrong about the females though. It is not an abomination for two females to be together. I was told this by a Rav. I'm not saying that it is appropriate behavior but definitely not an abomination as it is for two men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-48573108846163195192016-05-10T08:21:36.065+03:002016-05-10T08:21:36.065+03:00I haven't read this entire post yet. Regarding...I haven't read this entire post yet. Regarding the comments in support of gay marriage, most "news" impose their own views and actively delete comments that oppose them, when they don't block comments altogether. That's because most people are sane. There are sites known to have a light touch when it comes to moderating comments. Liberal sites are not among them.Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-20859442396498020842016-05-10T08:08:21.701+03:002016-05-10T08:08:21.701+03:00First, we end up with laws such as we have today w...First, we end up with laws such as we have today when we rely on our rational mind instead of the rules our creator laid down. I have a quote that I use often, It comes from the book Twerski on Spirituality by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski. The quote is on my home PC so I cannot get it, but the gist of the quote is that Sodom deserved destruction because they made the will of the people legal. What ever depravity they desired became legal, so there was no way for them to do tshuva because they could not see they were doing wrong. It is nice that I read your post on my 42nd wedding anniversary. Hashem certainly had a hand in my wife and I finding each other, and although we did not have children, we have had a fulfilling life as we have helped others (who may or may not be considered our children if we helped them stay alive). Your post spoke to me (and did not make me angry even though there were places where I could see a finger pointed at me). Just one other thought. It has been said that people today scream about their rights and forget that each right carries with it an obligation. Frum Jews (and Noahides) in the world speak of their obligations and accept the rights as secondary. Our primary obligation is to Hashem. When we fulfill the obligations we owe to Him, then we have no need to worry about rights because He will be doing everything for us exactly as we need.<br />Your posts have done me much good and I am thankful that I can read them and the comments that come along with them. I hope to get to meet you all in person when the fireworks are over.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423740793035352252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-40101324324169018542016-05-10T06:37:54.014+03:002016-05-10T06:37:54.014+03:00You obviously didn't read this post. The disr...You obviously didn't read this post. The disrespect that you display in your comment shows that you need so much Teshuvah, or that you are trying hard to get in the 2/3rd group. Hashem reads all the comments I receive and measure for measure responds.<br /><br />You missed the part: "I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses." It looks like you made a very ignorant choice.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-62942076349822800862016-05-10T06:29:36.992+03:002016-05-10T06:29:36.992+03:00And I learn much from my readers as well.And I learn much from my readers as well.The Absolute Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060786380470453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-52221018658784259282016-05-10T06:13:22.487+03:002016-05-10T06:13:22.487+03:00when are you going to do some teshuva?when are you going to do some teshuva?TTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170726902683483449.post-55759296801107996192016-05-10T04:29:41.918+03:002016-05-10T04:29:41.918+03:00I learn so much from all that you write and it ins...I learn so much from all that you write and it inspires me to be a better Jew each day. Thank you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com