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Activity for manassehkatz
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #291246 |
I am aware of the Adam/David Medrash. Never heard the Adam started at 20, but it makes a *lot* of sense, since the stories at the beginning (pun intended) of Bereshis are all based on adult actions, not a baby. But considering that he lived for close to 1,000 years, and normal lifespan is now (for th... (more) |
— | 19 days ago |
| Comment | Post #290265 |
Does the common (not universal) practice of repeating [Devarim 25:19](https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.25.19?lang=bi&aliyot=0) Zecher/Zeicher count? (more) |
— | 5 months ago |
| Comment | Post #289015 |
**Fascinating question!**. In addition to the "can it make something nearby fleishig" question, there may be additional issues:
If the beef is from an animal that was not slaughtered properly, does that add additional issues?
If the candle is made from an animal that is inherently non-kosher (pig, ... (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
| Comment | Post #288717 |
That is a valid question. But I am saying that if we don't (as in my Shul) allow the Aveil to lead Davening during the week of Shiva even on a weekday and don't call it a "Shiva Minyan" for Tachanun, etc. then all the more so for a Minyan on Shabbos when all would agree that he can't lead Davening. (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Comment | Post #288717 |
As with a *lot* of things with Aveilus, it is often more Minhag than straight Halacha. Logically (though not necessarily 100%) if the Aveil can lead Davening then the Minyan becomes a Shiva MInyan and therefore no Tachanun. In my Shul though that's not allowed. If I remember correctly, there are diff... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Comment | Post #288444 |
I have certainly heard of it in the context of describing/explaining different types of Maror. The usual issue being people used to horseradish not understanding how lettuce can count as "bitter". But I don't know if any real sources actually tie it to the two different types on the Seder plate. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #287921 |
I have always worked under the assumption that physically cleaning your hands (e.g., soap & water until no visible residue) is all that is ever needed. Tumah issues would apply in the time of the Beis Hamikdash but not (practically speaking) today, and Tumah can apply in a lot of different ways, so I... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #287924 |
Interesting question. Another point: Arguably including the information (both Mishkan and clothing of the Cohanim) once (Terumah/Tetzaveh) would make sense because of the central importance of the Mishkan in the desert and as the prototype for the Beis Hamikdahs, but why repeat everything (Vayakhel/P... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #288144 |
@rosends 100% correct, and exactly what I was going to say. Write it up as an answer. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #287290 |
I don't think it is the Bracha, though perhaps that is a factor. Sephardim stand for Hallel in Shul, but most of them (depends on Syria vs. Morocco vs. Egypt etc.) don't say a Bracha on Rosh Chodesh (except Chanukah) or Chol Hamoed Pesach or end of Pesach. Plus we do make a Bracha at the Seder at the... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #286475 |
5 - As far as an Epi-pen, while clearly if someone is having a severe allergic reaction it would be permitted to go and get an Epi-pen (and to call 911), I don't know if there is any basis for allowing preemptively carrying an Epi-pen without an Eruv. My hunch is that there is not, and that the answe... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286475 |
Comments on a few of the issues: 1 - Basic concept is "if you can only Daven in a group outside due to legal health-based restrictions" you either "Daven outside in an Eruv (which can be as easy as an already fenced back yard with everything brought before Shabbos)" *or* you simply Daven by yourself ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285319 |
Let's say it is 1/3 the distance (once you get past that, you are above the Arctic Circle and have all kinds of issues - essentially the standard "by the sun" calculations fall apart). So instead of 1,500 for a 1 second change, it might be 500 feet. Arguably at that sort of distance (exception: Beis ... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285188 |
Exactly. It wasn't a question of names/words, it was the meaning behind that he "didn't know" or more to the point "didn't believe". (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285101 |
I have definitely seen this at Mussaf. IIRC, we had this at least once at a COVID-19-restricted-size Minyan, either Pesach or Shavuos of this year. At the time we also had "Baal Koreh gets all the Aliyahs", so no knowledge from Layning (unless Baal Koreh was a Cohen or Levi) of who was a Cohen or Lev... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285069 |
Fascinating question. On a simpler level, sometimes not telling someone about a Halachic problem if you know they won't follow the Halacha, is definitely the Halachically correct thing to do. For example, if you know the Eruv is down and you see someone carrying, if you know they will do the right th... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285009 |
I will try to get more sources about the exact definition. What is clear to me is that common secular sources and Halachic sources (e.g., MyZmanim) are using the exact same formula for sunset (and pretty sure sunrise too, though I didn't double-check that today). And that the 18 minutes is unquestion... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284313 |
I believe that we actually get the Halachah for Sukkah **from** the Halachah for Pesach - see the last line of [this piece of Mishneh Torah](https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Shofar%2C_Sukkah_and_Lulav.6.7?lang=bi) כְּדִין אֲכִילַת מַצָּה בְּפֶסַח "like the law of eating matsa on Passover." (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #284170 |
In particular, I suspect that using *Otzar Beis Din* - effectively a community storehouse for all the produce that then gets distributed to all - makes a lot more sense with commercial farms, as Beis Din hires people to work the fields and harvest. With a home garden that gets a bit awkward. On the o... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283913 |
Still just comments, but a little more info: Just started studying Mishneh Torah Hilchos Brachos. In introductory, mostly general, rules, mentions that a *relevant* interruption is not a Hefsek - classic example is "pass the salt" between Hamotzi and eating bread (Mishneh Torah actually has this exam... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283913 |
Bracha Levatalah is a real issue, and so the question is quite relevant (and which is why I am only commenting, as I don't have the actual answer). So *planning* properly in terms of minimizing time/interruptions between Bracha and Mitzvah is quite important. But in the end, if there is a delay/inter... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283913 |
Keep in mind that the Bracha is not usually required. AIUI, the only two Torah Mitzvos (as opposed to Rabbinic) where the Bracha is required are Birkas Hamazon (Grace after meals) and Birchas Hatorah (the blessings said both as part of morning blessings and before/after reading an Aliyah/Torah readin... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281772 |
For some reason I didn't notice it when I looked the first time. Interesting question... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281720 |
@msh210 Obviously it depends on the individual Muslim. The premise, as I see it, is whether it would be *possible* to be a practicing Muslim and a practicing Noahide at the same time, vs. the two being mutually exclusive.
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— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281614 |
@sabbahillel It is both more and less than your examples. Your examples are "not God" in Judaism, by any definition. Whereas a single monotheistic deity by another name *might* be the same as what Judaism considers God. On the other hand, I posit that it wouldn't matter even if that is the case, beca... (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281614 |
Not sure how this is even a question - there are many names of God in Hebrew as well as in other languages (e.g., English: God, Lord, Almighty, etc.). Why should Arabic be any different? (more) |
— | almost 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
That's new to me - I guess that's on a knead-to-know basis. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
@msh210 I've heard of such things, but it sounds crazy to me. It is one thing to be in a situation where you may not be able to eat something - e.g., shechita sometimes doesn't go as planned, in which case you can't eat the animal, but you are not in violation of a commandment by owning that animal -... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281340 |
But because the restriction on Chametz is **not** just eating, but also **possessing**, presumably that would be reason enough to bake Matzah prior to Chatzos on Erev Pesach to avoid any possibility of a violation, as well as to make sure you have Matzah in time (i.e., if you bake, have problems, you... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281337 |
[Hebcal](https://www.hebcal.com/) ? [MyZmanim](https://www.myzmanim.com/) ? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
@Alaychem Yes, it is still a Mitzvah (though as I understand it, many of the accepted Halachos regarding "missed a day", etc. are based on it *possibly* being D'rabbanan when there is no actual Omer offering). My point is that **in the time of the Beis Hamikdash, it is clearly tied to the actual offe... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
Shabbat being interpreted to mean "after the Shabbat = 7th day = end of week" of Pesach, rather than the traditional accepted "day after 1st day of Pesach, which is a Shabbat-like day" or the alternative (Samaritan? Karaite? I get all those confused...) "day after actual Shabbat" which led to some gr... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281334 |
