Questions tagged [time]
For questions relating to time.
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Iggeres Hagra - heavy falls light rises
What exactly is the comparison between time being a traitor and a scale that GRA is making?
והזמן בוגד והוא כמאזנים יגביה הקל וישפיל הכבד
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Waiting after meat as a minhag
I was once told in the name of R' Hamburger שליט”א that the practice of waiting between meat and milk is, for Ashkenazim, a minhag. I was told that nonetheless, as we are accustomed to wait and ...
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What is considered the "correct speed" for a Shabbat morning service?
I've had a few discussions with various co-congregants about "fast" and "slow" minyanim.
Our shul building has 2 minyanim. The main one has a professional chazzan. We begin Shabbat services at 9 am ...
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Time runs quicker before the Messiah comes; source?
I remember hearing that the Talmud says that before the Messiah comes, events will occur with decreasing gaps between them as if time was running faster than usual.
Where is this stated?
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If Iyov 2:1 states HaYom occurs in Heaven before HaShem, does Laylah also occur in Heaven?
Understanding "Ha-Yom" in [Iyov 2:1] raises questions about the occurrences of Yom and possibly Layla in Heaven.
Now [The-Day] came about that the divine beings presented themselves before ...
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Matza eating time limit
Why is there approximately a 4 minute time constrain in which we have to eat the Matzo on the night of the Seder?
In other words what is the Halachic and spiritual reasoning behind why we must eat it ...
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How do we know that non-commandments in the Torah still apply today?
It has been stated elsewhere on here that the laws of the Torah are eternally binding on all Jews (e.g no chametz on Passover, shake the 4 species etc.), is there anywhere that discusses whether other ...
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"No before and after in Torah"?
Chronological difficulties are frequently explained in the Sources by the concept of אין מוקדם ומאוחר בתורה -- Ein Mukdam U'm'uchar Ba'Torah -- There is no before and after in Torah.
(1) Where is the ...
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What does it mean that judgement happens on Rosh Hashanah?
What does it mean that G-d judges people on Rosh Hashanah, if G-d is 'outside of time'?
It's one thing to say that G-d performs an action (e.g. sends the Maan, talks to a prophet) that has a ...
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Mitzvah to learn “day and night” - what are the time parameters?
The Rambam writes in Hilchos Talmud Torah:
כָּל אִישׁ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל חַיָּב בְּתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה בֵּין עָנִי בֵּין עָשִׁיר בֵּין שָׁלֵם בְּגוּפוֹ בֵּין בַּעַל יִסּוּרִין בֵּין בָּחוּר בֵּין שֶׁהָיָה ...
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When is learning "done"?
I learn with a group of people each week and we take turns leading. I need a lot of time to prepare and usually start a week in advance. I read and review multiple times during the week. If I am ...
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Time as a Spiral
@PixelArtDragon asked what rabbi originated the idea that time is a spiral. @PixelArtDragon said that the earliest they've found is Rav Natan Breslov who lived from 1780-1844 - can anyone locate that ...
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Do we use a fixed clock interval or the Sun to define the concept of "day"?
Follow up on the Earth stopping rotation question.
What if instead of stopping, the Earth simply slowed down or sped up its rotation rate (as it has, historically)?
Do we halachically count a ...
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Hours for אהבה רבה on Shavuos; true or exaggeration?
In two recent shiurim I heard a story about a certain (don't remember the name) Yeshiva in pre-war Europe where they took (three?) hours to say אהבה רבה (the blessing before Shema) on the morning of ...
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May one say Yehi Ratzon prayers at any time?
Take the Yehi Ratzon recited before Hamapil (at least, in my nusach ashkenaz). May one recite it in the mornings, with the rest of his tefillos during Shemoneh Esrei, for instance? Or must it be said ...
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Waking Up in Halacha
The first halacha in Shulchan Aruch debate:
One should strengthen himself like a lion to get up in the morning to serve his Creator, so that it is he who awakens the dawn.
Rema: At least, one ...
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Why does Hashem wait ten years before He passes a decree?
The Yalkut Shimoni (Chapter 620) says, "Hashem waits ten years before He passes a decree."
Which is interesting, because it took ten years to find and kill Osama bin Laden!
Why does Hashem wait ten ...
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Tzeddaka when traveling after maariv
It is recommended to give tzeddakah when embarking on travel, preferably in the morning because of the spiritual 'climate' of day.
“One should not give [tzedakah] before the evening prayers [in ...
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Six month daytime duration
In the Beresheit account of Creation, a day begins at sundown and ends the next day at sundown. But we know closer to each of the Earth's poles, an actual day can last up to six months. The sun rises ...
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How early can a woman go to mikva after period?
Is there a way in which a woman wouldn't have to wait 5 days after the start of menses, starting the count of 7 days earlier in order to go to mikva?... I would like to hear a clear answer for a ...
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Is one permitted to report inflated driving hours?
In the United States, all applicants for a driver license (and permit) must have driven a certain number of hours, which varies per state. In some states the number of required hours is very high, ...
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Earliest time for dawn: a question on Kehati
The Mishna (Berakhot 4:1) brings the opinion of R' Yehuda to the effect that the latest time for shacharit is the fourth hour of the day. In explaining R' Yehuda's opinion, Kehati elaborates upon the ...
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Talmud study and time? [closed]
For how long must one study the Talmud in order to have a great understanding of it.
Of course, some would use more time than others but there must be a general answer?
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Time-related Mitzvot - much more obligation than Ptur
The Mishnah in Kiddushin 1, 7 says:
"וְכָל מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה שֶׁהַזְּמָן גְּרָמָהּ, אֲנָשִׁים חַיָּבִין וְנָשִׁים פְּטוּרוֹת. "
And every positive commandment that is time-dependent, men are ...
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