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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #277342 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
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Seeking an explanation for the verse associated with the fox in Perek Shirah According to the work Perek Shirah, Yirmiyahu 22:13 is the verse associated with the fox (shual). What is the explanation for the link between the contents of that pasuk and the fox? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277227 |
- Monica - yes exactly
- Doniel - to clarify, it is obviously not a literal violation of the biblical prohibition, nor from my understanding is it a violation of the normative Rabbinic explanation of that verse -do not mislead someone who is 'blind' in a certain matter. The way it was explained was ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #277233 |
Can you elaborate? Are you reading the Mishna Berurah as saying that the concept of tzniut has nothing to do with sexuality? AFAIK the siman you quote from SA is describing a middat chassidut, not a law established by Chazal (there is an aggadah about the tzniut of King Shaul that is perhaps the sour... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277228 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Number lists possibly not working correctly? I cannot get number lists to work I press the icon and get a 1. next to which I add copy and hit enter. It does not automatically add a 2. so I hit the icon again and I get another 1. Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong or is this a bug? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #277227 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
How do we understand tzniut as a violation of lifnei eevar? Growing up I was taught that the reason for the various restrictions on how a woman is supposed to dress according to orthodox standards, dubbed 'tzniut' was because lack of doing so was 'lifnei eevar' - placing a stumbling block in front of a blind person - in the sense that if a woman is dressed im... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276924 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Should you bring the ketubah on vacation? When a family goes on vacation, does the wife have to bring her Ketubah with her, since she should have it available at all times? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276907 |
@msh210 - or take a couple comparative religion courses (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276907 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Which ethical teachings are unique to Judaism? Are there any ethical teachings found in the corpus of the written Torah which are unique to Judaism and are not found in other world religions current or past? If so, what are they? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276717 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Are there guidelines to define if something is an aggada It is often clear when a portion of the gemarah is written as an aggadah (ie, non-legal), however there are times where it may be unclear if a statement is aggadic, halachic, or none of the above. I would like to know if any authorities have established guidelines to help a reader evaluate if in fact... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #276616 | Initial revision | — | almost 4 years ago |
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Should the repetition of the amidah be discontinued? My understanding is that the repetition of the prayer popularly referred to as the Shmoneh Esrei was instituted to assist people who were illiterate and could not say the prayer themselves. Since there is near universal literacy in many countries I would like to know if we still need the repetitio... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |