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| Edit | Post #276395 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Can a woman blow the shofar during Elul for herself? Can anyone? I would posit that there is no obligation of Shofar during Elul. It is a longstanding custom, but there are none of the hallmarks of an obligation, even Rabbinic: No ברכה (blessing) associated with it No calling out of the notes, as is required on Rosh Hashanah Extreme leniency (at least in m... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #276394 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: "Jews not Judaism" I don't see these types of questions as being that different from the others. They're not Halacha or Gemara, but there is still plenty of overlap. There are questions about the Rambam about his Seforim and Halacha and Hashkafa but also about his life - and all those things are connected. Jewish histo... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276375 |
2 - there are issues with anything that makes significant noise - I don't remember the source (unfortunately) but that enters into quite a few situations that might otherwise be (relatively) non-issues.
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— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276375 |
Not answering (I actually started writing an answer earlier and then changed my mind) since I truly don't have time to do this topic justice - just two points to consider: 1 - In principle "microphone to remote speaker" should be no different from a traditional telephone where the *main* issue is dia... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276372 |
A relevant point is: At the peak (presumably first Temple days (possibly from the conquest of the land - not sure when these laws took effect, and even then probably only before the kingdom split), how many accidental killers were in the cities of refuge at one time? It was a relatively narrowly defi... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #276380 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What language(s) should we use for tags? Having tags in English is important not just for non-Jews but also for Jews who don't read Hebrew well (or at all). But having Hebrew most definitely adds a nice flavor to the site. My recommendation is to have all tags be either English-only or English+Hebrew in a consistent format. For example, ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #276371 |
@aCVn I was thinking of my comments as mostly agreeing with your answer. But I'll add an answer regarding formatting. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #276367 |
Why not? Daf Yomi does that every 7-1/2 years (plus many Daf Yomi groups actually have a Siyum on each Mesechta). That's Gemara rather than Mishna, but the principle *should* be the same.
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| Comment | Post #276368 |
I've been to a few Sefer Torah dedications - and sometimes been honored with a letter (even without a donation!) But the letters written then are just the last few Pesukim (sentences). Almost the entire Torah is written by the Sofer alone. People "buying" a letter or word or Pasuk or Perek or Parsha ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #276362 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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Categories - Divrei Torah, Purim Torah One of the key features of Codidact is Categories. There has been some discussion elsewhere, but now that the community is up & running, Meta is the place to talk about this. Two suggestions I know of so far: Divrei Torah I think this should be Post only (i.e., like Q without the A) but allow ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |