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amother
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Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 8:38 pm
Is there an inyan to paint a newly purchased home if aino yehudim lived in it before?

I've recently heard some shiur that mentioned you have to paint a house before moving in but not sure if it was just an opinion, advice or whatever. Please enlighten me.

Oh, and no sarcasm please, I'm not looking for ppl to call it mishegas
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Daniellast




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 9:29 pm
I never heard of that minhag, but think most people will re-paint to freshen up. You don't want to move into an old looking dunky apt. Everyone to their cup of tea.
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Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 9:41 pm
Daniellast wrote:
I never heard of that minhag, but think most people will re-paint to freshen up. You don't want to move into an old looking dunky apt. Everyone to their cup of tea.

Same. Never heard of it, but even if it looks brand new, I would repaint.
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amother
Cyan


 

Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 10:15 pm
I would repaint even if jews were living there last..
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amother
Dodgerblue


 

Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 10:30 pm
To those who would paint an otherwise ok painted house: why would you do that when it may cost quite a pretty penny?
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The Happy Wife




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 11:02 pm
amother wrote:
I would repaint even if jews were living there last..


What does painting have to do with Jews or non-Jews?

Why would people paint if the paint looks fine? Painting a whole house is expensive!

To answer the OP, no I've never heard of this.
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penguin




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 31 2016, 11:23 pm
I think s/o on here references a short story by Etka Gittel Schwartz about a painter who said Tehillim as he painted and davened for the family who lived in the house...

so maybe fakert as well?
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amother
Chartreuse


 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 3:22 am
Never heard of it. I would only paint if it looked bad and I had the extra money. I don't care who lived there before me- if they smoked etc I would be more likely to paint as it stays in the paint.... But then again I may not move there to begin with.
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 3:28 am
If you do paint, remember to leave an amah by an amah unpainted.
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 3:58 am
Iymnok wrote:
If you do paint, remember to leave an amah by an amah unpainted.
huh?
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5mom




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 4:05 am
Zecher le churban
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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 4:06 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
huh?

Zecher l'churban.
To leave an area opposite the front door unfinished. Since hashem's house is in ruins, how can we live in a complete perfect house? It should be a square amah, some people even scrape away the paint to expose the bare wall. You may not be chayuv if you are renting.
I could imagine someone being told to paint when moving to a new house in order to not paint that area.
There are halachos about this, ask a Rav.
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 4:14 am
5mom wrote:
Zecher le churban
I have never heard of people doing that out of israel. Is that a real thing?
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5mom




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 4:21 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
I have never heard of people doing that out of israel. Is that a real thing?


Yes as far as I know. Some people are afraid that it will look religiously showy, so they have the unpainted area in an inconspicuous spot.


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Iymnok




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 4:27 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
I have never heard of people doing that out of israel. Is that a real thing?

It should be, but many people don't know of the halachos.
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cm




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 5:30 am
shabbatiscoming wrote:
I have never heard of people doing that out of israel. Is that a real thing?


I have seen it in the US, but rarely.
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myself




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 5:51 am
Of course leaving a patch zecher l'chorban is a real thing!

Back to OP's question, if it's in perfect condition why the need to repaint?
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shabbatiscoming




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 6:18 am
myself wrote:
Of course leaving a patch zecher l'chorban is a real thing!

Back to OP's question, if it's in perfect condition why the need to repaint?
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.
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imasoftov




 
 
    
 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 6:35 am
amother wrote:
... aino yehudim ...

One person is eino yehudi, more are einam yehudim.
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amother
Wine


 

Post Fri, Apr 01 2016, 6:47 am
We asked when we moved because u had vaguely heard of the concept before. We were told that it's preferable to paint the walls but if we couldn't financially manage it, we could leave it for now. We were told to change as many surfaces as we could- we recarpeted and fixed the hardwood.
I don't think it's a halachic concept, I assume it's more kabbalistic.
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