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והוא ידרוש לציון עיר ה...‏

BS"D There is a nussach of עיר המשובחה that I actually grew up with from my father z"l who received it from his grandfather. I searched for many years to find the source and came upon the ...
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The Shamir vs Bronze/Flint tools

The pshat seems to be like Rabbi Nehemia: אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי נְחֶמְיָה וְכִי אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר כֵּן וַהֲלֹא כְּבָר נֶאֱמַר כׇּל אֵלֶּה אֲבָנִים יְקָרֹת וְגוֹ׳ מְגֹרָרוֹת בַּמְּגֵרָה אִם כֵּן מָה ...
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Is it still galut even though a lot of Jews are in Israel

The Gemara in Shabbos 21a says: The only difference between this world and the messianic era is subjugation of the exiles to other kingdoms, from which the Jewish people will be released. The Satmar ...
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Weapons in the Beis Hamikdash

1] There are several passages in Nakh that indicate that weapons were indeed present in the Miqdash. 2 Kings 11:10 ויתן הכהן לשרי המאיות [המאות] את החנית ואת השלטים אשר למלך דוד אשר בבית ה And the ...
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Weapons in the Beis Hamikdash

The gemara in brachot 62b relates: דְּתַנְיָא לֹא יִכָּנֵס אָדָם לְהַר הַבַּיִת לֹא בְּמַקְלוֹ שֶׁבְּיָדוֹ, וְלֹא בְּמִנְעָלוֹ שֶׁבְּרַגְלוֹ, וְלֹא בְּמָעוֹת הַצְּרוּרִים לוֹ בִּסְדִינוֹ, ...
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