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Activity for Peter Taylorâ€
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A: Why didn't the dough rise during the night of the Exodus? > Was their breadmaking process different from what I understand and they would have needed to do something to cause it to be leavened, a step that they missed because they were fleeing? I'm not aware of any ancient text which explicitly tells us any civilisation's understanding of the leavening p... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
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Software development: halachic type systems In the creation account of Genesis 1 we see an initial situation described as "void", and every step away from this situation is described as good. It seems, therefore, that void is to be avoided. What are the implications for software programmers in languages which support `void`? In particular, if ... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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A: After the destruction of the temple, why didn't we revert to a temporary mishkan? Deuteronomy 12:5 establishes that contrary to the Canaanite practice of building sites for worship all over the place, and contrary to the exodic practice (v8) of "every man [acting] as he pleases", sacrifice should be offered at the place chosen by Gd. The grammar doesn't require that place to be un... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |