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Ariza"l and Seer (Chozeh) of Lublin on Korach
This fascinating article says:
The Seer of Lublin said: “Were I alive at the time, I would have
supported Korah” … Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi, the Ari, writes: “In
the future, Korah will be shown ...
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Baal Shem Tov on the words b'simcha and machshava
Baal Shem Tov says:
The letters of the Hebrew word b'simcha (happy) can be rearranged to
spell machshava (thought), emphasizing that happiness depends not on
your situation, but upon your view of it.
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Trying to track down the textual source of a Jewish quote about a Rabbi Neskizh
I found the below quote in a a book called Spiritual Midwifery. I would love to know if the quote is real, and where it comes from. Thanks!
The Quote:
Rabbi Mordecai of Neskizh said to his son, the ...
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Source of "You can educate a fool but you can't make him think."
The internet is full of this "quote", attributing it to "The Talmud".
Is this really to be found in Mishnah or Gemara?
If so, what is the source reference?
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Rabbits in the Torah
Are there are quotes about Rabbits in Tanach, Midrash, Gemara etc..
I am looking for somewhere which speaks about them.
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Need source of a quote
"In this world, we suffer because we are Jewish. In the World to Come, we will suffer because we are not Jewish enough."
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Is this quote really from the Rambam?
Some non-Jewish sources on the internet (eg here) attribute the following quote to the Rambam:
Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thou shalt progress
Does anyone have a source for this?
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Source in Darash Moshe on own understanding
It is said that in Darash Mose דרש משה Parashas Korach, the following quote can be found from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein zt'l
Korach thought that every Jew is entitled to fulfill the laws of the
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Where is this quote from?
This is consistent with the dictum that a person should earn a living by “the labor of [his] hands,” rather than accepting a scholar’s stipend.
It is from Chabad.org (here) but where did it find the ...
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The Maggid of Mezeritch on jewels and straw
In his sermon on the ethics of controversy, R Norman Lamm says:
The great Maggid of Mezeritch, the leading theoretician of Hasidism
and one who knew only too well the life of controversy, told us ...
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Who made this claim about the author of Sefer Habahir?
Asking for someone else:
"I remember a quote of some medieval or later rabbi disputing the claim that Rabbi Nechunya [ben Hakanah] wrote the Sefer HaBahir, saying something like god forbid that a ...
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What's a good quote from Chazal to use as a constant reminder? [closed]
I am looking for some of Mi Yodeya's favorite quotes from Mishna, Gemara, works of Chazal, etc. that can be used as constant reminders to always be doing the right thing and trying to grow.
I am aware ...
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Source for a quotation from a Rabbi (or Jewish story)
My apologies if this question isn't within the typical scope of this site. I'm trying to locate the source of a quotation I saved long ago, it was from I believe an academic text collecting various ...
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'Just because I think doesn't mean I know how to think'- Rambam quote?
A few years ago I heard Rabbi Joseph Dweck give a lecture on Kabalah and he mentioned this quotation attributed to Rambam: "Just because I think doesn't mean I know how to think." But I ...
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Do you have the source for the quote about not trusting liars
Does anyone remember a quote about how once someone is a confirmed liar nothing they say or said can be trusted and should be questioned?
I cannot find the exact words.
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Seeking the source for a Baal Shem Tov quote
“Let me fall if I must fall. The one I am becoming will catch me.”
I often see this quote online, but I can't find the original source. I want to know if the Baal Shem Tov actually said this and in ...
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Did Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson say that the souls of non-Jews are from the Satan?
According to the book "Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel" by Israel Shahak the Lubavitcher Rebbe allegedly said in the 1965 book "Gatherings of Conversations" (Probably mean "...
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Source for Rabbi Meir Shapira's statement about Daf Yomi
In numerous locations in print and online, the following idea is told over in the name of Rabbi Meir Shapira, the founder of the Daf Yomi learning program. The quote is almost identical in every place ...
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What is "okinta"?
A friend of mine, a professional translator and interpreter, was stymied in her work by a word that some rabbis keep using when quoting Talmud, baraitot, Rambam, even Rav Kook. To her ear (she is a ...
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Source for "the land of Israel makes its inhabitants wise"
I would like to know the source of the quotation: "Eretz yisrael m'chakim es yoshvehah"? My translation: The land of Israel makes its inhabitants wise.
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Where do we learn that students are like offspring?
Is there a quote in the Talmud that says something like "anyone who teaches a child Torah is like he is his parent?"
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Source of "God could not be everywhere, so He created mothers"?
A popular line, usually attributed to the Talmud, is "God could not be everywhere at the same time, so He created mothers." I could not find it anywhere in Jewish sources. Besides, God is Ha-Makom --...
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Does anything in the Tanakh resemble the quote "Each shall seek his own kind"?
I just watched "Fiddler on the Roof" and noticed Tevye said the following:
Who says he isn't? It's just that he's a different kind of man. As the Good Book says, "Each shall seek his own kind." In ...
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Maharam Discussing the Rosh
Is there a list of teshuvot (or other documents) in which the Maharam discusses his student the Rosh?
