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Mar
22
revised NFL and Rosh Hashanah. Ravens and Orioles scheduling debacle
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Mar
22
comment NFL and Rosh Hashanah. Ravens and Orioles scheduling debacle
srock, welcome to mi.yodeya and thanks for bringing this very interesting iceberg tip to concerned Jewish fans' attention!
Mar
22
reviewed Approve suggested edit on How do you CYLOR after posting on judaism.stackexchange.com?
Mar
22
comment Were can I find responses to biblical criticism?
daat.co.il has all of R' David Zvi Hoffman's important work disproving (his word, not mine) Wellhausen's hypotheses in detail here.
Mar
22
revised Saying Baruch Dayan HaEmeth when you don't know the person
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Mar
1
answered “Lo Plog” in Shas
Mar
1
comment “Lo Plog” in Shas
I didn't think it had enough substance to it, but here I go. . .
Feb
27
comment “Lo Plog” in Shas
I believe the phrase you are looking for is "לא פלוג רבנן", or "lo palug rabanan" - our rabbis do not differentiate. Yad Malachi כללי הש"ס 'ל' כלל שנז considers Eruvin 65b to be a classic example.
Feb
27
comment Why is the Talmudic style so Confusing?
In line with what several others have said, I believe there is the assumption when you open Mishna that you are familiar with halacha at least as stated by the Torah, and as practiced as well. There are plenty of assumptions about familiarity with agriculture, government, and other aspects of life as well. Similarly, in a university course on physics it is often reasonably assumed that students have familiarity with lower school physics.
Feb
26
awarded  Nice Question
Feb
21
comment Haman was Basar b’Chalav, so how could we eat him?
Not sure if this answers the question: judaism.stackexchange.com/a/5666/3
Feb
14
comment What is the status of the “minor tractates”?
Partial duplicate: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/12880/3
Feb
10
comment Stirah: is snow good or bad in Judaism?
What about "לא תירא כל ביתה משלג", which is "שלג של גהנם"?
Feb
3
revised what is the source suggesting that blasphemous sentences are exempted in distressing situations?
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Feb
3
comment what is the source suggesting that blasphemous sentences are exempted in distressing situations?
Hello buberfanboy and welcome to mi.yodeya! Could you provide any more information on the context in which you heard about this exemption or the statement in question? I look forward to seeing you around the site!
Jan
22
comment Where and when is the earliest attestation of the word “mohel”?
Is there conventional agreement on when Tosefta was written? There seems to be a wide range of opinions.
Jan
22
comment Where and when is the earliest attestation of the word “mohel”?
The nominal, with the ה.
Jan
22
revised Where and when is the earliest attestation of the word “mohel”?
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Jan
20
comment Can I cause a Melacha to happen in a place where Shabbat has already started?
@Ariel Nobody said it would be easy. . . My question was just whether a theoretical analog exists.
Jan
6
comment The source to be Dan L'Caf Zechut
Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/14694/3