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| seen | Apr 17 '12 at 6:25 | |
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I studied English linguistics and journalism at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
I worked for a while as a freelance journalist in English media in Israel and am currently a content writer and editor for a U.S.-based home improvement website.
I enjoy linguistics and grammar, and am especially intrigued by the translation of idioms, slang and metaphors.
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awarded | Nice Answer |
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Feb 20 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Sep 25 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 12 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jul 4 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Mar 7 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Feb 19 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Dec 21 |
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Is it idolatry to use the english word “God” to refer to Hashem? To @msh210 and Gershon Gold, I'm interested to know where you guys are from that you pronounce god and gad differently. I'm from New Jersey and they're exactly the same for me. Do you pronounce the 'a' in "gad" like the 'a' in "hat"? Or do you not pronounce the 'o' in "god" like the 'o' in "hot"? |
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Dec 14 |
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Fish Tank Menorahs @avi, people lit outside but we don't know where. maybe there were walls around the area or they had some other setup. In general, at least in all the places I've lived, if you light a candle outside at night, it will usually go out within a few minutes. |
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Dec 14 |
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Fish Tank Menorahs @avi, the principle of "hadlaka oseh mitzvah" means that all the requirements (amount of oil, location, etc.) need to be there at the time of the lighting, and that it's not enough to light and afterwards meet the requirements. For example, if the menora has to burn for 30 min, you can't put in oil or 15 min, light, and then add more, since at the time of lighting it didn't meet the requirements. The fact that an unforeseeable event occurs after you light and blows them out doesn't matter as long as it was unforeseeable, and as far as you could tell the conditions were met when you lit. |
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Dec 14 |
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Fish Tank Menorahs you write "if they do go out, in this case you'd probably have to light again, since when you lit them they would probably be blown out." If you would put the candles outside without a box they would certainly blow out, if not immediately then within a few minutes. Everyone would hold that that lighting was no good. Just b/c it's not apparent until afterwards doesn't make it any less certain. The same is true if you don't put in enough oil. You don't see the fire go out until a few min. later when the oil runs out, but it was certain from the start that they wouldn't last long enough. |
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Dec 14 |
asked | Glass boxes and Hadlaka Oseh Mitzvah |
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Dec 13 |
awarded | Benefactor |
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Dec 13 |
accepted | Saying Kadish for someone else |
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Dec 13 |
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Saying Kadish for someone else 2. When a person dies it can be viewed as void which may or may not need to be filled. But even if it needs to be filled, how does kadish do so? 3. Once again, the whole "decease's merit" thing. Do you have a source? |
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Dec 13 |
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Saying Kadish for someone else @Shalom 1. What do you mean by, "It's sanctification of G-d's name to help fill the void by one less person alive, and for the deceased's merit"? The only source I know which defines what a kidush Hashem (sanctification of God's name) is, is the Rambam in Hilchot Yesodei Hatorah. He does not mention kadish there, nor would it fit any of his criteria. If you have a source that says saying kadish is a kidush Hashem I would happy to hear about it. |
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Dec 12 |
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Saying Kadish for someone else Common it is - correct, source-based, recommended, not-problematic - I'm not sure. |
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Dec 11 |
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why did the angel fight with yaakov? Ben Masada, while you may be right, A. There are people who believe there are angels and that they interact with man. See Breishit 19 where angels interact with people. B. the verse actually says "ish" (man) so it's more likely Yakov did fight, but with a man, rather than it being an angel. |
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Dec 11 |
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Saying Kadish for someone else @msh210, do you have source? |
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Dec 6 |
answered | Source for kissing an aron |
