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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">RRW noted:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">I once heard in the hallow halls of RIETS that the Rav [RYDS} said if it makes no sense it cannot be halachah. and this is pPerhaps why RYDS did no buy into the Taz's humra of Davening late on Shauvos!]- and even the Magen Avraham ONLY required saying Kiddush after Tzeis [ayein sham!]</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">--</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">>>>>>>>>>>>>>></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">I heard the following story from R. Aharon Adler of Ramot A':</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">RYDS was asked by a talmid who engaged in karate if it</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">was permissible to perform the customary kowtow before one's fellow combatant at the beginning of e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">ach match. He paskened that it is assur and proceeded to explain that the reason it is assur is because this is "shtupid," and anything that is "</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">shtupid</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">"</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style"> is assur!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">Kol tuv,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style">David</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#808000" FACE="Bookman Old Style"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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