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answered | Quail or fish in B'midbar 11:31? |
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awarded | Revival |
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14h |
answered | An Arched Tzuras Hapesach |
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Cheshvan or MarCheshvan? Ping @DoubleAA. May Hashem send us Moshiach without any further שיתמהמה! |
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Cheshvan or MarCheshvan? @ShmuelBrin: indeed Rashi is peshat, but he does quote אגדה המיישבת דברי המקרא (Gen. 3:8). In this case, see Likkutei Sichos 16:4 (and further on, in footnote 55), that there is a reason in peshuto shel mikra for us to assume that the name Amraphel has this meaning behind it. |
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Cheshvan or MarCheshvan? @DoubleAA: Pri Chadash, Even ha-Ezer 126:7. |
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Do married men stop saying a bracha on their *tallit katan*? @DoubleAA: indeed, if the tallis katan is too small, or closed too far up the sides, etc., then you can't wear it outside on Shabbos (M.B. 10:2). |
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May 17 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 14 |
answered | How does this math work out? |
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May 14 |
answered | Do non-jews have soul mates? |
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May 13 |
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Why are there no special mitzvahs of Shavuos @jake: thank you. |
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May 13 |
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Korbon tomid whilst Jews were travelling (as opposed to camping) in the desert The statement in Eruvin isn't really a proof, because at that point the Mishkan was already set up in Gilgal (see Rashi there ד"ה וגמירי: "they were ambushing the city, and hadn't returned the aron that evening to its place in Gilgal"). |
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May 13 |
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Do a mitzva for mashiach? @msh210: it's my paraphrase of what I think the Rebbe is saying. See p. 59 of SGUM: כלומר שזה מה שנפעל לימות המשיח ותחיית המתים אינו דבר נפרד מענין הגלות, אלא הוא ה״צמיחה״, אשר ״צומחת״ מעבודת ה״זריעה״ בזמן הגלות. Further on that page: צריכה להיות ניכרת במעשינו ועבודתינו שבזמן הגלות, שזה ענין של ״תזריע״ שמביא את ה״צמיחה״, את הגילוי של משיח צדקינו. On page 60: אופן נעלה יותר הוא, שאצלו האחכה והקיוינו כל היום לגאולה שנרגש בכל יום בעבודת ה״תזריע״ שלו, אין זה רק שכל עבודה שלו תגרום מיד ״שיבא״, אלא שהגאולה העתידה הינה דבר אחד עם תוכן עבודתו — מכיון שביאת המשיח היא הצמיחה ובמילא השלימות של הזריעה שלו |
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May 13 |
answered | Why are there no special mitzvahs of Shavuos |
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May 12 |
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Do a mitzva for mashiach? @Fred: thanks. I wonder, though (and I'm not familiar enough with R. Chaim's writings to know the answer): would he accept that learning in order to reach chayei olam haba is also considered lishmah? If so, then that's the very reason that Rambam gives (Hil. Teshuvah 9:2 and Hil. Melachim 12:4) as why "the wise men" wanted Moshiach - so that they would be able to study Torah more perfectly, to merit chayei olam haba. And in that case, the causation could flow as follows: one learns Torah in order to bring Moshiach, which will bring the ability to learn more, which will bring to olam haba. |
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May 12 |
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What happens if the accused sotah doesn't consent to the ritual? On the last point: only if she refuses to drink but still maintains her innocence. If she pleads guilty, then even after the erasure she still doesn't have to drink (Rambam, Hil. Sotah 4:6). |
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May 12 |
answered | Do a mitzva for mashiach? |
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May 9 |
answered | Would a replacement kohen gadol be anointed on yom kippur? |
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May 8 |
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Midlife Name Crisis @SethJ: thanks. Turns out it's not so simple; sometimes 30 days are needed, other times not. Here's a rundown of the various cases and opinions. |
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May 8 |
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Why did it take so long to conquer and divide the land? @DoubleAA: indeed, Seder Olam says that this was the date of the tekufah. (The footnote there references Avodah Zarah 25b - should be 25a, I think, which discusses this episode - although I don't see anything there about the tekufah.) It also adds that indeed the battles of Yericho, Ai and Giveon were all within three months. |
