The Torah Matzav

Reb Ahron Rofeh On The Shtinkus Marinus

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The Madanei Yom Tov*1 (Chulin 66b Rosh # 67 sk 5 ) writes, when he was Rov in Vienna, Reb Ahron Rofeh (Doctor) showed him a poisonous fish, caught off the Spanish Sea, called “ Shtinkus Marinus”*2. The fish has scales but no fins, instead of fins it has legs.

Chazal say (Mishna Niddah 51b) all fish with scales have fins. Reb Ahron Rofeh Asked

“ Do we consider the legs as fins and therefore it is Kosher?

If it is kosher, then the question is why would Hashem create a Kosher poisonous fish?

If on the other hand the legs are not considered fins, then how do you reconcile Chazal that all fish with scales must have fins. "

*1 Also known as the Tosfos Yom Tov (R. Yom Tov Lipman Heller Wallerstein)

*2 In the Torah it says כל אשר במים seems to indicate all sea animals with fins & scales are kosher.

Zohar Parshas Pinchas - No Invitation Necessary

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Zohar & Kavod of Parents

The זהר writes,

"Hashem removes the deceased parents from גן עדן and brings them with Him to participate in the שמחה (wedding) of their children."

It seems from the זהר that no invitation is necessary for them to attend. (Trust in Hashem to take care of it)

There is no מקור anywhere about inviting the deceased parents to the wedding.

Placing printed invitations (some with return cards) seems unnecessary.

Placing Kvitlach on top of קברי צדיקים was unknown to previous generations.

Harav Hagaon Reb Avrohom Ganichovski זצ"ל held that one may not place anything on top of a קבר for personal benefit.

Therefore, placing a Kvittel or an invitation on a קבר would be אסור

(Based on יו"ד שד״מ–שס"ח)

שמעתי בשם שר התורה הגרח״ק זצ״ל

Only for the benefit of the נפטר

On top of the standing מצבה would be OK

מְנָלָן, דְּאִית לוֹן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְשַׁתְּפָא לְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ בְּחֶדְוָה דִּלְהוֹן. (בגין דלאו איהו חדוה, אלא בשותפות דיליה מאלין) דִּכְתִּיב, (שם קמט) יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעוֹשָׂיו. הַהוּא חֶדְוָה דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָאו אִיהוּ, אֶלָּא בְּעוֹשָׂיו. בְּעוֹשָׂיו, בְּעוֹשׂוֹ מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ. אֶלָּא אִלֵּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ, וְאָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ, דְּאַף עַל גַּב דְּמִיתוּ, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַעְקַר לוֹן מִגַּן עֵדֶן, וְאַיְיתֵי לוֹן עִמֵּיהּ לְהַהוּא חֶדְוָה, לְנַטְלָא חוּלָקָא דְּחֶדְוָה עִם קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ. כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (איוב מ׳:י״ט) הָעוֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ.

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