questions for Rabbi Tzvi Fischer

[Joel Yasskin]

In reference to the Hasidic or so-called ultra-Orthodox, what does Rabbi Fischer think about the significance, insignificance, or intimidance of wearing all black clothes, various big black or furry hats, and scraggly to bushy beards?

Shabbot shalom,

 

Joel

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-----Original Message-----
From: fran weick [mailto:wei...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 01:12 PM
To: 5770-yeso...@googlegroups.com
Subject: needing questions for Rabbi Tzvi Fischer

As an othrodox Jew, what does Rabbi Fischer see as his role in the wider world. How does his understanding of Tikum Olam require him to participate in the secular world surrounding him.   Does Rabbi Fischer believe in the will of G-d?   Fran

[Doria Raetz]

Since the torah only says not to eat kid (baby goat) meat and goat milk together, and we can be sure, in the US today that when we think we are buying chicken, we are really getting chicken and not some sly replacement of goat meat for chicken, why shouldn't we eat chicken and dairy together?  Chicken isn't even a mammal.

Doria

[L Hipshman]

And by extention from Doria's question:  why include grains that are not specifically listed as to be shunned during Passover.  I once had it explained to me that other grains are added so that someone looking at me from arfr wouldn't have the impression that I might be eating something derived from the speciffcally prohibited grains.  Really?

Lawrence