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Activity for Monica Cellio
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Comment | Post #290871 |
Does chinuch require a teacher? A parent teaching a child, or possibly an observant Jew trying to get a non-observant one to do a mitzvah, might be a different case from the latter acting on his own. On the _other_ hand, sometimes doing leads to accepting -- seems like this is one way we get *baale... (more) |
— | about 1 month ago |
Comment | Post #290871 |
I don't have resources to suggest, but is this perhaps the same underlying case as training a child to say b'rachot? A young child probably doesn't have kavannah either, but the training instills the habit and (we hope) leads to development of the proper kavannah later. Isn't the three-year-old who ... (more) |
— | about 1 month ago |
Comment | Post #290653 |
So much depends on the individual Noachide and individual congregation. I'm sorry it isn't for you, and also not completely surprised that, for someone whose connection to halacha is stronger, it disappointed. There are probably some Reform congregations that could be reasonable stepping stones, bu... (more) |
— | 2 months ago |
Comment | Post #290353 |
Interesting, thanks! I did not know about the dropped-nun interpretation there. (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
Comment | Post #290353 |
He does, but it doesn't say whether he took anyone with him. I would have assumed he wouldn't have, because he says "I" not "we" and also because a man's wife and children belong with him, not with his father-in-law. But the sons' absence from the counting is puzzling if they stayed. (more) |
— | 3 months ago |
Comment | Post #290265 |
Do traditional congregations lein Sh'ma in the liturgy? I'm used to hearing non-trop Sh'ma plus trop v'ahavta etc, but I've had limited exposure to orthodox services and have no idea what's normative on this. (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
Comment | Post #290241 |
I wonder if kashrut and tevillah are different. If I eat in someone's house and it turns out there's a problem with that person's kashrut, I've erred once. If I incorrectly assume that tevillah has been done, I'm erring every time I use it, right? (more) |
— | 4 months ago |
Comment | Post #289791 |
Here's a non-paywalled [article](https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/in-first-leading-kosher-authority-orthodox-union-certifies-lab-grown-meat/) from Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, where I read about this. (I haven't yet compared it to the NYT article.) (more) |
— | 6 months ago |
Comment | Post #289519 |
Specifically [here](https://www.sefaria.org/Sanhedrin.56b.16?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en} in Sanhedrin. Thank you! (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
Comment | Post #288444 |
I like that interpretation. Is it your own? (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
Comment | Post #288250 |
Oh, I see now -- that's probably what you meant about no treif "flavor". (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
Comment | Post #288250 |
Does a cold drink transmit treifness the way hot food does? I thought I learned somewhere that cold foods that are not "strong" (like onions) don't make things treif, but I have no source and my memory is vague. So the answer might differ between wine served the conventional way and hot mulled wine... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
Comment | Post #288109 |
Thanks for confirming. (That's what it sounded like.) Thanks again for the answer, and welcome to Codidact! (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
Comment | Post #288109 |
Thank you. From what you said here, it sounds like the Rambam's guiding principle is not so much *conception* as some measure of being *far-enough along*. If the transfer happens before 40 days, does he say that the second animal is the mother? (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
Comment | Post #288033 |
Yes, thanks for the reminder of what the word is. I'll edit. (more) |
— | 12 months ago |
Comment | Post #287951 |
@#53060 did your notes have any solid references? (more) |
— | 12 months ago |
Comment | Post #287971 |
Yeah, we need to attract more people who are able (and willing) to write good answers. I've been noticing this trend on the front page too. I'd rather no answer than bad (e.g. rude or dismissive) answers, but I'd *rather* have more good answers. (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287913 |
@#53093 these are good points. So maybe these cases all have the same answer. I don't know, and would be happy to get answers that are broader than what I asked about. (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287881 |
Also, a much more oft-stated "rule" is that when Hillel and Shammai disagree Hillel is right, but there are (if I recall correctly) six counter-examples. Outside of this passage, I've never heard the claim made about Rabbi Eliezer, but if he were "always" right I would have expected to encounter tha... (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287648 |
A related question/precedent might be whether there is reward for a woman doing a mitzvah she is not obligated in. (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287433 |
Have you already checked whether the Chofetz Chayim has anything to say on this? (I can't remember.) (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287290 |
Good point about the bracha. That's probably the difference here. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #287176 |
Thanks for the pointers. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #285033 |
Thanks for this feedback. I'm sorry you feel pushed away, and I'm especially sorry to hear that you perceive an "old guard" clique when some of us _are_ trying to do things differently here. Part of our problem is a small base of active community members; if we could pull more people in, then the c... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #286929 |
Yes, I realize it doesn't completely line up. Did they sing hallel in the temple on RH, I wonder? (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #286929 |
We also don't say hallel even though Rosh Hashana is Rosh Chodesh; I remember asking about this (don't remember where) and got an answer about RH superseding RCh. I wonder if there's something similar here? Pure guess and no sources, though. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
Comment | Post #286523 |
Thanks. Your answer on the second one was particularly helpful to me. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286475 |
@#55043 are you asking about prayer books or masks? I think carrying a mask would be fine because it's a clear matter of protecting life; we don't require imminent death but just the chance. (I think an epi-pen in case of anaphylactic shock would be similar on a personal level.) There is probably ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286505 |
Thanks for the pointers. This isn't the only second mention; the verse right before it repeats a prohibition from chapter 18 too. But I see what you mean (or what the shadal means) about warning versus punishment language. It still seems an odd placement. I wonder if there's a clear translation ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286475 |
Thank you for educating me.
I realize it was a bad example anyway; as you said, he *can* prepare in advance. I changed the example in my answer to a doctor in an emergency situation. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286475 |
We don't? What does a *mohel* do in that case? I'll update that part of this answer but would also appreciate a source if you can share it easily, thanks. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286416 |
I've moved the answer I posted here to the duplicate. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286382 |
Interesting, thanks!
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— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286308 |
Just a guess, but: for the *sukkah* case, you can inspect the result and determine if it can meet your needs. With *matzah*, though, how do you know if it was made within 18 minutes, versus 20 or 25? Without the intent to fulfill the laws of *matzah*, can the maker be presumed to be that careful?
... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286278 |
Yeah, I think it's a fascinating question of underlying principles to this *halacha*. I hope we get an answer! (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286278 |
Seems like a similar situation could arise if you move into a new home before Pesach and don't bring any chameitz in with you. I wonder if there are sources about that. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286253 |
Oh, are we? Today I learned. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #286177 |
Welcome to Judaism Codidact! Questions that ask for individual opinions (survey questions) don't work as well here as ones that can be addressed more objectively. Your question body asks about the range of interpretations (good); I'm going to tweak the title to remove the "for you".
Also, my con... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285033 |
@#53017 I like it too! It gives people a way to share insights and knowledge directly, without having to frame it as Q&A. I'd like to see more participation there. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285872 |
Thanks for this interesting d'var. It prompted me to ask a [followup question](https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/285874). (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285863 |
I never thought about it until you asked, but I've seen the same thing -- during the torah service on Shabbat, after on weekdays. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285522 |
@AA thanks for the lead! Makkot led me to the Ramban with further explanation, and I've written an answer based on both. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285522 |
Now that you mention it, I've also heard that this is how we resolve *shamor v'zachor* -- they heard both simultaneously, in a muddle. But, again, I don't know where I heard that. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285069 |
Oh, good point -- I had forgotten that for specific accidental transgressions, there's guidance (I didn't know it was the agreed *halacha*, but I've heard the advice) to not say anything if you know the person will ignore you. An ongoing situation might be different, but I don't have good instincts ... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285008 |
Thanks @#8049. We want our questions to be as accessible as practical; does this edit help? (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #285009 |
This is a good overview of Shabbat times. Could you be a little more explicit about the specific question? You said (unsourced) that it's based on the astronomical time of sunset, and then quoted Wikipedia which defines "astronomical" as what's *visible* -- which is the distinction I'm trying to ma... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #284627 |
@#53288 I don't know why it has a downvote -- maybe because it doesn't say where this happens and the author rolled back an edit that added it. It's fine to ask how a particular post can be improved, but this is not the place to discuss general downvote philosophy. Sometimes downvotes are clearly a... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #284627 |
Personal attacks are not ok and those comments have been deleted. Please keep it civil; it's possible to disagree respectfully. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #284639 |
Please break this up into individual questions or *closely-related* questions. Each of these questions could warrant a full answer by itself; asking an answer to address all of them to address any of them makes it more likely that there will be no answers at all. I'm putting this on hold; please na... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
Comment | Post #284627 |
Hello. I edited that into the post so it would be more visible, but I see you've edited it back out. Any particular reason? Or were you editing for something else and reversing my edit was an accident? (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |