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A Torah shiur by Rabbi Daniel Glatstein on the Mishna Berura's ruling regarding using items used for idolatry in a shul.
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Okay, good morning everyone. We're continuing in Mishna Berurah. Daf Shavua Siman kuf nun daled seif yud alef nerot shel shabbat. Candles of wax that the gave or designated for avodah zarah. >> [snorts] >> ban shamashan >> ban shamashan and the service man extinguished it. When the shamash in Israel So, these are wax candles gave it to avodah zarah and the gabbai or um extinguished them and he gave it or he sold it to a Jew. As long as he has it, he can't light it in shul. Haga af al pi shemutar l'hadyik Haga af al pi shemutar l'hadyik even though it's mutar to light it in your house, you can't light it in shul. Next, mumar oved kokhavim uh heretic oved kokhavim she nasan shavua in ner l'beit haknesset and he gave wax or a candle to a shul as long as you can not light it. Find Berur there Siman kuf veranad Find Berur there Siman kuf veranad b'dinam ela. Says the Mishna Berurah she nasan hagoyim l'avodah kokhavim perush l'veit avodah kokhavim l'hadlakah So, basically gentiles gave it for avodah zarah to light. Ve kibban shamashan >> [clears throat] >> and they were extinguished. What does that mean? Kol Hamar da [clears throat] Because then Because then if they're extinguished a regular person could make use of it. Like the Rama tells us that the issur over here of something that was designated for is only to use it in a shul because it's maguna. But to use it for your own personal everyday use, that's okay. That is okay to use it for your own personal usage. Now
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- 0:00Okay, good morning everyone. We're continuing in Mishna Berurah. Daf Shavua Siman kuf nun daled seif…
- 1:32Find Berur there Siman kuf veranad b'dinam ela. Says the Mishna Berurah she nasan hagoyim l'avodah…
- 3:07In other words, you could use it for whatever you you happen to need, but not…
- 4:38executive. In in a shul, there are many different positions. Anyway, I just thought I would…
- 6:17Regarding making from a house of avodah zarah a shul. For you want to take a…
- 7:49But that's not allowed to be allowed to be allowed to be allowed to be allowed…
- 9:23But in those churches where they put up a desire even if we saw even though…
- 10:58base of Knesset is assur mishum demas. Nevertheless, for a shul, it's assur because it's disgusting.…
- 12:36He quotes the Pri Megadim. He brings a lenient opinion. He didn't bring this lenient opinion…
- 14:20I think before he was also talking about a yard head. I don't think I think…
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