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| Comment | Post #287172 |
I always thought of bitui as an expression or figure of speech (how we say things, manipulating language possibly to hurt or mislead) whereas dibur peh is about what we say. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #287028 |
the Bechor Shor seems to indicate that what Avraham didn't know was that Milcah had children as a result of a miracle parallel to Sarah's miraculous birthing so the children would be viable choices for a wife for Yitzchak. Even if Avraham knew of the kids' existence, he would not necessarily known o... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #286929 |
I read that Rosh hashana "hides" rosh chodesh which is a ncie thought but if, as that chart indicates, in the temple, the Rosh Chodesh korbanot were given, then they weren't hidden. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #286929 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Korbanot of Rosh Chodesh on R"H During p'sukei d'zimra on a week day which is Rosh Chodesh, we add in, during the recitation of Korbanot, a paragraph about the sacrifices of Rosh Chodesh. On Shabbat, add in an extra paragraph with the korbanot of Shabbat. But on Rosh Hashana, we don't add in the korbanot of Rosh Chodesh even ... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #286919 |
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— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #286919 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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When did the people learn of Shabbat and what did they learn (questions) Not really a dvar Torah but a longer set of questions trying to understand what the people knew about sh'mirat shabbat between (let's say) the 23rd of Nisan and the 6th of Sivan right after Yetziyat Mitzrayim (or possibly until they were commanded to build the Mishkan). I can't pose this as a questio... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #286909 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/37735/can-one-bow-before-a-king-can-one-bow-to-a-statue-of-a-king (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #286718 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Was Avraham not modest? The Mah Tovu statement of Bil'am's, though intended as a curse was actually praise, and attested to (via Bava Batra 60a) the modesty of the children of Israel. They did not construct their tents in a way that others could see in to their private places. This sense of tzniyut was admirable. But one... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286701 |
through conversation with a co-worker, I am tempted to expand this question so question the entire concept of participating in a judicial system (via jury service) in which the laws of evidence, warning, and penalty are all counter to halacha (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286701 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Sentencing a defendant to death Let's say a Jew is serving on a jury that is deciding the sentence for someone (even more powerfully, a Jew) convicted (under US law) of a capital offense. The judge instructs the jury that the two possible sentences are death or a protracted incarceration. Can a Jew serve on such a jury? If the J... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286652 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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How did people understand references to 2 destructions before the first destruction? Note -- I know that this is not a fully formed question yet so I welcome any edits. There are "prophecies" and references which we understand to be about the destruction of the two temples and the building of a third beit hamikdash. How were references like this understood during the time of the f... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286642 |
I read this https://torah.org/torah-portion/olas-shabbos-5763-pekudei/?print-posts=pdf and it includes reference to a medrash that says "According to the same Midrash, the Mishkan was erected and dismantled each day (of the Seven
Days of Inauguration). According to the opinion of Rabbi Chanina, it w... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286581 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/45992/can-an-automated-online-service-business-operate-on-shabbat (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286523 |
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2912697/jewish/Why-Do-We-Count-the-Omer-Specifically-at-Night.htm https://ph.yhb.org.il/en/05-02-05/ https://www.etzion.org.il/en/holidays/sefirat-haomer/forgetting-count-omer-0 (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286505 |
The Malbim seems to address (some aspect of) your question https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.20.19?ven=The_Contemporary_Torah,_Jewish_Publication_Society,_2006&vhe=Miqra_according_to_the_Masorah&lang=bi&with=Malbim&lang2=en I'm not scholar enough to understand it but he and others point out that this... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286496 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Tamid as Kaparah? Each day, we recite the 8 p'sukim from Bamidbar 28 (1-8) which detail the rules of the twice daily Tamid. The Tamid is an Olah but I'm not sure of the exact purpose of the sacrifice. On weekdays, the text is preceded by a yehi ratzon which includes the following statement about our fervent wish fo... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286388 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Is being a book mark a mitzvah? When a string breaks off of one's tzitzit there are rules about its disposal. One may not treat it (according to opinions noted by the Rama) in a degrading fashion though they needn't be buried in a geniza. He writes (Shulach Aruch 21) וי"א דאף לאחר שנפסקו אין לנהוג בהם מנהג בזיון לזורקן במקום מגונה... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286382 |
https://jewishlink.news/divrei-torah/39721-the-deja-vu-of-rivers-starting-a-new-year-with-covid-19 (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286380 |
