Questions tagged [chazal]
early rabbinic sages
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How did Chazal attain its continued acceptance?
My question is: How did Chazal attain its authority? More specifically, how did the Pharisees who evolved into Chazal beat out the Sadducees who would later become practically extinct (some say that ...
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How is it that the Talmud can make historical mistakes?
A Rav told me that when it comes to science and nature, the Talmud can say incorrect things (i.e. about animals, cosmology) because they were going by the Greeks and Romans. (Where he gets permission ...
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Help with a quote from the Talmud regarding the good old days
I vaguely remember a quote from the Talmud, where a Rabbi was saying that in his youth the boys and girls would play together in the streets and there were no tzniut issues.
Does anyone recognize ...
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Are there any rabbinic writings which attribute controlling angels and demons to King Solomon?
I saw an article claiming rabbinic literature spoke of Solomon controlling angels and demons. I'm not sure of the truth to the claim and was wanting to know if there are any rabbinic sources which ...
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Who says the wicked are full of remorse? Help tracking down a supposed statement of Chazal
One section of the Tanya is called Likutei Amarim. Chapter 11 of this section contains the statement “Concerning such a person, the Rabbis of blessed memory have said, “The wicked are full of remorse.”...
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Middah keneged middah vs Moddedin
I've seen two expressions used by Chazal:
Hashem judges a person מידה כנגד מידה, measure for measure, for example Nedarim 32a
במידה שאדם מודד בה מודדין לו, by the measure a person uses They use to ...
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Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Rabban Gamliel converted to Christianity
Is it mentioned anywhere in all of the Mishna or the Talmud that Rabban Gamliel converted to Christianity?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel
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Is the destruction of Mishkan Shilo mentioned anywhere explicitly in Tanach? [duplicate]
I recall learning through Sefer Shmuel Aleph when the Klall Yisrael took the Aron from Mishkan Shilo it was captured by the Pelishtim.
However I do not recall it ever explictily writing when the ...
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Zechariah 6:13 who is this verse talking about?
Zechariah 6:13
"Yes, it is He who will build the temple of the LORD, and He who will bear the honor and sit and rule on His throne Thus, He will be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace ...
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Turning to the right vs. practice
Mishna Berura 676:10 quotes our sages: "Whenever you make a turning, it should only be towards the right".
However, it appears to me that we usually turn to the left (counter-clockwise) when shaking ...
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Chazal and Rain Clouds
I was read in Torah Tavlin the following:
"Chazal tell us that the darkest clouds contain the most rain."
Does anyone know where the source for this Chazal is located?
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Source in Hazal for holding sisith during qiryath shema`?
Is there a source in Hazal specifically for grasping the (front) two ssissith during the recitation of the shema`?
If not, where does it stem from and what is the purpose?
Thanks. Kol tuv.
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"'Uf" is Torah?
Mishlei (Proverbs) 23:5 states:
הֲתָעִיף עֵינֶיךָ בּוֹ וְאֵינֶנּוּ כִּי עָשֹה יַעֲשֶׂה לּוֹ כְנָפַיִם כְּנֶשֶׁר וָעיּף יָעוּף הַשָּׁמָיִם
Should you blink your eyes at it, it is not here; for it will ...
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Teaching children to daven
Where does it say in Chazal that one doesn't have to teach their children how to daven until they are old enough to understand what they are saying?
My basis that this is found in Chazal is because ...
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Quote from Chazal
I read in Real Power on page 47, the following:
“If you are not going upward then you are automatically falling downward.”
—Chazal
Does anyone know if this is a Gemara or Medrash etc.?
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Sifrei on Book of Devarim
Where can I find the Sifre on the book of Devarim online in text form (as opposed to Pdf)?
The commentary of the Netziv would also be appreciated.
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Historicity of Chazal
What do traditional sources (particularly Rishonim and their predecessors) say about the historical accuracy of Chazal's statements?
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Which other lands (besides Eretz Israel) have Kedushas Ha'aretz?
I recently read this in a quasi-responsum online:
"Kilayim is specific to EY and areas that Hazal determined to have Q'dushas
Ha'aretz. Outside of this zone, Kilayim is not applicable."
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Did any classic rabbinic sources discuss static electricity?
Not much more to add here, I've just always wondered if static electricity was discussed in any Chazzal or Rishonim. Someone from those times must've gotten a good zap and I'm wondering what they had ...
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Is there a punishment for disgracing our prophets/sages?
In light of the recent Charlie Hebdo incident with depictions of Mohammed (and others like), are there any punishments for derogatory depictions of our Jewish prophets and sages (be it in our times or ...
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Source for enjoying God's creations
Can anyone quote/point me to some sources in Chazal that say we should enjoy God's nature and creations? Something to suggest that they are not distractions from serving God, but a proof that they are ...
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