Questions tagged [test]
For questions about divine tests of Man. Not about tests in general.
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What is the significance of the manna?
In the Torah, Moses tells the Israelites:
[Remember God] Who fed you in the wilderness with manna... that He might humble you, and that He might test you, to benefit you in the end. [Deut. 8:16]
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Surpass a test in a dream, receive reward?
I had a dream where I was faced with a difficult challenge to break halacha or not, and I was able to overcome the temptation and follow halacha.
My question is, does a person receive a reward for ...
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Rabbinical testing in Volozhin
I heard once (can't remember where) that in Volozhin, the students preferred to be tested for the rabbinate by Reb Chaim of Brisk and not the Netziv, because the Netziv didn't give very hard tests. In ...
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The testing process for pulpit position candidates
What was/is the name of the process of testing out a candidate for the position of pulpit rav (presumably a Yiddish term)?
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Torah literature on Challenges
Is there any source in Torah literature that says when a challenge becomes more difficult it's a sign that it's almost finished?
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Are Nisyonos Lifnei Iver? [closed]
How are Nisyonos not considered Lifnei Iver?
One shouldn't place themselves into a Makom Nisayon1, and is Chayiv for sinning even if one doesn't sin (such as transgressing by passing a house of ...
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Understanding lack of accountability for statements made while suffering
In Bava Batra 16b Rava two verses for Iyov are compared
(איוב לד, לה) [איוב] לא בדעת ידבר ודבריו לא בהשכל (וכתיב (איוב מב, ז) כי לא דברתם אלי נכונה כעבדי איוב)
On the one hand, the text states: “Job ...
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Source for Avraham failing his test at the Akeida?
In a recent interview on Times of Israel, Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cardozo says that he is of the opinion that Avraham failed his test at the Akeida:
I am of the opinion that Abraham, by being prepared ...
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"Impossible" to resist a sin
In Tzidkat Hatzaddik 43, we see:
Sometimes a person is subjected to such a difficult test that it is
impossible that he not sin. As our Sages said [in explaining the sin
of the Golden Calf: “...
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Mir smicha qualifications
Rabbi Finkel from Mir would give Smicha as follows. He would randomnly take out one of the volumes of Shulchan Aruch (any section)and randomly open the page - and show it to the testee. He would then ...
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Was Iyov rewarded for passing his first test?
In Iyov chapter 1 Satan proposes to God to test Iyov's fidelity to God by striking Iyov's possessions. God agrees and Iyov loses essentially everything. At the end of chapter 1 and again in chapter 2 ...
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Two additional tests of Joseph in Talmud?
This discussion mentions that besides the test with Zuleica/Zuleicha (Potiphar's wife, according to the reference 166 Book of Yasher cited on p.371 in this Midrash book), there were two even more ...
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The test of the bread from heaven
The verse of Shemot 16:4 tells that HaShem will cause bread to rain (come down) from heaven to (humble; Devarim 8:16 and) test the people whether or not they will walk in His Torah.
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Why was Lech Lecha a Nisayon?
The Rambam in his commentary to the Mishna list the 10 Nisayon's, challenges, which Avraham went through and passed. The first one is when G‑d tells him to leave his homeland to be a stranger in the ...
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Where is it taught that Hashem doesn't give a person test that he can't overcome?
I heard various rabbonim say that Hashem doesn't give a person test that he can't overcome.
Where is the source for this?
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Christianity as a test for jews
I was looking for sources demonstrating Christianity as a test for Jews. My search began when I was reading Rambam in Mishneh Torah (Laws of Kings 11:4; English):
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Hashem testing a person
The Chofetz Chaim al Torah says, Chazal teach in bereishis rabbah, "Hashem does not elevate a person to greatness until He first tests him."
Where in bereishis rabbah do chazal say this?
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Did Avrahom fail the test?
I was having a discussion with someone in Shul and he said that many big rabbis believe that he failed the test.
Because:
He should have said no to gd when asked to kill his son,
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Why was no one else tested 10 times the way Avraham was?
Why was Avraham the only person that, according to tradition, was tested by God 10 times?
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Why was Akeidas Yitzchok a bigger test (Nisayon) for Avraham than for Yitzchok?
Akeidas Yitzchok was the hardest test that Hashem gave to Avraham. Yet Yitzchok knew and also agreed to go along with it. Then why is it considered a bigger test for Avraham than for Yitzchok?
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Why is the test (Nisayon) of Kivshan Haish not mentioned in the Torah?
One of the difficult tests Avraham Avinu faced was when Nimrod threw him into the (Kivshan Haish) fire. It is not mentioned in the Torah at all. Why?
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