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| Comment | Post #285033 |
I'm glad to hear that you're attempting to have broader inclusion here. That's one of the biggest flaws of MY in my opinion. I'm Orthodox myself (and prefer not to define myself as Modern Orthodox though some might see me as such), but also get frustrated seeing the super-Orthodox members over there ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #285033 |
(4) I'm not posting this to be 'that disgruntled ex-member (in fact, I never deleted my account) coming back to flame everything'. I'm not mad at the site, just a bit sad. Don't take this the wrong way. I'm not mad at anyone in particular, nor do I think there was some conspiracy to make the site thi... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285033 |
(3) On that note, during the summer, a friend who's doing his MA in archeology explained that one of the reasons he decided to major in his BA in geographical history instead of archeology a decade ago was because when he did his student excavations, he was sent to a site where the veteran students a... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #285033 |
(2) I started out on Mi Yodeya about three years ago, around the time you left/were kicked out, so I don't have that sense of betrayal in terms of the site like some of the older users, but I also don't really know how the site gained popularity. But I became frustrated by some things, such as the co... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285033 |
(1) Hi and Shanah Tova [pardon for the long post split into parts; I'm not posting this as answer both because it's not an answer and because I expect it will be downvoted, see below]. I haven't been here in quite a while. If I'm not mistaken, I had joined the Judaism Codidact before it even had a na... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280782 |
I Agree. (15 char) (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280643 |
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| Edit | Post #280643 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Purim Torah Discussion I wanted to suggest, if possible, locking the downvotes on PT posts. I mean, if a PT is inappropriate, then like any other post, it should be removed. But other than that, I see no point in downvoting PTs. If you don't like it, it probably means that you have a different sense of humor from the OP. T... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280556 |
Genizah (Ginzei Hakodesh 101). http://www.havabooks.co.il/sms.asp?cat=128 (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280556 |
Found it also on his website: ברית חדשה וקוראן
ש: מצאתי ברית חדשה וקוראן ורוצה לזרוק לפח. אפשר?
ת: ברית חדשה כן, כי זו עבודה זרה (שו"ת אגרות משה יו"ד א קעב). בקוראן, יש גם שם ד' ודברי אמונה, לכן לעטוף טוב ולשים בגניזה (גנזי הקודש קא). Translation: Q. I found an NT and a Koran and want to throw them... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280556 |
@MonicaCellio He's often asked this in his weekly responsa which appears in the Dati publication Olam Katan. I'll see if I can find one where he addresses this. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280575 |
Or...the custom didn't come from that? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280556 |
Rabbi Shlomo Aviner has written multiple times that such books should just be tossed out into the trash, without fishing out the holy parts. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #280509 |
https://www.ykr.org.il/question/2896 https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F (2nd reply) (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #280508 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Suggestion: some sort of weekly roundup I had an idea that might help evolve the Judaism Codidact somewhat: Every week, making a thread in which everyone can post something interesting they learned over the past week about Judaism and/or the Jewish people. That way, we can all learn a little about the interests of other members and share i... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279800 |
@DonielF More to the point, you probably know more about calendars than I do. It was my impression that the comparison made by UCA was of a "perfect" Julian calendar, meaning - when it was first started, before shifts and leaps were made. Which is why I also thought that the Julian could still be com... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279800 |
@DonielF I suppose you should write UCL and tell them that. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #280057 |
There are also two other R"T: כבוד מעלת רבי and כל מום רע. Likely it's not the latter... :D (more) |
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| Comment | Post #280090 |
@MonicaCellio All good. Thanks. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #280090 |
https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/suggested-edit/280 @MonicaCellio (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280090 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Edit suggestion not being approved and how to view what was changed I received an edit suggestion yesterday. a. I am unable to tell what was changed. Is there a way to highlight the changes? b. I eventually assumed that the edit was of a minor spelling mistake, so I tried to click approve. It was rejected with a popup that told me that no more than five tags ca... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279800 |
