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Activity for robev
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #284908 |
You're obsessed (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284648 |
Rav Meiselman in his Torah, Chazal, and Science cites authorities who quote the book. You see at least they held it they were allowed to read it. He also cites those who put it or wanted to put it in cherem (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284640 |
Or somewhere in between...you didn't say where he quotes this. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284640 |
I'm pretty familiar with Torah Sheleimah, and I've never heard of an English edition. Can you share a link to it? Where inside do you see a reference to this Midrash? (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #282330 |
"Hazrat Musa (a:) (prophet of Muslim) is God of Jews" not sure what you're saying. Jews don't believe any prophet is G-d. (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #282070 |
I believe Hadar zekeinim, daas zekeneim, Moshav zekeinim and chizkuni address this. If I have time I'll post them. (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281954 |
I get what *you're* saying, but you're not at all addressing "Is there any medrash that says that foxes and fish did live together at one point?" (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281954 |
Still don't see how this answers anything that the OP asked for . (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281954 |
This does not answer the question. The OP is aware the fox was lying in the parable, but nevertheless the OP (for some unknown reason) requests to know if our sources corroborate the lie of the fox. (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281720 |
Do Karaites have the concept of Noahided and שבע מצוות בני נח? (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281614 |
The answer is simply no. Would you upvote such an answer? All Allah means is The God... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281335 |
I don't see how in any way this addressed "I am looking for a similar level of disagreement at the Mishna\Gemara, that is, a disagreement that holds even that there is a established practice that supports one opinion." (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
"(e.g. Sfirat Ha-Omer starts after the seconed festival of Passover, rather then the first)" what do you mean by that? You mean second day of Pesach? Why would anyone say it's after the first day of Pesach? It doesn't fit the verses... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281292 |
I thought they made the dough in the morning, and it didn't have time to rise by the time they left. Is it obvious they made the dough at night? Or you're asking why didn't they? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281272 |
You'll have to define "a lot of interest". The chat on SE (at least on MY) has gone months without anyone chatting anything significant...I don't have suggestions for why people don't come here I'm just saying your suggestions aren't satisfactory. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281273 |
You know of a satisfying explanation why we do it at the plagues? That reason doesn't apply here? Or you're wondering there as well. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281272 |
You've suggested a chat in the past and there wasn't much interest. I doubt adding one will change things much. Also you start off saying downvotes are bad as they make people leave (well, not everyone, clearly), but then write people aren't interested in votes. Which is it? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281230 |
https://seforimblog.com/2013/03/the-cup-for-visitor-what-lies-behind/ (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280925 |
Maybe it's on the day itself. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280891 |
@interested I don't know what you're missing because you're being vague about the origins of your opinions but to claim that no Jew keeps kashrus or Niddah and you're the only one who knows this secret would make any rational human being realize they're missing something. It's up to you for figure ou... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280891 |
Interested does it bother you that you're the only person the world that thinks no one keeps Hilchos Niddah? Isn't that a little telling that perhaps you're missing something? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280891 |
What kind of answer are you seeking? Is "No" sufficient? How can anyone answer this in a meaningful way. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280817 |
The Rashba basically writes what you said that punishment only after twenty is due to a lack of reasoning ability: שו"ת הרשב"א ח"ו סי' קע"ט וז"ל: והטעם לפחות מעשרים שאינו דן דיני נפשות אפילו שהביא שתי
שערות לפי שאין אדם עומד על שלמות דעתו עד שיהא בן עשרים, ולפיכך אינו נידון בדיני שמים עד שהוא בן עש... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280786 |
"The change was the subject of much debate in both religious and secular circles." I'm not familiar with any religious debate on this. I believe it's pretty unanimous we follow Shmuel which is equivalent to the Julian calendar. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280509 |
@rosends this is precisely Mithical's question. What's the basis for such a statement, or is there none. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280236 |
