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FranticFrummie




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 3:59 am
It's a kabbalistic concept, and I think it's a lovely idea. I also would leave a patch unpainted above the door.

When you repaint, make sure that you get a mold inhibitor added to your paint! (to ensure a long and healthy life. Smile )
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myself




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 5:13 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
I never said it wasnt a real thing. I had just never heard of anyone doing that outside of Israel. I was asking if it was actually a thing that people do out of Eretz Yisrael.


I realised that. I guess I should've written 'of course it's a real thing outside of Israel'. Wink
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amother
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Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 6:13 am
FranticFrummie wrote:
It's a kabbalistic concept, and I think it's a lovely idea.


Could you elaborate?
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pause




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 8:03 am
cm wrote:
I have seen it in the US, but rarely.
I have seen it in most of the houses of people I know. (In the US.)
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BayMom




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 8:28 am
I think leaving the spot unpainted only applies to a newly built home.
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amazingmommy




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 8:30 am
As far as I know, it applies if it is your house; I.e. you own it.
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The Happy Wife




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 8:45 am
FranticFrummie wrote:
It's a kabbalistic concept, and I think it's a lovely idea. I also would leave a patch unpainted above the door.

When you repaint, make sure that you get a mold inhibitor added to your paint! (to ensure a long and healthy life. Smile )


But what's the concept?
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Pooh




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 2:20 pm
My Rav says to paint when moving in to a new house because the Mazal of the previous family is etched in the walls so let's say the couple got divorced, had infertility issues, etc, while living in the house, its wise to paint to avoid "inheriting" their Mazal by living in that house. Painting gets rid of it and sets a clean slate. I think it works for the current family also like meshane makom meshane mazal instead of moving u can just paint and it counts!
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amother
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Post Sun, Apr 03 2016, 4:44 am
Op here. I just remembered the speaker I heard was generally talking about something like mazikim in an empty building (even brand new one, which was an eye-opener to me), and sitra achra or something to that effect in a place previously occupied by einam yehudim (thank you for correcting my grammar error:) ).

Does that ring a bell to anyone, that there is some type of tumah on the walls?
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amother
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Post Wed, Jun 29 2016, 5:08 am
Bump re last post. Anyone?
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 29 2016, 6:02 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
I never said it wasnt a real thing. I had just never heard of anyone doing that outside of Israel. I was asking if it was actually a thing that people do out of Eretz Yisrael.


Yes. We also break glasses at chasunas Very Happy
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cnc




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jun 29 2016, 6:34 am
pause wrote:
I have seen it in most of the houses of people I know. (In the US.)


Same here.
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amother
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Post Wed, Jun 29 2016, 6:46 am
I heard that the walls can absorb things like fighting, lashon Hara, illnesses, sholom Bayit problems etc. the same way walls can absorb physical gunk, it also applies to spiritual gunk.
It is best to paint the house, but if you can't afford it, at least wash the walls well.
It's not a Halacha
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amother
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Post Fri, Jul 15 2016, 4:36 pm
Op here

I just thought of a question: does it include painting ceilings?
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Water Stones




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jul 16 2016, 8:48 pm
Iymnok wrote:
It should be, but many people don't know of the halachos.


Before we got in to our new marriage apartment, DH said it to be painted before we got in in to live and after the paint he show me where the frum painter make a "scratch" on the wall that is first view from the door. The "scratch" is to make it not perfect house in Halacha.
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