Fascinating. Both of the stated cases - Sefirah and Yovel - have to do with things that, at their core, require living in Israel, and clearly will be observed by all Jews identically once we have the Temple again (as opposed to, for example, disagreements about many other things that are not inherent... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281324 |
Mevorchim HaChodesh. But on the other hand, Arba Rashei Shanim Hem - there are 4 "Rosh Hashanahs". I wonder if this is purely grammatical - perhaps even so that you don't have two Shins in succession? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281292 |
My take on the story, which may or may not be correct, is that the Jews: (a) baked Matzah in advance on Pesach night, in order to eat Matzah as commanded and then, (b) prepared dough in the morning as they would as part of their usual routine of baking each day and *that* dough is the dough that did ... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281237 |
@interested Thank you for the reference. I think the key issue here is "You should not make a mockery out of this matter, rather, it should be handled in a business-like manner." - IMHO (and more importantly, my Rabbi's opinion), an internet-based electronic transaction counts for this purpose, based... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281266 |
Seems to be a bug. 9:08pm EDT, display changed to: **Today is:
20th of Nisan, 5781
5th day of the Omer
Wednesday night (Thursday)** Date & Omer changed, but day of week did not. Windows 7. Identical results with Firefox, Chrome & Edge. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #281266 |
I was about to comment with exactly what @Monica said. As a programmer, I can definitely say that time zones, DST and related issues are very frequently messed up, in systems large and small. If it changes at 9:00, "good enough" since Tzeis Hacochavim is currently between 8 and 9. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280997 |
Need a real Dikduk expert (which is **not** me). But I suspect the difference is the word before "Amcha" == "Your people" vs. "Haam" == "The people". (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280923 |
I first heard about this last year, but it is an established Chabad (and probably some others) custom. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280891 |
This is a very vague question. Provide specific examples. "new ideas" can mean almost anything. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280888 |
As I understand it, this is actually a traditional Jewish perspective. With one exception: Tractice of allowing worship elsewhere (Bama) was *not* actually an "exilic" practice, but rather the permitted practice only *inside* the land of Israel, from the time of conquest until (I think, can't check r... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280880 |
Short comment instead of answer because I don't have time to lookup sources: 1 - Not true - applied in Israel until Temple was built; 2- **This is the one**, but need references; 3 - I suspect that's not a problem by itself - 2nd Temple times had only a fraction of the Jewish population in Israel; 4... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280816 |
(2) sorry, I couldn't think of any liturgy - probably some appropriate Tehillim, but no time to figure that out right now, so this was just in the nature of "or other important ones that I inadvertently missed"; (3) that was just a deliberate pun (I thought rather obviously) on the times we live in ... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280816 |
@msh210 (1) I deliberately avoided getting into all the gory details of what exactly happened around those days. Those who know the backstory with StackExchange already know. Those who don't can easily enough figure it out, but I didn't think it was really so nice to revisit all of that here & now; (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280691 |
A wild guess, so just a comment: Perhaps the issue has to do with ברכות הנהנין birkhot ha'nehenin vs. ברכות המצוות birkhot hamitzvot and ברכות שבח והודאה birkhot ha'shevach v'ha'hodaya. Perhaps for ברכות הנהנין which מוציא לחם is the only example here - that is *must* be "past tense" where with t... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280816 |
Downvoter care to explain? I thought everything here was in the spirit of Purim. (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280786 |
@robev - Sorry, I should have clarified (not time to do big edits right now). There was huge debate in **non-Jewish** religious circles - i.e., different sects of Christianity debated when/where to make this change, as well as different nations, etc. The point is that it was a big controversy *elsewh... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280575 |
I thought that playing music in Shul was forbidden because that was limited to the Beis Hamikdash, or to the time when there is a Beis Hamikdash - similar to other limitations on music (which vary quite a bit depending on who you ask...) (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #280559 |
I highly suspect that the item you described is for proselytizing to Jews. Is it *definite*? No. But between your statement that it came from a missionary and my general experience, and the majority of people who would read such a thing (i.e., fluent Hebrew speakers in Israel) are Jewish, it looks cl... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |