robev‭

There are a bunch of new tags being added, and many of them are synonyms of each other. This happens because some people put a tag of "prayer" and some put the Hebrew word "tefillah" or the Yiddish...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by robev‭

Long story short: the Sages' enactment to marry a virgin on Wednesday doesn't apply anymore, and we can get around the reason to marry a widow on Thursday. However, there are a bunch of days that a...

posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by robev‭

The following isn't necessarily the only answer, and the sources aren't necessarily the earliest. Also, this is just a partial answer for now. What you were taught as a child is mentioned by the R...

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Bottom Line: Apparently this Chayei Adam is based on the Arizal, so presumably it's kabbalistic. If you try to give a rational explanation to it, it creates problems. There's also a dispute if the ...

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We can't learn from Mordechai not bowing to Haman, as that was a special case. Our Sages were bothered that it is permissible to bow to a human, so why didn't Mordechai bow? Indeed, we see that Yaa...

posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by robev‭

I don't recall voting on any posts today. Yet when I tried, I got this message: Failed: You have used your daily vote limit: 52/5 (403) What does this mean? Is it a bug?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by luap42‭

This is a common misconception. While there of course are concerns for lifnei iver, placing a stumbling block (although I don't know if this would literally be transgressing the biblical prohibitio...

posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by robev‭

In Kuntresei Shiurim Bava Basra Kuntres 9 Shiur 1 § 4 by Rav Gustman, he brings a couple of sources related to your question. First, he brings the Yad Ramah Bava Basra 26a § 107 by Rav Meir HaLevi ...

posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by robev‭

Some users here (as opposed to other codidact sites) are more likely to have Hebrew letters in their username. One such user is רבות מחשבות. I recall seeing a post of theirs a few months ago, and ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

The Pri Chadash to Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 670:1 s.v. ומקשו quotes the gemarra in the second chapter of Shabbos and the first chapter in Yoma as a counterargument against this Beis Yosef. It say...

posted 2y ago by robev‭

Here are some that I believe fit what you're looking for. Please inform me if I'm mistaken: Not to leave any idol worshipers in the land of Israel (Sefer HaMitzvos Lo Sa'aseh § 51; Sefer HaChinuch...

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Sefer Rokeach § 219, citing יש מפרשים, brought by the Eliyah Rabbah 625:1, says that the Jews dwelled in booths when they went to war against Sichon and Og, as well as during their conquest of the ...

posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by robev‭

You're asking your question in a very specific way, but it can be generalized to be: "Is it permissible to find ways to avoid fulfilling a mitzvah?. If it's forbidden, is it considered nullifying t...

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posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by msh210‭

I wanted to view the imported question about the difference between אנכי and אני. I did a search for "what is the difference", and found links to various answers to a question with the title "Diffe...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by robev‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