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Are dageishim kalim absolute?
When a word starts with one of בגדכפת and the previous word ends in a vowel, usually the בגדכפת letter does not get a dageish unless it falls into one of the exception categories.
What happens if you ...
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How come Sepharadim say "Boreh peri haGEFen" but "Shelo Asani AVed"
I think Hacham Ovadia has a footnote in Hazon Ovadia on Pesach (and probably elsewhere) in which he discusses why we don't use the pausal form of gafen instead of gefen. He writes (if i remember ...
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Why does the Rambam change language?
In Hilchos Megillah V'Chanukah, the Rambam writes in 2:15
טו. כיצד חובת סעודה זו שיאכל בשר ויתקן סעודה נאה כפי אשר תמצא ידו,
ושותה יין עד שישתכר וירדם בשכרות
Why does the Rambam switch from ...
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