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| Edit | Post #279800 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Vayeshev calculation: Figuring out which "Yom Eidam" it was Note: The following is a pilpulistic calculation I made based on a Rashi from the parsha, only to discover at the end that the question was more or less answered at the end of the midrash Rashi is quoting from...either way, I thought it was a fun exercise at the time. Rashi on the verse in Bereshe... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279757 |
@user8087 Highly appreciated. Shkoyech! (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279757 |
@sabbahillel Thanks. Yes, I know of the spear version too, but forgot about it. But I recall another version that used non-spear torches. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279757 |
@rosends The version of the story I'm familiar with is that the Greeks did, in fact, loot the Temple. The Menorah used then was a temporary one made out of torches held aloft somehow (perhaps by kohanim, at least part of the time). (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279737 |
We had something a little similar in shul once. The bar mitzva teacher of a non-religious kid had gotten the haftarot mixed up (there was some sort of special haftarah that shabbat, perhaps מחר חודש?) so to not embarrass the kid, they let him read the haftarah he prepared. Most of the people in shul ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279505 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Topic Submission Thread (Q1 5781) The Geonim. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279469 |
@DonielF Thanks. Yes, that's a good question. It seems to me that Yaakov saw greatness in Efraim and gave him the better blessing, but on the other hand, that may have been because Yaakov literally saw into the future and saw multiple leaders chosen from Efraim - Yehoshua, Avdon ben Hillel, Yerov'am,... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279469 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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The wisdom of Elisha It occurred to me recently that to the average bystander in the United Kingdom of Israel, days prior to the split during the time of Rechav'am and Yerov'am, it might seem as though a certain tribe had plotted out a coup to overthrow the House of David. Consider the following: Achiyah Hashiloni was... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279430 |
@curiousdannii, thanks for the tip. And yes, from what I've gathered, these are all missing from the LXX - there are many others, but these are the ones that had Talmudic era texts that seemed relevant to my theory on the subject. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279430 |
For some reason all the list's numbers changed to 1. In edit mode they're still 1, 2, etc. Anyone know how to fix that? (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279430 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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A: Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts? As I wrote in the comments of @user8078's answer, Rabbi Reuven Margaliyot wrote an essay called "חכמי התלמוד ותרגום השבעים" (The Talmudic Sages and The LXX). In it he brings eight examples of inexplicit references he found to the LXX in the Talmud and Midrashim. All are cases in which the sages asser... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279314 |
very central to Jewish beliefs, which in my mind raises a red flag as to what went on in the minds of the authors of the Septuagint. This is actually makes me optimistic that I'll find similar stances (about the importance of these verses, as opposed to removing them) in the Talmud and Midrash. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279314 |
@curiousdanii, I commented yesterday on the answer below that there's a chance that the sages referred to the differences in an inexplicit manner, as there's evidence that they inexplicitly referred to other parts of the Septuagint. As long as there isn't yet a comprehensive answer that examines this... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279335 |
@robev Was David fully king at the point or only king-in-waiting/next-in-line? He was only crowned by Yehudah after Shaul died and only crowned by Yisrael after the death of Ish Boshet, after all. Was the anointing by Shmuel the חלות of the crowning or the official ceremony? Secondly, shouldn't this ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279329 |
@user8078 No, chas v'shalom, I wasn't hinting you were ignorant. I added it as a helpful comment. I myself only discovered the essay a couple of months ago. Sadly, he doesn't bring any Jeremiah examples in there. It would take a ton of work to sift through all of the chazalic texts referring to Jerem... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279329 |
Rabbi Reuven Margaliyot wrote a short essay called "חכמי התלמוד ותרגום השבעים" (The Talmudic Sages and The LXX). In it he brings eight examples of inexplicit references he found to the LXX in the Talmud and Midrashim. All are cases in which the sages asserted a certain understanding, spelling or vowe... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279335 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |