tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post8297669961800113687..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Can Yirat Shamayim Make You Neurotic?Kochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-5795200392638393702020-12-22T06:16:36.270-05:002020-12-22T06:16:36.270-05:00No one said you need to keep Shabbat during the we...No one said you need to keep Shabbat during the week so that you will keep it on Shabbat. Just imagine keeping away from Chametz when it's not Pesach - no one does this. <br /><br />The Halacha is a book of rules that remind us to act in a certain way that will complement spiritual thinking and acting; it is not a book of excuses for extra stringencies that we can all make up today. <br /><brJHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05783346331907014540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-26782877655453586582013-08-25T21:01:33.962-04:002013-08-25T21:01:33.962-04:00B"H
Hi Kochava! I learned a wonderful strate... B"H<br /><br />Hi Kochava! I learned a wonderful strategy for the bathroom hot water facet from my roommate (providing it is a double and not a single faucet). Thought I'd share it if it might help you and others: <br /><br />Just place a plastic or styrofoam cup over the hotwater facet as a gentle reminder not to turn it on over shabbos by mistake! <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-86274896674816454782013-05-27T14:43:00.864-04:002013-05-27T14:43:00.864-04:00A radical point of view: the Talmud says we don...A radical point of view: the Talmud says we don't build fences around fences. It follows, if you erect a fence around a fence you are not following in the daat of the rabbonim. The chumro brigrade will of course scream that its middot chassidut to be extra-strict. However, there are several problems with this. First, if you have a genuine safek (most don't know what does and doesn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-30724500736944782092013-05-24T16:54:09.742-04:002013-05-24T16:54:09.742-04:00Can Yirat Shamayim Make You Neurotic? Depends on t...Can Yirat Shamayim Make You Neurotic? Depends on the person.<br /><br />In Judaism there is definitely a precedent for "building fences" around mitzvot to safeguard against breaking them by accident. For example, in relation to kashrut chicken is not meat according to actual halacha and may be eaten with milk. However, the rabbis were afraid that, due to the similarity between chicken Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73319503659588023632013-05-24T07:07:07.837-04:002013-05-24T07:07:07.837-04:00Sorry if my previous comment sounded harsh. I did...Sorry if my previous comment sounded harsh. I didn't mean that <i>you</i> have mental health issues, but that extreme manifestations of excessive caution or obsessive ritual acts would be indications of underlying problems rather than caused by halakha or yirat Shamayim.<br /><br />I don't think not using cold water during the week is an OCD problem, just over-caution. It didn't Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-53603364120074518542013-05-24T06:21:31.453-04:002013-05-24T06:21:31.453-04:00For me, not using hot water during the week would ...For me, not using hot water during the week would be ridiculously difficult. People tape light switches to remind themselves not to turn them on or off; you could tape the faucet, I guess. And many people don't even install single-handle faucets anymore, for fear of accidentally switching to the hot-water side.<br /><br />You could use tissues all week long for fear of ever ripping toilet tesyaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-76826207208778682542013-05-24T06:19:13.923-04:002013-05-24T06:19:13.923-04:00I don't think the point of the prohibitions is...I don't think the point of the prohibitions is to make Shabbat different from the rest of the week. The point is that they're forbidden. tesyaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-14354641477311271042013-05-23T21:32:11.585-04:002013-05-23T21:32:11.585-04:00I can totally connect, same thing for me with turn...I can totally connect, same thing for me with turning on garden lights and taking escalators. Really silly though, isn't the point to make shabat different from the rest of the week?WKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-51153949840219661582013-05-23T18:52:57.025-04:002013-05-23T18:52:57.025-04:00I would think not using the hot water is less hygi...I would think not using the hot water is less hygienic. You could tape down the bathroom light before Shabbat so it can't be turned on accidentally over Shabbat.<br /><br />I have never seen any research, but I doubt whether Yirat Shamayim can make you OCD or neurotic in a clinical sense (as someone who is no stranger to mental health issues), though it may be the way such tendencies Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.com