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Activity for רבות מחשבות
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A: What does this abbreviation stand for? An expansion that fits the letters and appears in halachic literature is: > Kevod Moreinu, R' Note that כמו"ר, kevod moreinu verabbeinu, also appears in halachic literature. Edit: thanks to Robev for checking Otzar Roshei Teivot, by R' Shmuel Ashkenazi, which agrees. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Doubling up on a Siyum Asking for a friend: If I learn with a Chavrusa and we both finish a Masechta together, assuming that we wait until different days to make the Siyum (whether permitted or not), if we each attend the other's Siyum, does it have the status of a Seudas Mitzvah? On the one hand, it is a completely sep... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Do Felt Garments Require Tzitzit? Various halachic authorities (see e.g. Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank in Responsa Har Tzvi 1:9, and discussion here) exempt garments produced from sheets of synthetic materials (e.g. nylon) from Tzitzit, since they aren't woven. Some of these authorities (see above) maintain that if these materials are spun... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Translation of ״זעיר אנפין״ as "The Impatient One" Firstly, this is a very common translation (see the Google Search results here, which include various Kabbalah websites). As @msh210 alluded to in the comments above, "Z'eir Anpin" is the opposite of "Arich Anpin", an Aramaic translation of Erech Apaim, which means "slow to anger". Consider the fo... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Anger advice is only for men? On a simple level, one can say that this particular segula) applies only to those who wear Tzitzit. There are other mystical pieces of advice given to help one overcome anger, including what Shelah himself writes there (commentary to Yoma, Derech Chaim Tochachat Mussar 192) in the name of the Ari z"l... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |