Who knows two hundred forty?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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asked May 15, 2011 at 1:50
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Amalek and Safek both = 240 .....
answered May 15, 2011 at 14:59
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There is a source for this, but I don't recall what it is. Any idea?– msh210 ♦May 18, 2011 at 20:30
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The Chasidishe seforim talk about it. Do not remember which one. I will try to find it. May 18, 2011 at 20:37
The Aseres Yemei Teshuva = 240 hours.
answered May 15, 2011 at 14:58
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1When you consider that Rosh Hashanah starts at sunset and Yom Kippur ends at nightfall, it's actually around 241 hours...– AlexMay 15, 2011 at 18:15
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There are mistakenly claimed to have been 240 cities and towns in the Galilee during Josephus's time.
Really stretching it, but...
In Gematria, 240 == אליהו הנביא אליהו הנביא (sung to the tune used during Seder Pesach...)
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There are many tunes used during the seder (and of course they vary from one person's seder to another's), but I can't think of any offhand that would fit the words Eliyahu hanavi Eliyahu hanavi specifically. Which are you thinking of? (-1, by the way, just because I dislike random gimatriyaos and always downvote them in the mi-yodeya-series.)– msh210 ♦May 15, 2011 at 14:20
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@msh210, umm, "Eliyahu Hanavi"...? Fair point about random gematriyot, though - I usually tend to agree with you, but these are just too much fun...– AviDMay 15, 2011 at 18:12
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Oh, I was unaware of a custom to sing "Eliyahu Hanavi" at the seder. It's not in any hagada I've seen AFAIR, FWIW.– msh210 ♦May 16, 2011 at 2:04
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Really? Yknow, when you open the door for שפוך חמתך...? Thought this was nearly universal, at least at Ashkenazi / American seders...– AviDMay 16, 2011 at 6:40
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Yes, really and truly. What hagada has it? Do you sing the whole song found in sidurim among the songs for m'lave malka?– msh210 ♦May 16, 2011 at 6:59