questions about numbers
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Tish'a Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-nine?
?תשעה ושבעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 279.
The prime ...
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2answers
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Shemona Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-eight?
?שמנה ושבעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 278.
The only ...
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1answer
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Shiv'a Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-seven?
?שבעה ושבעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 277.
I see no ...
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2answers
38 views
Shisha Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-six?
?ששה ושבעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 276.
Lazy ...
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3answers
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How many of the 613 Mitzvos are we able to do currently?
There are many Mitzvos we can not do in today's generation. For example there are no Korbonos, no slaves, etc.
Per the Chofetz Chaim, there are 77 positive Mitzvos and 194 negative Mitzvos which can ...
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2answers
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Chamisha Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-five?
?חמישה ושבעים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 275.
Check ...
9
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3answers
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How did Avrohom learn that nine doesn't work?
The Midrash says (Bereshis Rabbah 49:13 quoted in Rashi Genesis 18:32) that Abraham stopped asking HaShem to save Sodom in the merit of less than 10 people because Noah and his family who were 8 ...
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2answers
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Arba'a Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-four?
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 274.
Check out mi-yodeya-series for the ...
8
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2answers
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How could the numerals יה and יו be used irreverently?
I was told that in the sequence of numerals with Hebrew letters, the numbers 15 and 16 are rendered with טו and טז instead of יה and יו to prevent the tetragrammaton from being formed irreverently.
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2answers
43 views
Shelosha Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-three?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible.
At some undetermined point in the future, at least a day from now, I will:
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4answers
716 views
Is there a list of Mitzvot and their corresponding body parts?
The Talmud (Makkot 23B)and the Zohar (1:170B - unverified English translation here) say that the 248 positive commandments correspond to the 248 limbs of the human body. (The Mishna (Ohalot 1:8) lists ...
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1answer
96 views
Did 1 million Ethiopians really attack Israel?
2 Chronicles
14:8 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
How could the Ethiopians have an army ...
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3answers
51 views
Shnayim Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-two?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible.
At some undetermined point in the future, at least a day from now, I will:
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5answers
64 views
Echad Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-one?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible.
At some undetermined point in the future, at least a day from now, I will:
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2answers
204 views
Saying 100 Berachoth in a day
What is the source for the idea that one should say 100 Berachoth in a day, and how serious of an obligation is this? Is it mandatory, is it laudatory, or is it merely a nice idea?
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2answers
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Does being Yotzei a Bracha count for 100?
There are many brachos where by listening to the bracha one can be yotzei his obligation for that bracha. If someone does do so, does that bracha count towards the quota of 100 brochos a day?
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3answers
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When does counting 100 Brochos per day start and end?
There's a Halacha/Mitzvah to say at-least 100 Brochos a day.
My question is: what does the term "day" mean in this regard. Does a day start at night, and end the following night (as is the case in ...
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6answers
80 views
Shiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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2answers
194 views
Why when washing for bread do we splash twice?
Is there any particular reason the procedure for washing hands for bread includes pouring the water twice on each hand? Isn't once enough?
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2answers
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Tish'a Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-nine?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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1answer
213 views
When saying the Mi SheBerach prayer for a sick amputee, do you say “for his 248 limbs”?
The standard text of the Mi She-Berach prayer for the sick asks that G-d send healing "to his 248 limbs and 365 sinews."
What if someone, G-d forbid, lost a foot a few years ago; and now prayers are ...
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1answer
56 views
Shemona Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-eight?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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5answers
62 views
Shiv'a Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-seven?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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votes
1answer
109 views
why 3 of punishment, 7 of consolation, 2 of repentance
As is well known (e.g. from Tosafos to M'gila 31:2 or from Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim 428:8), we have three haftaros of punishment, followed by seven of consolation and then two of return ...
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1answer
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Halachic significance of the plurality of Jews living in Israel
I once heard that if Israel has the largest Jewish population, it has a significant effect on certain Halachot.
What are the criteria for this, and what halachot are affected? (Shmita is the one most ...
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4answers
45 views
Shisha Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-six?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible.
At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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4answers
47 views
Chamisha Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-five?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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2answers
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How many T'fachim make up an Ama?
Is it possible to convert between Torah measurements?
Specifically, T'fachim & Amot, (cubits) so I can figure out the size of the luchot (tablets) within the Aron Hakodesh (ark). (The Luchot are ...
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3answers
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Arba'a Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-four?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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votes
3answers
43 views
Shelosha Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-three?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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3answers
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the aggadic concept of a finite number of words to speak
Is there any truth to the common claim that each person has a predetermined number of words that he can speak in his life? Source, please.
If so, then how does it work? In particular (with sources or ...
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Shnayim Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-two (262)?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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5answers
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What is the nature of the numeral “ashtei-asar” (11)?
What is the nature of the numeral ashtei-asar (meaning 11) as in וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פָּרִים עַשְׁתֵּי-עָשָׂר (Pinchas 29:20):
What is the basic word? Is this using semichus, as in ashtaim of ...
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Echad Veshishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty-one (261)?
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At some point between twenty-four hours and a few days from now, I will:
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3answers
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Shishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred sixty?
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3answers
32 views
Tish'a Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-nine?
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votes
1answer
23 views
Shemona Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-eight?
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3answers
39 views
Shiv'a Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-seven?
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2answers
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Which mitzvah is repeated the most times in the Chumash?
I have learned that not mixing milk and meat is mentioned 3 times in the chumash, and because of this we learn 3 different laws.
I also found out today that the law "not to follow the ways of the ...
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Shisha Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-six?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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3answers
73 views
Chamisha Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-five?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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votes
4answers
47 views
Arba'a Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-four?
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6answers
76 views
Shelosha Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-three?
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votes
3answers
44 views
Shnayim Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-two?
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votes
3answers
42 views
Echad Vachamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty-one?
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6answers
63 views
Chamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty?
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Accept the what I ...
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3answers
53 views
Tish'a Ve'arba'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred forty-nine?
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5answers
98 views
Shemona Ve'arba'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred forty-eight?
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3answers
38 views
Shiv'a Ve'arba'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred forty-seven?
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5answers
157 views
Shisha Ve'arba'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred forty-six?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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