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Jan 1 |
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Unusual applications of Asher Yatzar Yes, he is an impressive talmid chacham and educator in addition to being a medical doctor. |
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Dec 21 |
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What color is Yarok? See the color entry on Jewish Encyclopedia, under "Scarcity", and especially this book. |
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Dec 21 |
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Grammatical function of Emet te'amim? Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/1129/3 |
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Dec 20 |
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Why are Chazal asking if words are spelled with א or ע? "Wasn't ayin vocalized[sic] at that time?" - I don't think the pronunciation of "ayin" is dependent as much on time as it is on location. |
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Dec 20 |
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May a Jew be a Freemason? I don't know anything about it, but based on that quotation alone, couldn't it still be that membership in freemasonhood entails Christianity or some other religion even if it is not one? |
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Dec 19 |
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High School Math in the Talmud Good stuff. I find the hardest part about it to be the terminology, while in terms of math concepts it is right up there at high school level. |
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Dec 13 |
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What happens if you borrowed money and the currency became worthless? Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/11386/3 |
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Dec 9 |
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Who is “the blaspheming foe” of Maoz Tzur? Indeed Rav Efrayim Greenblatt includes a running explanation of the song in siman 170 of Riv'vos Efrayim by someone named Nechemya Nusbecher, in which he says that that line is a reference to a verse in Y'shayahu (35:6) about Edom. |
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Dec 9 |
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Fill m'nora in order? Part of starting on the left is standing to the left of the m'nora while lighting so that that is the first candle you meet when approaching the m'nora. |
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Dec 6 |
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Is it halachically permissible to click on contextual ads with no intention of buying? Why is it obvious to you that clicking on a link is tantamount to stealing? What are you stealing and from whom? |
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Oct 23 |
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Does “ki” have four meanings or one? @ShimonbM I didn't interpret it as such! Thanks for the recommendation. I would guess it addresses my question directly, as it is a syntagmatic and paradigmatic approach. |
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Sep 19 |
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Writing on t'filin straps Thanks! Do you have sources for these halachos? |
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Sep 2 |
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What is the most widespread Israeli Minhag? According to Ramba"n that is a kiyum mitzva. |
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Aug 28 |
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Should the Shliach Tzibur say end-verses quietly to himself before saying them out loud? My vague memory is as good as anyone's but it says that the Chaye Adam holds that only in the case of the end of Sh'ma (i.e. "Hashem Elokechem, emes") should the leader repeat the words he said quietly. |
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Aug 28 |
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Are there unnecessary words in torah? I think the assumption is an absolute economy of words in the Torah: if a shorter formulation (using fewer words) of the same exact idea existed it would have been used. |
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Aug 28 |
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What can be done to hush someone praying a loud amidah? Good answer. I think it is important to put this in the context of other corrections to the actions of others in which we engage. This is possibly one of the most benign offenses on the spectrum and its commission involves such a positive act that I would be hesitant to take the risks of intervention (including that described by @SethJ). |
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Aug 20 |
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Can a Ben-Noach practice another religion? Related: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/89/3 |
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Aug 20 |
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Question about Ashkenazi pronunciation I think the phenomenon of Anglicizing pronunciation in these cases includes not only replacement by schwas but also vowel shortening of other types. For example, the second vowel in "kidush" is usually not the same as the second vowel in "kashrus", and often not the same as that in "sidur". |
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Aug 16 |
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Are there any scriptural sources that Hashem loves each Jew individually? I have to second @Dan here, without referring to the cliche regarding the loudness of actions. The proof that Hashem loves individuals is borne out by what He does for them. Is the word "love" all you're looking for? If so, it may be all the more difficult because that is an English word and none of Tana"ch is in English. The concept of close attention and care for individuals certainly is. |
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Aug 15 |
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Which word in “אלו ואלו דברי אלקים חיים” is חיים modifying? A similarly contextual proof may be adduced from the words in a paragraph preceding the morning sh'ma for Ashk'nazim: "וּמַשְׁמִיעִים בְּיִרְאָה יַחַד בְּקול דִּבְרֵי אֱ-להִים חַיִּים וּמֶלֶךְ עולָם", which sounds like there are two phrases in a row referring to God - Elokim chayim and melech olam. Having no idea which of these lines was spoken first, this could either be the basis of the phrase in elu v'elu. . . or an indication of the interpretation of elu v'elu. . . held by the composer of this t'fila. |
