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| 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) |
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| Comment | Post #279335 |
Probably not as the king can kill anyone extrajudiciously (more) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Comment | Post #278991 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/a/75792/1739 (more) |
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| Comment | Post #278991 |
I thought the Rambam holds learning loshon hakodesh and dikduk is a mitzvah (more) |
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| Comment | Post #278481 |
What does "integration of sources" mean. Or should I post that as a question (more) |
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| Comment | Post #278479 |
@MonicaCellio I think for purposes of this topic a Levi is not a Yisroel (more) |
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| 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) |
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| Comment | Post #278426 |
In terms of intentionally avoiding mitzvah opportunities, I see no reason to differentiate. (more) |
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A: Can one intentionally wait for a "painful" situation to be exempt from Sukkah? 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 the positive mitzvah that was avoided?". Rav Asher Weiss in Minchas Asher Bamidbar § 17, found online ... (more) |
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| 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) |
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A: What does it mean that Yisrael dwelt in sukkot in the wilderness? 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 land of Canaan. The Chasam Sofer clarifies that, like you brought, they spent the majority of their t... (more) |
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| 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) |
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| Edit | Post #278167 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Hebrew username is backwards 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 it looked normal. Now, on the site, their username is backwards. I assume this is the result of som... (more) |
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| 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) |
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Post edited: The Ramban includes an Aseh to Separate the good portion, making it invalid for this question |
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| 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) |
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A: Seeking list of prohibitions which force one to do an action 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 § 94) (Remove them from the land; the positive mitzvah is to eradicate the seven nations, yet this... (more) |
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| 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) |
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| Comment | Post #278043 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/117131/1739 it's a misunderstanding of what he's saying (more) |
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| Comment | Post #278040 |
@DonielF I also count fourteen. ולכותב כל נכסיו לבניו לגבות מן הקרקע ומן הזיבורית count as three, I believe. (more) |
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| 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) |
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| Comment | Post #277976 |
I'm not sure if that's true. In [I Kings 23:47](https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.22.47?lang=bi&p2=Metzudat_Zion_on_I_Kings.22.47.2&lang2=bi) the Metzudas Tzion says it means cleared out, like here. Same with [II Kings 23:24](https://www.sefaria.org/II_Kings.23.24?lang=bi&p2=Metzudat_Zion_on_II_Kings.2... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277965 |
@Aliza I personally have never heard of that perception. If I'm right that it's incorrect, what's the value of knowing how it started? Your initial suggestions seem good enough (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277976 |
Are you similarly bothered by biur sheviis? Or biur chametz? Both of those are fulfilled by making them hekfer. Or you're specifically bothered with the verse, and I don't think my examples come from a verse with that term. (more) |
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A: May Jews bow as a courtesy? 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 Yaakov bowed to his brother Eisav (Genesis 33:3). Yosef's brothers bowed to him (ibid 42:6). There are also... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #277947 |
I really don't understand the point of this test. Not everyone who has COVID loses their sense of smell. Also, they ask the child if they smell? What's to stop them from saying they do? (more) |
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