| Title: | BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest |
| Notice: | 1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration |
| Moderator: | SMURF::FENSTER |
| Created: | Mon Feb 03 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1524 |
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Shalom,
I've read all the notes in note 75 by now - these information are
in value for me. As I've already stated in my note 519 - my family
isn't very religious - I myself started 2 years ago to read whatever
seems informative. But there are still a lot of open questions for
me - so would anyone be so kind and try to explain CHUMROT and
CHUMRAH for me (as detailed as possible). I've though over if I
should get in contact with my local Community Center??? Maybe???
It's a real problem for me...I presently live here in Germany
and I feel Jewish... even so I'm not very religious but .........
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L'hit
Dominique
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 527.1 | "Strict"... | TAVENG::CHAIM | The Bagel Nosher | Sun Aug 28 1988 03:50 | 9 |
CHUMROT is the plural of CHUMRAH...
The word itself actually means "hard" or "strict" (in fact in computer
jargon CHOMRAH which is a similar derivative means "hardware")
In the Halachic (law) sense this means the strictest view or opinion
with regard to any particular issue.
Cb.
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| 527.2 | VAXWRK::ZAITCHIK | Sun Aug 28 1988 23:38 | 14 | ||
just an addition to .1--
since there are often differences of opinion between rabbinic
authorities you will often find that the doubt as to which opinion
is the correct one is resolved "lchumrah", i.e. by adopting the
more stringent opinion. But (I believe) this has become too much
of an automatic knee-jerk reaction amongst most "orthodox" jews
today, and that truly great rabbinic authorities alwats sought to
make things lenient for people if possible, i.e. they tried to go
l'kula, unless there was a good reason not to.
In fact one of the outstanding rabbinic authorities in the US (but
whom I cannot name since this was told me in private) once made
fun of the tendency in Williamsburgh/B-park to LOOK for stringent
opinions, and he called them "The Chumrah of the Month Club".
-AZ
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