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Source of a shita for when giving Tochacha (הוכח תוכיח) is likely to go unheeded
In a handwritten drasha written in 1904 by a relative, it refers to a peirush that offers a resolution for when the mitzva of הוכח תוכיח is conflicted with the need to avoid saying a דבר שאינו נשמע (a ...
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Numbering in the Mordechai
I've noticed that the Mordechai has a strange numbering system (א,ב,ג etc.) that goes through it. I thought it might just be enumerating the individual halachos l'maaseh, but I noticed that it often ...
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Looking for a commentary, possibly in Mas. Nazir
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In the discussion of the relationship between the Nachash and Chava, as related in Masechet Avoda Zara, 22b, the Chidushei Agadot summarizes opinions about the connection ...
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What other phrase did the rabbis use to describe "yom teruah" besides the ones below?
What other phrase did the rabbis use to describe "yom teruah" besides the ones below?
Our rabbis of blessed memory gave additional "phrases" to describe or to name our holy days.
For example, the ...
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