tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post5302783188853867735..comments2023-10-31T08:48:55.890-04:00Comments on Daf Yomi DafYomi Daf-Yomi: Daf Yomi - Rosh Hashana 24 - Rav Elyashiv on DollsAvromihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593992238707872967noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-12713748692067488972007-01-02T10:52:00.000-05:002007-01-02T10:52:00.000-05:00BSD
It is true
In All For the Boss, there is a sto...BSD<br />It is true<br />In All For the Boss, there is a story about "defacing" dolls. I never quite understood the rationale. Dolls are not for idolatry, and as the teshuva you wrote here, indicated that they are not handled "respectfully." Dolls are often used for security, perhaps like blankets. In a child's imagination, a doll can have "powers" of "protection" which is really security. Could that be problematic. It may be similar to an obsession, e.g. of not stepping on a crack when walking lest something happen.<br />Defacing a doll, by amputating a limb seems harsh. When I was a kid, playing (I am showing my age) cowboys and Indians, I used to beat up my teddy bears. Fortunately for me, they did not fight back.<br />I often wonder if there is a psychological issue for a child who needs to have a parent etc amputate a limb on the doll.<br />stanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-30885480117780010652006-12-31T18:29:00.000-05:002006-12-31T18:29:00.000-05:00I don't know much about the subject; suppose I'll ...I don't know much about the subject; suppose I'll have to ask a shaila when I have kids iy"H. I do know a few people whose custom is to cut off one of the doll's features, and I've always thought it must be great chinuch for the kids. How often these days do we really get to show our kids about making a sacrifice for a mitzva.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-2802824857858180102006-12-30T23:23:00.000-05:002006-12-30T23:23:00.000-05:00and I believe that is what Rav Scheinberg holdsand I believe that is what Rav Scheinberg holdsbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061788322975243065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-5549421261864538482006-12-30T18:48:00.001-05:002006-12-30T18:48:00.001-05:00People have been telling me that in the book "all ...People have been telling me that in the book "all for the boss," he used to do that to the dollsAvromihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593992238707872967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-31873395352867654692006-12-30T18:48:00.000-05:002006-12-30T18:48:00.000-05:00Fascinating post. Thank you! Interestingly, I once...Fascinating post. Thank you! Interestingly, I once asked a sh'eila about dealing in hand carved African curios and was told that as these were definitely not objects of avodah zora, it was permissible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30932360.post-53632851161761933002006-12-29T04:01:00.000-05:002006-12-29T04:01:00.000-05:00I've heard some stories from Chafetz Chaim and Ste...I've heard some stories from Chafetz Chaim and Steipler that they cut off the noses of the dolls. Are those stories in print? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com