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Activity for Monica Cellio
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| Edit | Post #281230 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Are we expecting Eliyahu to drink the fifth cup of wine? Many kids I know (including past-me) think that Eliyahu drinks from the fifth cup at each seder. I've been to several where parents encouraged this belief, perhaps as a way of keeping the kids awake and attentive. (By "encouraged", I mean things like visibly checking the glass to see if the level h... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281213 |
Thanks for the source and explanation. (I eat *matzah* every day, as it seems in keeping with the commandment and isn't forbidden.) (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #281205 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Why aren't we required to eat matzah every day during Pesach? Shemot 12:15 tells us: "Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread". But our tradition (I don't know the source, sorry) is that we are required to eat matzah only at the seder(s). Otherwise, the command is understood as "if you eat bread, it must be unleavened bread". Why aren't we required to ea... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #281162 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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How does agency work for selling chameitz? Each year my rabbi arranges the sale of chameitz for me (and anybody else who asks), and I know that I could also do this online. Either way, I provide some basic information, like the location of the chameitz, and that's it -- I don't sign anything, I don't make a public declaration, I don't pay hi... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #281143 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Omer weekly/daily themes, online-style? I know that there are some customary "categories" of daily contemplation during the Omer -- combinations of Chesed, Hod, etc. I know that each week has one of these as a theme, and then within that, each day has a theme, for 49 combinations of 7 basic ideas. This hasn't been part of my Omer observa... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #281051 |
Post edited: fixed typo |
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| Edit | Post #281051 |
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| Edit | Post #281051 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Seudah shlishit before Pesach: what's the source for omitting bread? When Pesach starts on a Saturday night, I understand that we are forbidden to eat matzah on that Shabbat (because we don't want to diminish the experience at the seder), but that we also aren't allowed to eat bread (chametz) past mid-morning. I also understand that on Shabbat we are required to eat ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280926 |
Is Mordechai *relying* on a miracle, or just arguing? How do we know when someone is relying on a miracle? (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280923 |
Thanks @rosends. I didn't realize it was optional. (It wasn't just because current conditions press for doing it as quickly as possible; it was printed in the books.) I hope somebody will answer with the *halacha* and a source. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280923 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Blotting out Haman's name only some of the time? At megillah readings, I'm used to people making noise to blot out every mention of Haman's name. Tonight I was at a Chabad reading and they had a different custom: they blotted out the mentions that used his full name or referred to his role (I guess the "important" ones?) but didn't blot out every ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280889 |
And what of finalizing? Are mere humans allowed to do that? (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #280880 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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After the destruction of the temple, why didn't we revert to a temporary mishkan? I read a blog post tonight that started out by asking why we don't have a mishkan today -- we had the mishkan in the wilderness before the temple was built, after all, so if we can't have the temple today, why not revert to a mishkan, some temporary (and possibly movable) place in which the holy serv... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280810 |
@Aliza but what does "has not taken heed" mean, practically speaking? Do we say that if it gored again he obviously didn't take heed (enough), or is there a threshold that counts as taking heed and if somebody breaks into his barn and sets it loose despite his precautions, or taunts it to agitate it... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280815 |
@David I haven't seen it myself, but [this translation with expanded commentary](https://www.feldheim.com/midrash-shmuel) is from a reputable publisher. What I can't tell from the description is whether the separation between the translation and the commentary is clear -- can the reader distinguish ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #280818 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Can one fulfill the obligation of megillah on Purim via Zoom? I have heard (but have no source) that, to fulfill the obligation of reading the megillah, one must either be physically present for a reading or, if listening by phone, follow along in a kosher scroll. (First question: is that correct?) What provisions, if any, exist for following remotely if on... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280816 |
Alternatively, 27 Elul is when Amalek set things in motion. But 3 Tishrei is good too. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280815 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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A: Talmudic proverb based on Job 42:10 — source? As far as I can tell, the talmud in Bava Kamma 92a is the earliest source for the statement, though its phrasing indicates the principle was known earlier: > Rava said to Rabba bar Mari: From where is this matter derived whereby the Sages stated: Anyone who asks for compassion from Heaven on beha... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280811 |