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Which rabbinic or mishnaic source is quoted as having stated that men are to be married at nineteen and fathers at twenty-four?
I've seen someone quote a certain Jewish text here and there in my readings on the internet where it says something along the likes of, 'eight for the Torah, thirteen for the study, nineteen for ...
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Idiomatic Serenity Pledge?
There's something called the Serenity Prayer, which is a clever "prayer" often used at addiction support groups, such as AA.
I did a little Googling, and it turns out that it may have been composed ...
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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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Quotation in the name of a student
The Bavli often says "אמר פלוני אמר פלוני" ("So-and-so said that So-and-so said…") or "אמר פלוני משמיה דפלוני" ("So-and-so said in the name of So-and-so…") or "כי אתא פלוני אמר פלוני" ("When So-and-so ...
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How should I understand Rabbeinu Bachya on Numbers 25:13?
ויכפר על בני ישראל, “he obtained atonement for the Children of
Israel.” This verse teaches that he who spills the blood of the wicked
is considered as if he had offered a sacrifice. The idea is ...
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Rebbe Nachman - quote on the power of dancing and clapping
I seem to remember reading somewhere in Chayei Moharan where Rebbe Nachman of Breslov said:
"Had I known the power of dancing and clapping, I would not have fasted so much in my youth."
Does ...
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looking for quote from tanach about good character [closed]
What is a pasuk from tanach that can be used to describe a person being intelligent and/or possessing positive character traits?
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Source for Chasam Sofer quote about Zohar
What is the source for the Chasam Sofer having said (regarding the Zohar), "If we could sift the book and keep only what R’ Shimon Bar Yochai wrote, it would be a very very thin book. You would only ...
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If don't aspire to be a general cannot be a simple soldier
I believe I read this saying (originally said by Napoleon) by one of the Gedolim (Torah leaders) with respect to one's religious service. Could be it was the Chafetz Chaim. Looking for a source.
The ...
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Source for Expression: "There is No Prophet For His Own Town"
There is an expression: אין נביא לעירו which apparently refers to the lack of control or respect wielded by local authorities over their own populace.
The earliest source I know for this is the ...
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Quotes on Ahavas Yisroeil [closed]
I am looking for good quotes about Ahavas Yisroeil because of a story I am writing. Can anyone provide some nice sayings from Jewish sources?
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the difference between the wise and the clever
Someone, years ago, told me the difference between the chacham (wise) and the pikeach (clever) men; the chacham does not enter, where a pikeach knows how to escape from. (החכם לא נכנס, משם פיקח יודע ...
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Praise for abstract thinking
Where in the Jewish scriptures and law can praise for abstract thinking be found? Presumably this has something to do with why so many Nobel prize winners are Jewish. Thanks.
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Gematria 515 avodat halev
I read this article: 'ABOUT AND BY THE COMMENTATORS: Why do we Eat Matza on Pesach?' written by Rabbi Amnon Bazak, in which he wrote:
Avudraham gives many examples of gematria, the numerical value ...
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What did the lubvitcher rebbe mean?
On chof cheis Nissan 5751 the Chabad Rebbe said in a public address "I did all I can to bring moshiach now I leave it up to you"
What does this mean that he did everything he could? What do we still ...
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Looking for the source of a saying on "redemption being like a candle in the daylight"
I'm looking for the source for the saying that goes something like: "celebrating the first redemption in the yemos hamoshiach will be like lighting a candle in the daylight".
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If I knew Him I would be Him
Anyone know the source of the phrase "If I knew Him I would be Him," and its meaning? (heard it a few times though don't recall where. rumors abound that the rambam said this though have never seen a ...
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Reb Yoel's opinion on Torah of Baal Shem Tov
In the answer here, an opinion that 'the Torah of the Baal Shem Tov is forgotten' is attributed to Reb Yoel of Satmar.
Is there an actual source for these words being said by him?
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Bons-mots of R' Yoel Teitelbaum
I've heard many Judaism-related witticisms attributed to the Satmar Rebbe over the years, often without sources. This has led me to wonder whether a compendium, preferably sourced, of R' Yoel ...
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the King is in the Field
What is the source of the expression that during the month of Elul the King is in the field?
I have seen this on many occasions but could not find any source.
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Temple Mount and Tefillah
On Aish.com, I saw the following:
הר הבית הוא שער השמים - The Temple Mount is the gateway to heaven. כל תפילה עולה דרך מקום זה - All prayers ascend from this spot.
Does anyone know where this line ...
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Which Rabbi claimed he was metaphorically born at the top of a mountain?
I once heard that a rebbe claimed that his great levels were compared to a child born at the top of a mountain. Does anyone know where this is recorded?
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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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Where does the Taz say that beer gives us life?
There is a Taz on the topic of yoshon (old grain) that says something to the effect of:
כי עיקר חיינו תלוי בשכר
While it's an awesome quote out of context, the basic pretense is that since the ...
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Nothing stands in the way of desire
I saw on page 15 of this pdf the following statement quoted in the name of the Chida: "אין דבר העומד בפני הרצון, Nothing stands in the way of desire."
Does anyone know where the source for ...
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