<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>--- On <B>Sat, 7/10/10, Meir Rabi <I><meirabi@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>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</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dare I suggest that this may be a contributing factor to our long extended Galus?</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>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.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>HM</DIV>
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