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Progressive, halakhically-oriented Jew
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Nov 12 |
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The “Miracle” of Hagar's giving birth "At that time, as long as people remained fertile they could still conceive children" - isn't that tautological? and true for all time? |
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Nov 8 |
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arab suicide bombers what does "arab" have anything to do with this? Also what does suicide bombing specifically have anything to do here? Isn't any religiously-motivated war activity comparable? |
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Nov 8 |
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Is it true that proselytes immersed in their birthday suits in ancient times? @WalidSaladin sounds like another question you can ask |
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Nov 8 |
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Is it true that proselytes immersed in their birthday suits in ancient times? As you can see (perhaps) from the discussion below, converts to Judaism immerse naked today. It's harder to find sources on what people did in antiquity, but we're looking. |
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Nov 7 |
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Does the president of the USA have free will? @Gabi my point was that although you may be able to find an opinion that the US President doesn't have free will, you also have a source on Paroh davka having free will. If G-d could let Paroh have free will, when yetziat Mitzrayim is such a big deal, that opinion should kal v'chomer hold that the US President has free will. Are you specifically looking for a justification not to care about voting? |
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Nov 6 |
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Does the president of the USA have free will? Although that opinion may exist (unsure if it does), there's certainly an opinion that G-d hardening Pharaoh's heart meant strengthening Pharaoh's free will. Thus, Pharaoh had free will and if Pharaoh, then kal v'chomer the US president. |
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Nov 6 |
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Preparing food on Shabbos for Bein Hashmoshos May you begin to eat bein hashmoshot on Shabbas? |
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Nov 6 |
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What is the halachic status of things in outer space? What about bamidbar? Isn't that a similar case? |
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Nov 6 |
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Did “Litvish” frock coats button left-on-right? added 753 characters in body |
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Nov 6 |
answered | Did “Litvish” frock coats button left-on-right? |
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Nov 5 |
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If I want to keep a bentcher in my pocket wrapped, can I use a clear sandwich bag? related: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/21951/… |
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Nov 5 |
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the land from which you brought us out = Egypt? not to draw a parallel between הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָנוּ מִשָּׁם and הוֹצִיאָם לַהֲמִתָם בַּמִּדְבָּר? |
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Nov 5 |
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Why did Avraham ask Eliezer to swear in the way he did? are you sure this is unique to Abraham and not a general Near Eastern thing? |
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Nov 5 |
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Reading a newspaper I would add that if there are teshuvot forbidding newspaper reading on Shabbas, they would implicitly permit reading during the week (unless that's specifically mentioned). Otherwise why ask the question? |
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Nov 2 |
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A tree which falls and damages @DoubleAA No. Basic due diligence seems to be the key. Locking in sheep is the common way of keeping them from doing damage. The common way of keeping a tree from doing damage is basic maintenance (stake it if it's precarious, trim dangerous branches, don't uproot it). I don't know what halakha says, but this would be a good place to start. (hence this is a comment, not an answer) |
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Nov 2 |
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A tree which falls and damages See BK 6:1: If a man brings sheep into a corral and locks the door in front of them properly, but the sheep escape and do damage, patur. If so with sheep, likely so with a tree (IMO). |
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Nov 2 |
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Why did God lie about Sarah? added 328 characters in body |
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Nov 2 |
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Why did God lie about Sarah? @TamirEvan Re: #1 See the Chizkuni and R' Saadiah Gaon cited here. |
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Nov 2 |
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Why did God lie about Sarah? @TamirEvan Re: #2. Wouldn't you trust the Omniscient's word over your own suspicions? Especially if that meant you could assume your wife was a better person? Re #3: Perhaps G-d changed the tone and not the words, leading to a different implied meaning? I'm at a loss to figure out how this would work with those words... Or maybe G-d only told Abraham the first part - אַחֲרֵי בְלֹתִי הָיְתָה-לִּי עֶדְנָה - and not the second, letting Abraham understand it as is written in 13? |
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Nov 1 |
answered | Why did God lie about Sarah? |