Thank you! I did not know this Rashi, which seems key to understanding the half-shekel. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280807 |
This post prompted a non-PT question: https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280810. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280810 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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What happens if the goring ox was provoked? Exodus 21:28-29 (and onward) gives us laws concerning the ox that gores. If it happens once, they kill the ox but do not punish the owner. But if the ox has a pattern of goring and the owner has been warned, and it happens again, not only do they kill the ox but the owner is subject to death. (I t... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280802 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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On the ritual foods of the Purim seder As we know,[^1] the evening meal for Purim starts with Wacky Mac, a dish that features four pasta shapes: wheels, shells, spirals, and tubes. What is less widely known is how we are to eat this ritual item. Like the Pesach seder a month later, the meal has specific requirements and specific meaning... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280796 |
Oh, of course! I'm surprised that HKBH wants chewed-upon coins, but who am I to question His intent? (I, uh, might have follow-on questions. :-) ) (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280790 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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How am I supposed to pay *half* a coin? This Shabbat we read Shekalim (Exodus 30:11-16), in which we're instructed to pay a half-shekel to avoid plagues. I'm not very skilled at cutting silver, so I want to know how exact the half-coin needs to be. If, after I cut my coin, I find that the two pieces aren't exactly the same, can I just pa... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280783 |
I sometimes want to look up some specific piece of PT that I remember out of season, so I'd also prefer that it remain visible but read-only. (I agree things should be flaggable, and probably votable too.) I will talk with the team to see how feasible this would be. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280591 |
I just tested access restrictions on a dev server to confirm: when a category is hidden to a user (for example, and this was my test case, visible only to logged-in users and you're not logged in), then in addition to the category not showing, the posts also aren't visible (if you have the URL) and t... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280591 |
@DonielF mods can move posts between categories so long as the receiving category accepts the type of the incoming post. (For example, you couldn't move a d'var torah to Q&A because those are articles and Q&A doesn't include articles.) This should not be a problem for the case you have in mind. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #280693 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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(When) can halacha with a stated reason be revisited in light of new information? I saw the following question, asked by David Ziants, on mail-jewish today: > In Daf Yomi, have just started chapter 7 of Mesechet Pesachim, and the first Mishneh talks about on how the Korban Pesach should be roasted. The Mishneh says only a branch from a pomegranate tree can be used for a spit an... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280643 |
(I haven't voted.) We can't remove only downvotes. We could remove *all* votes (like on the wiki post type), but I suspect the community wants to be able to upvote. We can give people voting guidance in the category description text (the text at the top of the question list) if the community wants... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #280627 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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A: Disposing of a Christian bible written in Hebrew? As noted in this answer, even a sefer torah, if written by a heretic, does not have holy status and needn't be buried. Further, Rambam (Laws of Tefilin, Mezuzah, and Sefer Torah 1:13) writes: > יג ספר תורה תפילין ומזוזות שכתבן מין, יישרפו. כתבן גוי, או ישראל משומד, או מוסר, או עבד, או אישה, או ... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280556 |
@AA *oh*. You know that thing that happens sometimes where you're reading an answer, try to upvote it, and find you can't (because you can't vote on your own posts)? I had completely forgotten about that. After Shabbat, B"N, I'll try to adapt that in an answer here. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280583 |
One more: should purim torah be only Q&A, or are PT *essays* (divrei torah, articles, etc) welcome? I sometimes feel like half the problems we had with PTIJ arose from trying to fit *posts* into *questions*. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #280556 |
@Harel13 thanks. If you can cite/link one of those places, that'd make a good answer. (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280559 |
I assume it was printed in Hebrew because that's the primary language of Israel, where the book was being distributed. Whether it was intended to mislead Jews, or was general proselytizing in a Jewish-dominant country, I don't know. Likewise, I don't know whether it was printed by the proselytizing g... (more) |
— | about 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #280556 | Initial revision | — | about 4 years ago |
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Disposing of a Christian bible written in Hebrew? While sorting through boxes of books in the attic, I came across a Christian bible written in Hebrew. (Some family member was apparently given it by a missionary when living in Israel and didn't dispose of it then.) The book is only their second volume; it doesn't include Tanakh. If the book wer... (more) |
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