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6h |
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How do we know that homosexual relations is a sin? @DoubleAA Just curious, is there ever a case of a yesh omrim being one of those, or really, anyone that's not a noted talmudic scholar? |
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How can I know a rav has daas Torah @DoubleAA English |
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May 7 |
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I doubled wrapped something in a treif microwave and it opened, now what? "now what?" Now CYLOR |
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May 6 |
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What is the meaning of this painting? The only thing I can think of for the bottom left is a misspelling of "טרונק". Seems to fit with the picture as well. |
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May 4 |
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What does Judaism think about homosexuality? "the difference here is that you can't think about prohibited relations and there are no exceptions." What? |
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May 3 |
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Why is one permutation of the name of God backwards? Downvoter care to explain? |
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May 3 |
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Why is one permutation of the name of God backwards? @Michoel If you could find it, you should write up another answer. |
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May 2 |
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Why is one permutation of the name of God backwards? @DoubleAA Bingo. (I think) |
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May 2 |
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Why is one permutation of the name of God backwards? @DoubleAA According to inner.org there are 27 different possible ones. (Why these four are most commonly referred to sounds like it could be another question. Also, maybe the Ramchal that Wikipedia cites says more.) |
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May 2 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @Alex, I'd love to know: How many inbox notifications did you have when you returned? |
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May 1 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @DoubleAA But is volunteering for a job one feels they are unqualified/unready for, and may not be accepted as, the solution? I don't think there is much of a difference. If G-d hadn't pushed Yehoshua, or Shmuel, or Shaul, and the Chassidim hadn't pushed the BeSh'T, or the Alter Rebbe, or the Rebbe, do you really suppose they all would have eventually just stepped up? |
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Apr 30 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @DoubleAA If one writes a paragraph on the writing style of Rav Ashi, one might use words like "concise" or even "cryptic" or "difficult". Using words like "rebarbative" or "paradox[ical]" would tell me that that person doesn't have an appreciation for Gemara's layers of meaning. (I'm not disagreeing that learning Chassidus can be difficult, even exceedingly so for some of it, just that he clearly has the wrong outlook on the matter. It probably wouldn't matter to me as much if it was an isolated error.) |
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Apr 30 |
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Where does it say that one must wear two layers on their head(one of the reasons for the black hat)? "He says" Who's he? |
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Apr 30 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @DoubleAA I would hope not, but simultaneously, I would hope they recognize that the writing style is that way for a reason. We learn many things out from a turn of phrase, or even an omission, in a Mishna/Gemara, and an expert can do the same in a maamar/sicha (I've seen it - it's breathtaking). If one wrote about the Gemara's style that way without looking for it's redeeming qualities, I'd be similarly dismissive. |
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Apr 30 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @DoubleAA Not necessarily. Many of our greatest leaders were unwilling to accept their mantle, due to feelings of unworthiness, until it was thrust upon them by G-d and/or the Jewish people (which also takes care of the issue of acceptance). The Rebbe himself is such an example. The show must indeed go on, but not wanting to be the Director is also a Jewish tradition. |
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Apr 30 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? The way he writes about Chabad's writing style - I wonder if he's as derisive of Torah's or Gemara's. Layers of meaning are wrapped in a single sentence, as anyone who's well versed in the subject can unfold (some more, some less), but the "style" bothers him. A real mayven. He just casually tosses in "[The] fervent devotion to the previous Rebbe seems perilously close to crowding out other religious motivations" at the end. On what basis? He doesn't say. |
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Apr 30 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? Won't disagree with your first sentence, but I will disagree with the author you quote. The Rebbe did not deliver his father-in-law's work as his first address- he quoted a paragraph and then expounded on it. As he did every year following that on its anniversary. |
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Apr 29 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? @DoubleAA 1) True. 2) That's just it, there's no evidence that I know of that he even tried. |
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Apr 29 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? Messianism is irrelevant to succession plans. If he had left plans (publicly) there never would have been the faction split in the first place. |
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Apr 29 |
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Why did nobody succeed the Lubavitcher Rebbe? Are the "critics" you quote suggesting that Rabbi Schneerson, a man whose huge success is due in large part to his organizational skills, forgot to plan a succession? (Don't say "stroke" - he was in his 90's at the time, it's not as if it was a huge surprise. Don't say "could have been done better" - that would imply that there were succession plans and that they just didn't work out.) Remember, we're talking about a man who was himself groomed from birth by his predecessor. |
