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Mar 25	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @msh210, This as well?
Mar 25	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @msh210, That's what I had previously assumed, that in general Biblical Hebrew is on topic here, having even asked a question or two on the topic in the past. Which is why I was surprised by WAF's and HodofHod's (and your) initial disapproval.
Mar 25	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @msh210, Can we figure out what kind of Hebrew language questions are acceptable here? I just don't see a difference between these and many of these.
Mar 24	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @HodofHod, Please do. As per here, it seems acceptable, especially in a case like this, being that grammar seems to be a subject that has attracted more apikorsim than any other.
Mar 24	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @DoubleAA, Well then, I guess the question is why is this a vav with a kamatz as a conjunctive?
Mar 24	comment	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”? @WAF, I thought we're allowing Hebrew language questions here until beta starts for Hebrew.SE.
Mar 24	asked	Why “מִי וָמִי” instead of “מִי וּמִי”?
Mar 24	answered	Why doesn't “This is the bread of our affliction” answer one of the Mah Nishtana?
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? What I meant was, why did you want to know what rabbis say about it over whatever sources you can be provided with at Hermeneutics or Christianity? Did you think this was referring to some sort of specifically Jewish practice?
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? H3br3wHamm3r81, I've been looking at your profile and I hope you don't mind me asking: Why did you decide to ask this on Jusaism.SE instead of Hermeneutics.SE or even Christianity.SE (which would seem to be more your comfort zone)?
Mar 22	comment	Why don't we salt newborns, per Ezekiel? unepsa.org/cancun2004/PDFs/0533.pdf
Mar 22	comment	Were can I find responses to biblical criticism? +1 for Umberto Cassutto. I read the book a while ago when educating myself in Biblical Criticism 101. It is a brief series of lectures undermining the fundamental tenets of the DH. I still cannot find a work that responds to his "disproofs".
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, Fair enough. I'll think about it.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, First, this particular subject is not a religious topic; it is in fact quite neutral. Second, his "Exposition of the Bible" is not targeted solely at a religious audience; it was his work as a Biblical scholar, and was intended as a scholarly work more than a religious one. (If I would have quoted his work on Christian theological doctrine, that would be different, although it may be appropriate in the context of certain other questions.) Third, I am not using it as a primary source here. It is one of several sources, although it is not unimportant, which is why I quoted it.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, I use whatever sources are available to enhance understanding, as I mentioned before. In this case, he is basing his comment on Alessandro Alessandri, which I cannot quote directly, as I don't read Italian. (My point being that if he would be quoting the Targum or Ibn Ezra or Radak, as he so often does, perhaps I would have just quoted the original source.) I feel he is adding to the answer here as the only source I could find that combines the reasons of cleanliness and hardening the flesh for the practice of salting infants.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, Question asked here.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, You do make a good point though. I think I will ask a question on meta about the site policy.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? [cont.] It is my opinion that if the source helps to understand the text at hand or the understanding of other commentators of the text, then it is useful whether or not it is of Jewish origins. I did the same thing here, also from John Gill, for that reason. In this case, it is not as important to the understanding, as the source from Soranus provides more information, but I still think it adds to the answer.
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, I merely cited it because it adds insight into how the practice in question was done, the same reason I cited (indirectly) Soranus of Ephesus regardless of his lack of Jewishness. [cont.]
Mar 22	comment	Ezekiel 16:4: לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ — what practice does this describe? @SethJ, There's no Christian theology here, just Christian exegesis (which, in the case of John Gill, is mostly based on Jewish sources). But if it really bothers you, I'll remove it.