tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post6150834522958526772..comments2024-03-02T03:29:09.759-05:00Comments on SerandEz and Friends: Myths that have known meEzziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-71858698881818669292008-10-19T03:11:00.000-04:002008-10-19T03:11:00.000-04:00The reason for not looking at the Kohain's hands i...The reason for not looking at the Kohain's hands is that the shchina "looks through" the spaces in the fingers during the bracha. (I think this is learned form the pasuk of "meitzitz min hacharakim" in Shir HaShirim). It is inappropriate to look at the schina so we don't. Kohanim themsleves are not even supposed to look which is why they either close theor eyes or drape theor tallis over their hands in a way that thay can't see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-62031978109130947062008-10-06T13:59:00.000-04:002008-10-06T13:59:00.000-04:00regarding the duchaning thing -- once my best frie...regarding the duchaning thing -- once my best friend's older sister (since she was older than us, of course she knew everything) told us that the reason she wore glasses was because she once looked at the kohanim during duchaning. it never made sense to me -- my father's a kohen -- so did that mean i could no longer look at my dad when he gave me a bracha on friday night? same kohen, same bracha...nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940223046751850440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-5069310711176369952008-10-05T17:15:00.000-04:002008-10-05T17:15:00.000-04:00Nichush is superstition. As in "lo tinachashu" (er...Nichush is superstition. As in "lo tinachashu" (erm, citation, anyone?)<BR/><BR/>And yes, I know that teachers aren't responsible for many of the myths. But they definitely are responsible for many of them, and they also should teach some facts so the kiddies won't be so vulnerable to myths.Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-10408093082634674802008-10-05T17:10:00.000-04:002008-10-05T17:10:00.000-04:00Eh, Bas Melech- what's nichush?About the kiss the ...Eh, Bas Melech- what's nichush?<BR/><BR/>About the kiss the clasp thing- personally, I think that's NNNOOOOOTTTTTT apporpriate to be discussed on blogosphere (or at the very least, embarassing), but I only heard it in the summer of tenth grade in Camp Shira, where I was told that in the summer the refrain was, "Go back to basketball." WHAT A STUPID TEENAGE MYTH aaaaaaaaahhhh.. (but being a terrible romantic I adopted the "minhag" immediately) (and went back to playing basketbal myself, since as I recall, tha was where it happened.)<BR/><BR/>Apple- congrats! Over 100 comments! That's a record! :)Mindy Schaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561579952913345322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-16534278853638902532008-10-05T15:35:00.000-04:002008-10-05T15:35:00.000-04:00"You are not allowed to take 2 articles of clothin..."You are not allowed to take 2 articles of clothing off at the same time."<BR/><BR/>My husband did learn this (I believe in Kitzur Shulchan Orech)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-77355567557529452222008-10-05T11:52:00.000-04:002008-10-05T11:52:00.000-04:00My humble apologies.My humble apologies.the applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756184353010645018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-51798941626234478472008-10-05T04:41:00.000-04:002008-10-05T04:41:00.000-04:00NMF--There are definitely sources for that but it'...NMF--There are definitely sources for that but it's not halacha. One reason is that Chava became a niddah on Motzei Shabbos and the wine is like the dam nidah. There are other reason brought down but I can't remember them right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-1357907517317930482008-10-05T04:19:00.000-04:002008-10-05T04:19:00.000-04:00Actually, you aren't supposed to look directly at ...Actually, you aren't supposed to look directly at the kohanim's upraised hands while Bircas Kohanim is taking place. <BR/>But, I've never heard that you could go blind from it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe someone could enlighten me- where does the myth about girls not drinking havdala wine come from? <BR/>I've been in cases where girls have made havdala, but not used wine. (I think there might be a Magen Avraham on it.)nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-86349980456996903962008-10-03T16:32:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:32:00.000-04:00>Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing i...>Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing is not as cut and dried as you might think.<BR/><BR/>>>Cut and dried ... ::groan::<BR/><BR/>I'm officially insulted that you think that was intentional.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-91923405781865821742008-10-03T15:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T15:42:00.000-04:00I think if these girls' teachers would spend a lit...<I>I think if these girls' teachers would spend a little time teaching the prohibition against nichush, maybe in the place of one of the baseless minhagim in their curriculum, it would be beneficial.</I><BR/><BR/>To be fair, a lot of this stuff - like the necklace thing - did not all come from teachers (at least, not in my experience). They often came just from other girls, word of mouth sort of thing. The way any superstition or myth spreads around when you're younger.Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-597710512844131682008-10-03T14:24:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:24:00.000-04:00We just had this come up very recently, [Ezzie] --...<I>We just had this come up very recently,</I> [Ezzie] -- Fortunately, your chef thought of this in advance and would have offered to cut the cake herself as per her own family's minhag. :-P<BR/><BR/><I>i *wish* i was making this up.</I> Me too! ME TOO!<BR/>Anyway, I wouldn't consider this a halacha myth as much as a superstition. I think if these girls' teachers would spend a little time teaching the prohibition against nichush, maybe in the place of one of the baseless minhagim in their curriculum, it would be beneficial.Bas~Melechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511197551248863790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-64529136862595990572008-10-03T13:32:00.000-04:002008-10-03T13:32:00.000-04:00About the Kohanim thing...when I was younger I som...About the Kohanim thing...when I was younger I sometimes liked to test things so I dared myself to chance a look once or twice, just to see what would happen. I was always somewhat relieved that lightening didn't strike. :PErachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-30297928579797021972008-10-03T11:17:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:17:00.000-04:00aaaaaaaaand 100!aaaaaaaaand 100!rbtznhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299085943772602695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-35944633114659998402008-10-03T11:16:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:16:00.000-04:00Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing is no...<EM>Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing is not as cut and dried as you might think.</EM><BR/><BR/>Cut and dried ... ::groan::<BR/><BR/>p.s. 99 comments - i rest my casethe applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756184353010645018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-46651538031613248692008-10-03T10:15:00.000-04:002008-10-03T10:15:00.000-04:00I used to think my eyes were hurting because I wou...I used to think my eyes were hurting because I would accidentally see (we sat in the front row middle).Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-82694960408704450732008-10-03T10:12:00.000-04:002008-10-03T10:12:00.000-04:00you forget the all-time classic,"you will go blind...you forget the all-time classic,<BR/><BR/>"you will go blind if you look at the kohanim during birkas kohanim"Eliezer StrongBadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585492410479955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-11473502790455271972008-10-03T09:56:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:56:00.000-04:00That kissing the clasp of your necklace thing was ...That kissing the clasp of your necklace thing was SOOOO prevalent when I was in HS. But now we are veering off from myths and into stupidities.SaraKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053908720926177402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-41282487582946033242008-10-03T09:55:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:55:00.000-04:00Thank you, G. We just had this come up very recent...Thank you, G. We just had this come up very recently, and I recalled that not all poskim hold that it's a problem, but a couple others did not know what I was talking about.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-42303186115724686192008-10-03T09:54:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:54:00.000-04:00yeh most jewish bakeries will put the words on a "...yeh most jewish bakeries will put the words on a "cracker" thing on top of the cake, or on plastic.... that can be removed before cuttingrbtznhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299085943772602695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-62184051649354569952008-10-03T09:52:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:52:00.000-04:00Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing is no...Sorry folks, the whole cake w/ letters thing is not as cut and dried as you might think.<BR/><BR/>http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5763/noach.html<BR/><BR/>While current custom is to be overly careful it is far from being the ruling of all major poskim.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-9561417413378971792008-10-03T09:36:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:36:00.000-04:00Oh, and btw, MYTHS DO NOT ONLY EXIST IN BY CLASSRO...Oh, and btw, MYTHS DO NOT ONLY EXIST IN BY CLASSROOMS. <BR/><BR/>Trust me.Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-45857891046452674332008-10-03T09:34:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:34:00.000-04:00I'm not sure how many people actually believed tha...I'm not sure how many people actually <I>believed</I> that, but I remember first hearing about it in...fourth grade or something. It's one of those things little kids really do believe in until they become...preteens, and then they're unsure and probably fakely believe in it, but only to themselves, and while also realizing that it's not actually true. And then once they're actual teenagers, not only do they not believe in it anymore, but it's <I>babyish</I> if anyone does.Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-13770414599703955492008-10-03T09:21:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:21:00.000-04:00eety - i was thinking more along the lines of boro...eety - i was thinking more along the lines of boro park friends and camp... pretty funny about your sis though.rbtznhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299085943772602695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-12426497431215659872008-10-03T09:20:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:20:00.000-04:00of course u have!!! i even did it! but OBVIOUSLY a...of course u have!!! i even did it! but OBVIOUSLY as a joke! btw- i did it in front of my sister (t) the other day as a joke- and she was like WHATTTTT?!?!!?!?!?!EsPeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181641164877461141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-43247642168056939042008-10-03T09:18:00.000-04:002008-10-03T09:18:00.000-04:00oh no. a classmate. lol, eety i didnt mean OUR cla...oh no. a classmate. lol, eety i didnt mean OUR class - im not sure if ive heard it in our class or not.rbtznhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299085943772602695noreply@blogger.com