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Jul 23 |
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What does Kadosh really mean? Generally this seems to be an explanation of the /mitzva/ of "k'doshim t'hiyu" more than a definition of the term "kadosh" in the broad decontextual sense. |
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Jul 23 |
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What does Kadosh really mean? "separation from what is Muttar to you" - Based on context, doesn't the word "mutaros" here mean specifically "women who are not arayos"? It seems like a stretch to say that mere separation from permissible things is the general definition of k'dusha. |
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Jul 23 |
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Eating Giraffe Meat The pointer has been rendered moot. |
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Jul 22 |
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Eating Giraffe Meat It's not out of the box. It's just a redirection of the pointer 'we' in the question. |
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Jul 22 |
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Schwa+Heh Pronunciation Just noticed this posting, which is interesting and potentially related: considerthesource2.blogspot.com/2010/07/… |
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Jul 18 |
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Why does the pasuk describing idols leave out “speaking?” Thanks for the link. I am not sure it is self-evident. That it only became universally accepted (at least in the literature) in the Middle Ages I think is testament to the fact that it is not. Why, for example, differentiate taste from smell? And why not include things like balance and fear? |
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Jul 18 |
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Shnayim Veshishim - mi yodeya? Did none of them have children? |
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Jul 18 |
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Why does the pasuk describing idols leave out “speaking?” What is the source for assuming that there are exactly 5 senses? Thanks for bringing it up. This is something I have wondered for a long time. |
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Jul 14 |
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Echad Veshishim - mi yodeya? Well, without knowing the actual distribution, the standard deviation in volume on a sample size of 12 was a considerable 22%. But that was 1973 and I don't even know what might have changed since then. (Page 3: elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v076n03/…) |
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Jul 13 |
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Washing hands for eating pizza Hello vf, and welcome to mi.yodeya! Thank you for your contribution of another angle on this topic. Consider registering your account to enjoy all the benefits of being a mi.yodeya member. |
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Jul 8 |
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Tish'a Vachamishim - mi yodeya? The abbreviation נ"ט (for 59) comes up many times anyway (especially in older printings of ש"ע and רשב"א). It's usually not too hard to tell from context. |
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Jul 2 |
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Pool and Tzitzis Hello UC2IC4, and welcome to mi.yodeya! Thank you for your clear and concise question. (And nice name.) |
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Jun 29 |
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do we really have free choice? Amichai, welcome to mi.yodeya and thank you for your informative link! Is there an equally rigorous treatment of the concepts and logical progression developed there as they are carried forth by the Jewish philosophers or other sources? |
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Jun 18 |
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Why do you make a Bracha on seeing a monkey? Hello, Ishyehudi, and welcome to mi.yodeya! Thanks for your interesting and esoteric question in the realm of hilchos b'rachos. |
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Jun 2 |
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Schwa+Heh Pronunciation My mistake. פדהאל is indeed probably what I was thinking of. Emended! |
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Jun 1 |
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Schwa+Heh Pronunciation Is there a specific t'shuva you would recommend on the topic? Thanks |
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May 7 |
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Finding the quiet section of the synagogue Hello yydl - welcome to mi.yodeya and thank you for your experience-based concise answer! |
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May 4 |
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Tish'a Ve'esrim - mi yodeya? Iy"H soon to be 3. |
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May 4 |
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Why did Hashem start the Torah with a story? Hello chaim shimon goldstein! Welcome to mi.yodeya and thank you for your concise question with deep theological ramifications. |
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May 4 |
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Tish'a Ve'esrim - mi yodeya? The hypothesized 3rd sound in the שׂ/ש/ס triplet is the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative (see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_alveolar_lateral_fricative). The reason I am not identifying it with a specific letter is that the hypothesis goes that it shifted over time from being the sound written as ש to the sound written as שׂ, and the שבלת story is actually an interesting data point for that diachronic orthography. |
