[Avodah] sheimos

[Stuart Feldhamer]

I can't answer your questions, but I had the same experience once when
reading the book "Understanding Comics" in the bathroom. The shaim Hashem
all of a sudden jumped out at me and I was at a loss as for what to do.

Stuart

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> From: avodah-bounces at lists.aishdas.org [mailto:avodah-
> bounces at lists.aishdas.org] On Behalf Of Steven J Scher
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 2:27 PM
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> Subject: [Avodah] sheimos
> 
> ok.  so, as I usually do when I get into my office, I picked up a copy
> of
> the student newspaper, and retreated to the rest room.
> 
> imagine my surprise when I opened the paper and saw the editorial
> cartoon
> about israel.... no, I wasn't surprised that it was about israel, what
> i
> was surprised about was that it included correctly drawn hebrew
> characters.
> 
> upon closer look, I realized that among the characters were
> yud-key-vav-key...
> 
> this raises several halachic dilemmas (dilemmae??):
> 
> 1) what do I do about the fact that I now have sheimos in a bathroom?
> I
> couldn't exactly get up and walk right out.
> 
> 2) what is my obligation with this paper and, more importantly, with
> all
> the other copies that I see lying around?  Do I have to try and pick up
> as
> many as I can to dispose of properly?  Do I have to seek them out, or
> can
> I just get the ones I happen to see in improper places (e.g., the
> floor,
> etc) and dispose of them properly...
> 
> and, for a question without torah emphasis: does the chevra think its
> worth writing a letter to the editor to the paper to complain about
> this?
> 
> - steve
> 
> 
> ps - I did a quick search on the cartoonist.  he is israeli born,
> american
> educated, getting a master's in art here at eastern illinois
> university.
> that explains his command of hebrew, but raises other questions about
> his
> position vis-a-vis the war.
> 
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