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I’m an engineer, graduated with a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, and working in that field in the Greater NYC area.
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May 14 |
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How does this math work out? @ShmuelBrin, and the bigger the city, the further from 1:4 the ratio gets. This is a good question. |
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May 14 |
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How does this math work out? Similarly with Soncino’s version: migrash is π × 1000²; sados are 4000² − π × 1000²; ratio is π ÷ (16 − π) ≅ 1:4. With a city larger than zero, the ratio will be greater. |
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May 14 |
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How does this math work out? Note that the ratio of migrash: sados is at its minimum with a 0-radius city (see my attempt at working out the math at gist.github.com/jcsalomon/5573753). Migrash is 2000²; sados are 4000²−2000²=12,000,000; ratio is 4,000,000:12,000,000 = 1:3. A ratio of 1:4 is impossible. |
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May 14 |
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How does this math work out? Could you please update the diagram to indicate explicitly what the various lengths are? |
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May 2 |
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Bar Mitzvah candle-lighting? Note: I rather suspect this is a particularly non-Orthodox practice, but this should still be within this site’s scope. |
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May 1 |
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One Challah or Two? This was discussed, with regard to matzos backed in a large sheet, on (IIRC) Hirhurim. Will search. |
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Mar 28 |
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Kiddush cup: stemmed or not? There is also the “Rizhiner _becher_”, with leaf-shaped attachments to the stem so it can be held in the kabbalistically-preferred manner; see this picture. |
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Mar 3 |
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Is Halal Meat Kosher? @DoubleAA, IIRC, camel is considered halal, so you could not “know it’s a kosher species at least”. |
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Mar 1 |
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What’s Doctor Who doing in the Talmud? @Yirmeyahu, this question was closed earlier than the others, and for a different reason. have no grounds for complaint or dispute, but I am disappointed; if I think of a suitable answer I'll ask for this to be reopened next Purim. |
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Feb 26 |
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“Vashti the queen” vs. “Queen Vashti” Mechon Mamre’s punctuation is a reflection of the trop; their comma is therefore a weaker disjunction than it usually is in English. |
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Feb 25 |
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What are the consequences of Vashti’s dual nature? There’s a Purim Torah I remember hearing that dealt with this question. I don’t recall the details, but it involved Haman having a detachable nose. |
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Feb 25 |
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What are the consequences of Vashti’s dual nature? I know this is late; maybe I’ll get an answer next year. |
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Feb 25 |
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What’s Doctor Who doing in the Talmud? I was hoping for something about Mar = the Master, but everything I came up with was too forced to be funny. |
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Feb 22 |
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What’s Doctor Who doing in the Talmud? I’ve got to wonder how large the intersection is between Doctor Who fandom and those who appreciate Purim Torah. |
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Feb 17 |
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Does “foreign religious obligation” = “Takruvas Avodah Zarah”? @IsaacMoses, presumably not: the concern mentioned about using the mission hospitals in 1800’s Jerusalem stemmed from (perceived) missionary activity rather than the motivations behind the healing. And that seems a good direction for discussing the halachik aspects of my question. |
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Feb 14 |
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Does “foreign religious obligation” = “Takruvas Avodah Zarah”? @JonEricson, I actually met the fellow on the street a few days after posting this, and he also pointed out that my initial request was based on taking the verse out of context. (IIUC, Luke 6:30 in its proper context means he should not have asked for the return of the money once he realized he hadn’t been under any obligation to give it to me; and in fact he did not ask for the money.) |
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Feb 14 |
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Does “foreign religious obligation” = “Takruvas Avodah Zarah”? @SethJ, your understanding of my question is correct. I had no moral dilemma about taking advantage of a verse-out-of-context: most of his missionary text were using the tactic of verse-out-of-context. |
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Jan 14 |
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Nullifying Ancient Israelite Idols Thanks, @JNF, for pointing me to where I could find a satisfactory answer. |
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Jan 14 |
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Nullifying Ancient Israelite Idols Thank you, @DoubleAA; URL is fixed. |
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Jan 4 |
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what is kosher meat? Except, @Rodny, that (as mentioned above) the slaughter is not a sacrifice. |