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— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286380 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
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Can one change the wording of davening? Note -- I am creating the hypothetical carefully so I can focus on an underlying halachic concept. A Baal T'shuva learns to daven in a very eclectic minyan -- people from all over and with all sorts of particular nuscha'ot join this minyan. This person picks up a siddur and does what it says. As i... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286308 |
Another problem with that is that if a frum Jew makes the matzah but doesn't have the intent (even if he follows the recipe the way he always does) then something is missing. And I can have a guy supervise the process to attest to the time limit and give it an OU but that says nothing about being mad... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286308 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
| Question | — |
Why are Matzah and Sukkah different in terms of intent? Bottom line question is why is a Sukkah different from a Matzah in terms of (not) requiring (expressed) kavannah in its creation? A Sukkah (according to the ruling of Beit Hillel on Mas Sukkah 9a) need not be made specifically to be a sukkah. Even the schach, strictly speaking, does not need to be... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286278 |
Yes -- we encourage friends to move in right before the holiday and then not to use any appliances or bring any food in until they are ready to turn over the Chag. Is that allowed or do they have to search anyway (and find something)? I know that people put out the 10 cheerios in case they don't find... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286278 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
| Question | — |
Could I keep K for P all year round and not search the next year? Is searching for/burning chameitz a distinct obligation or just an adjunct – a way to prepare for pesach? If I kept my house striclty kosher for pesach all year round (not actually that tough as I eat mostly chicken or fish and fresh vegetables and can have matzah for motzi until a month before Pe... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286254 |
I can only speak from various experiences -- many of the options you listed happen. My mother used to listen to the seder from the kitchen while she washed the dishes. I prefer the "disposable" option. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286253 |
https://aish.com/challah-breaking-bread-on-shabbat/ (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286253 |
On shabbos, aren't we supposed to put one on top of the other and cut from the bottom one, or some (I think) use the one on the right side or something. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286175 |
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22civil+disobedience%22+halacha&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS943US943&oq=%22civil+disobedience%22+halacha&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i546l3.4559j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286171 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
| Question | — |
Canaan's descendants and the curse In Bereisheet 9, Canaan was cursed and this curse was taken to be a statement on not just him, but his descendants (see the Haamek Davar on pasuk 24 for an example). Why would later generations be stained by a sin commited by Canaan, or fated by a curse placed on Canaan? If sons don't get punished... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #286050 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
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Is there a timeline of creation, hour by hour? I have read talmudic accounts and heard of medrashim reagrding the timeline of the 6th day of creation and the "birth" of Adam and Chava (especially as it relates to Erev Shabbat) but I'm wondering if there is a source which provides a chronology of the entire week of creation, using a 24 hour clock.... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285872 |
Can one be mekayem the obligation incrementally? If I show some kavod, does that satisfy the mitzvah or must it be fulfilled completely, consistently and to the fullest extent for it to count? If I stand for my father on Tuesday and not on Wednesday, do I get "credit" for Tuesday or not at all? And w... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285872 |
The connection I see is that once the rav is a surrogate father (as if he sired him) the respect incumbent on a son to a father now falls on a student to a rav. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285872 |
By the way, I would even go so far as to say that it IS possible to show respect to a commentary by quoting it in the name of the rav who wrote it. If it brings ge'ulah to the world, I would think that that implies kavod. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285872 |
I saw and commented on the question. The Bartenura on P"Avos 1:1 seems to give these statements some similar normative-establishing authority so there's that. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285874 |
If the obligation to learn is lifelong, and "teacher" is inclusive of anyone from whom one has even learned "1 mishna" (which I would assume is a reference to any small amount of learning and not limited only to mishna) then one almost automatically sets teachers for himself whenever he learns in a s... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #285872 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |
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Honoring parents under the law From this morning's blog post I used to feel bad for orphans. OK, that came out wrong. Please allow me to explain. As a religious Jew, I try to view my responsibility to abide by and fulfill the commandments as an opportunity, not just as a burden. I tried to take on things that gave me the cha... (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #285863 | Initial revision | — | about 2 years ago |