tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post6125403358820470694..comments2015-08-04T10:14:27.141-07:00Comments on The Talmudist: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post-87288901696066324672009-01-28T19:50:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:50:00.000-08:00I never intimated that you intimated that I was an...I never intimated that you intimated that I was an apikores.<BR/><BR/>As for a chassidishe meisa:<BR/><BR/>There was once a wagon stuck in the mud and none of the horses wanted to move. They hit the horses and screamed at them for a long time. One person suggested that they ask the famous rebbe of the town for advice as to what to do. They asked the Rebbe and he told them to take the Amud from the shul and put it by the wagon, in front of the horses. They did that and the horses started pulling with all their might until the wagon was out of the mud. Afterward they asked the Rabbe how he knew what to do. The Rebbe replied, "Aleh Ferd loif tzum breitel."<BR/><BR/>It really happened.Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post-11777089761645743952009-01-28T19:44:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:44:00.000-08:00A: I heard that he said it about Chassidisha Meisa...A: I heard that he said it about Chassidisha Meisalach.<BR/><BR/>B: It was not like you said you denied all the stories; ergo I never intimated that you might be an apikores.Talmudisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615767814662311385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post-30938107741935954272009-01-28T19:40:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:40:00.000-08:00That was said about medrashim. Not necessarily Reb...That was said about medrashim. Not necessarily Rebbe stories, and hashgacha pratis stories. And I don't think I'd call myself an apikores for not believing a story that may or may not be true.Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post-16547237903077704642009-01-28T19:13:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:13:00.000-08:00My heart yearns they were true. You probably hear...My heart yearns they were true. You probably heard what the Satmar Rav ZT"L would say about believing these types of stories, something to the effect of:<BR/>"Anyone that believes them all is a fool, and anyone that denies them all is an apikores." Delicate balance, huh?Talmudisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615767814662311385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499280.post-34076309268069052182009-01-28T13:09:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:09:00.000-08:00It gives me comfort to know that in fact most of t...It gives me comfort to know that in fact most of the stories are made up. I suspected this was the case. They all like to play on people's heartstrings. People are all gullible and want to believe the BS. A rational person realizes this and doesn't get caught up in the nonsensical hype.Originally From Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927411127491577903noreply@blogger.com