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Activity for Dr. Shmuel
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A: In which volume is the Sdei Chemed’s rebuttal kuntrus printed? It is in volume five. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Have other great Rabbis followed Rebbi Akiva's example for dying as a martyr? The Talmud (Berachos 61b.9) relates the holy incident regarding Rebbi Akiva's martyrdom. He proclaimed "all my days I have been pained, waiting for this moment of fulfillment". Seeing as his comment is regarding one of the intentions behind the twice-daily recitation of this prayer, coupled with ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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In which volume is the Sdei Chemed’s rebuttal kuntrus printed? In the original printing of Sdei Chemed (about 18 volumes, some posthumous) there was a kuntrus adjoined at the end of the fifth volume (I saw this on the oztar hachochma). This kuntrus entitled באר בשדי (also available as a stand-alone volume on Hebrewbooks.org) is a 32 page rebuttal to the sanctit... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Is closing the Succah door ‘hiddur-Mitzvah’? If I am doing my ‘like-living’ in the Succah, is there any benefit to closing the door? Meaning, the open door is the only thing standing between the Succah becoming an entirely sealed structure. It goes without saying that, even to being with, this would be a valid Succah. However, is there any ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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A: Internet Bavli resource The Real Clear Daf app presents the current position of the shiur in highlight form. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Where is Rabeinu Gershom's commentary on the first half of Menachos [in the ancient editions]? There are instances when I cannot use my Oz Vehadar edition of tractate Menachos, and thus I am forced[^1] into using an older edition, i.e. the old-fashioned Vilna printings[^2], from, like, two-thousand years ago. I noticed that unlike my shiny new copies of this tractate, which contain Rabeinu Ge... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Can a man father legal children after death? If semen was extracted from a dead man, and then used to impregnate a woman, is the offspring a legal son (let's limit it to male) of the dead man? Or, more simply put, is a child born of ones semen (either before or after death and without or without his permission) a legal child, which would hav... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? Col Coreh Biblical reference (Like Isaiah 40:3), used to let people knows things in a public and urgent manner Plays off of codidact and all (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? Shinanta Play on Deut 6:7 The 'ta' at the end gives it a nice rings Reference to learning (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? Gamzu Classic jewish theme (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? 6thirteen. Reminder of the commandments. Sounds a bit intriguing. (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? Consider the Talmudic: Amar Mar (אמר מר) Could be called Amarmar (stress on the mar #1). Catchy Kinda fun Totally Random and new sounding Demonstrates fellow respect to all users, calling them 'master' and all Values all views and opinions (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Custom Community Name? Jewish Learning = People of the book Book = Scroll Scroll = Like ArtScroll, also a Jewish Learning platform Internet age + [art]Scroll = iScroll iScroll = Also like I scroll on the website iScroll = Could be you scroll, like Youtube - friendly and inviting You Scroll = uScroll uScroll = Why ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |