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chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 9:16 am

1.Anyone ever hear of the idea that one should not consolidate the crumbs on a table with the blade of a knife? (The dull side, that is. It's self-evident that one should not use the sharp edge.)

2. anyone know the supposed consequences of doing so?

3. anyone have a source for this?

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 9:55 am

You mean, al pi kabbalah? Or that it's just not nice?

chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 10:33 am

whichever, whatever, any and all.

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 11:06 am

go on askmoses.

chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 11:34 am

No luck. couldn't even leave a message, much less go on live chat. sigh.

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 11:53 am

I'll find out.

sarahd

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 12:31 pm

Not a segula for parnasa, my grandmother used to say.

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 12:41 pm

I left askmoses a message.....

chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 4:41 pm

Thanks! Let's hope they answer. did your g-ma mean it's like the opposite of a segulah, that if you do it you'll lose parnassah, or just that it is not one of the things ppl do FOR parnassah?

chocolate moose

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 4:49 pm

I have a feeling it's the former.

hardwrknmom

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 4:50 pm

My Aunt does it. It's not a knife though, it's one long metal piece with a thin blade that sweeps the bread off tablecloth.

ektsm

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 5:22 pm

chen

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 5:26 pm

oh, and SaraG, can you try to find out if the issue is the use of a knife, or collecting the crumbs at all? thanks!

Tefila

Tue, Feb 28 2006, 8:22 pm

R u serious I've been doing this all along the best way to clean from chometz in between the leafs. shock

sarahd

Wed, Mar 01 2006, 1:27 am

chen wrote:

Thanks! Let's hope they answer. did your g-ma mean it's like the opposite of a segulah, that if you do it you'll lose parnassah, or just that it is not one of the things ppl do FOR parnassah?

Yes, as SaraG said, a euphemism for the former.

chocolate moose

Wed, Mar 01 2006, 7:34 am

I got a nasty reply (note I did not say answer) from then, I am hesitant to share it.

TzenaRena

Wed, Mar 01 2006, 8:26 am

Tefila wrote:

R u serious I've been doing this all along the best way to clean from chometz in between the leafs. shock

I wouldnt think scraping off the chometz in the cracks with a knife has anything to do with collecting, sweeping off the crumbs from the tabletop? Confused

happy2beme

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 6:47 am

I know it's a segulah for parnassah to eat the crumbs.
maybe, that's where this idea came from since it's the opposite of eating 'em?

chocolate moose

Fri, Mar 03 2006, 7:01 am

If someone wants to know what they said, PM me,. otherwise I don't think I want to post it.

sarahd

Sat, Mar 04 2006, 6:57 pm

Well, can you summarize the answer? Did they say yes, no or irrelevant?

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