tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post116408714040105822..comments2024-03-06T12:52:47.385-05:00Comments on Circus Tent - הירשל ציג'ס בלאג: What will they think of next?Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציגhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08911009966581004937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164135922469738862006-11-21T14:05:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:05:00.000-05:00I believe the reason for removing shoes is similar...I believe the reason for removing shoes is similar to the removing of one's shoes upon entering a holy place.<BR/>The Rebbe did not put stones.Mottelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582397390892396507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164117594760834222006-11-21T08:59:00.000-05:002006-11-21T08:59:00.000-05:00I once saw written somewhere that the reason for p...I once saw written somewhere that the reason for placing a stone is for respect for the Meis, to show that the grave site is being frequented and not forsaken.<BR/><BR/>I also remember it saying that it is specifically not a Chabad custom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164111610141315832006-11-21T07:20:00.000-05:002006-11-21T07:20:00.000-05:00$25?! Why do things always cost more when associat...$25?! Why do things always cost more when associatied with something Jewish? Take candle sticks for example - you can buy plain silver candle sticks or you can buy silver "Shabbos" candle sticks from a Jewish store and they will cost much more. <BR/><BR/>As for stones, I brought back some stones from the ground in Sudilkov - one of which I put on the matzeivah of my great-grandfather.A Simple Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158902792838896670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164089195111601252006-11-21T01:06:00.000-05:002006-11-21T01:06:00.000-05:00Do you know a reason for removing leather shoes (o...Do you know a reason for removing leather shoes (or shoes altogether) during hishtatchus al kivrey tzadikim? This minhog is common only amongst Russian Chasidim (Chernobyl, Karlin, Chabad etc. It seems that it was also practiced in Breslov, but today it is rarely used amongst Breslover chasidim. I found out that Reb Gedalya Kenig ztz"l used to remove shoes while going to kivrey tzadikim).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164088900388801222006-11-21T01:01:00.000-05:002006-11-21T01:01:00.000-05:00To correct - Rabbi Machluf Aminodav Krispin is mar...To correct - Rabbi Machluf Aminodav Krispin is married to a granddaughter of Baba Sali.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164088469319274932006-11-21T00:54:00.000-05:002006-11-21T00:54:00.000-05:00supposedly the Rebbe never did put a stone on the ...supposedly the Rebbe <STRONG>never</STRONG> did put a stone on the Matzeivoh of the FR.Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציגhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911009966581004937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164088300016852822006-11-21T00:51:00.000-05:002006-11-21T00:51:00.000-05:00However I can't verify the accuracy of the mention...However I can't verify the accuracy of the mentioned tradition from the Baba Sali's son in law. I didn't hear it directly, neither saw it anywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13084425.post-1164088187289835072006-11-21T00:49:00.000-05:002006-11-21T00:49:00.000-05:00I've heared an explanation of this minhog in the n...I've heared an explanation of this minhog in the name of Baba Sali's zatza"l son in law (Rabbi Machluf Aminodav Krispin shli"ta) who said, that few today know the real reason for it. The idea here is to bring a stone to the matzeyvo, and slightly hit it with the stone, or just to put it on top. This evokes the neshomo of the niftar(!). But according to this tradition, the stone shouldn't be left there, but should be removed afterwards, so the neshomo can return. <BR/><BR/>(However it is customary for many to leave the stone davka). There was a story with Reb Kalonimus ztz"l (the Rebbe of the Ariza"l's father - Reb Shloyme Luria ztz"l) who left a will, that any bypasser should leave a stone on his keyver, where subsequently a big mountain of stones was formed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com