regarding "that the firstborn of the new marriage [or maybe he means all its children]" [see here](https://tablet.otzar.org/en/book/book.php?book=52436&pagenum=10) (והר' עובדי'‏ and איברא) (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280252 |
https://youtu.be/wwM8kki5ooQ (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280136 |
I thought they're usually translated as Chief, as in Tribal Chief. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279904 |
As I noted in the footnotes there, this is the Lubavitcher Rebbe's interpretation of the Midrash. He says Rashi is more specifically bothered by the two he cites, but all of them have an issue. [In the original piece](https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=4613&st=&pgnum=350), the Rebbe explains t... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279767 |
@MonicaCellio an amah is the distance from your elbow to your middle finger. I went with [Rav Moshe](https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=Reference_of_Measurements_in_Halacha#Amah.2C_Tefach.2C_Etzbah)'s opinion that it is 54cm. But you helped me realize I was off by one decimal place. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279561 |
Why was my comment deleted? I thought it was relevant and could be helpful. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279335 |
Probably relevant source is [**Zohar** II *Raya Mehemnah parshas Mishpatim* p. 114b](https://www.sefaria.org.il/Zohar.2.114b.4), as explained by **Eitz Chaim** *Sha'ar HaMitzvos parshas Shoftim mitzvas Arei Miklat*, which says Moshe was a murderer beshogeg for killing the Egyptian, as he thought he w... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279335 |
Probably not as the king can kill anyone extrajudiciously (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279106 |
According to the Tzlach that the Rambam holds all non-Jews need circumcision as they may be benei-Ketura, then according to you no convert ever needs circumcision (unless they neglected their previous, unrelated obligation) (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279106 |
Could you explain more why doing circumcision as a mitzvah would exempt one from the requirement of circumcision for conversion? I don't really understand where you're coming from (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279012 |
While you are correct that many Rabbis have died as a martyr, the example you gave is a popular myth but not historically accurate. See [here](http://arikahn.blogspot.com/2015/07/correspondence-with-professor-alan.html), quoting Rav Elchanan's son. The former would not have gone back to Europe had he... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278991 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/a/75792/1739 (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278991 |
I thought the Rambam holds learning loshon hakodesh and dikduk is a mitzvah (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278481 |
What does "integration of sources" mean. Or should I post that as a question (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278479 |
@MonicaCellio I think for purposes of this topic a Levi is not a Yisroel (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278426 |
Is intentionally delaying your meal when hungry in order to avoid eating in the sukkah called living like you normally would? I wouldn't think so...but I could hear either way. @AA (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278426 |
In terms of intentionally avoiding mitzvah opportunities, I see no reason to differentiate. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278381 |
Although I'm not sure why they left the clouds during the battles. My guess is the women and children stayed behind and the men waged the wars outside the camp. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278286 |
I'd answer with [this responsum](https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/950292/rabbi-hershel-schachter/piskei-corona-11-krias-shem-for-a-baby-girl/) from Rav Herschel Schachter, but he was discussing when no one was going to *shul*. Your question is interesting, where some are, but the parents ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278062 |
@DonielF my point was as far as I know, [only the Semag](https://thetaryag.com/mitzvos/681) and Zohar HaRakiah count it as a mitzvah (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278062 |
Maybe you could argue that the mitzvah to give testimony means tell what you actually saw, so perhaps my example of not lying during testimony is invalid. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278012 |
"Strictly speaking you're not in violation of the prohibition against eating the Pesach after the zman if you never eat the Pesach". You're also not in violation of anything if you avoid being a witness to a loan. Are you looking for a negative mitzvah that comes upon a person? Or even if one volunte... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278043 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/117131/1739 it's a misunderstanding of what he's saying (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #278040 |
@DonielF I also count fourteen. ולכותב כל נכסיו לבניו לגבות מן הקרקע ומן הזיבורית count as three, I believe. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277628 |
This is a common question of why we're asking them to leave right away. I've heard answers but not a suggestion to change the wording (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |