[Avodah] Be Careful of Looking Frum

[Harry Maryles]

--- On Sat, 7/10/10, Meir Rabi <meirabi at gmail.com> wrote:




And here is another reason not to pursue or be perceived as pursuing Chumros, especially when in a public arena or when eating amongst others; One can be Mattir Neder based on the fear that being perceived as a Frumer actually exposes one to a greater and more intense Divine Inspection of ones "books". Nedarim 22a


Whats really interesting about this is that it has nothing to do with whether one is actually Frum or not - it is about the way this person is PERCEIVED by others. The Ran explains NirAh ShaHu MachZik AtzMo KeChassid.


Dare I suggest that this may be a contributing factor to our long extended Galus?
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I believe that this is what R' Wolbe calls Frumkeit - which he is absolutely opposed to. When one pursues Chumros in order to look Frum, they are doing it for the wrong reasons and it becomes counterproductive.

HM

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