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Shiurim on Rav Shimon Shkop's introduction to Shaarei Yosher. It is an essay that describes what holiness is, our purpose in life, the way to happiness, how to be kind, and more.

simple eruv question
Micha Berger: simple eruv question: [...] A gud asiq "pulling upward" an existing piece of wall that is near the floor. A gud akhis, which is what I think you meant, is "pulling downward" an existing piect of wall that is near the top. Pi tiqra is treating the end of a roof as defining […]
chochma on hold:
Rich, Joel: chochma on hold:: From a book review: You will not find here comparative analyses of the various approaches: "Torah Only" versus "Torah im Derech Eretz" versus "Torah Umadda." This enhances the book because those arcane discussions have always been more the province of scholars in their ivory towers than that of actual wage […]
Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus
Akiva Miller: Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus: . R' Micha Berger wrote: [...] Here's how I relate to this topic: First and foremost, I believe it is an utter mistake to think that the goal of Talmud Torah is the yedios that one acquires in the course of learning. Rather, proper Talmud Torah […]
Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus
Micha Berger: Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus: [...] You cannot just edit the Yad. Once you edit primary texts, they aren't primary anymore. You are no longer an evolution of the tradition, but a revolution. So, either you ignore primary sources that have implications you cannot accept, and lose opportunity to use large […]
OU Dairy and Vegan Ice Cream
Simon Montagu: OU Dairy and Vegan Ice Cream: On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 12:46 PM Prof. Levine via Avodah < avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote: [...] Without disagreeing with that conclusion, how does the email show it? It shows what the OU *does*, not what one can or cannot do. I remember once buying a […]
Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus
Micha Berger: Shemini Atzeres as a time for Hislamdus: [...] In the beginning of Nefesh haChaim sha'ar 4, RCV compares learning Torah to dipping in a miqvah. And a person stays tahor even after they're dry. Simiarly Talmud Torah refines the soul, and the value is there even if the the material is forgotten. […]
Vayechulu in Fri night Maariv
Micha Berger: Vayechulu in Fri night Maariv: [...] That only adds seconds to the process. Whereas making a shortened Chazaras haShatz makes a checkpoint, so that nearly everyone is caught up before the group starts VaYekhulu, and the odds of anyone being left behind or others needing to wait to walk home with them is […]
Analogies
Micha Berger: Analogies: [...] I agree intellectually, but in practice, it feels like I am getting more out of my davening at home, at my own pace, saying the things loud that I want to say loud, picking my tunes, etc... [...] There is also another issue with prioritizing tzedaqah... […]
The Tahom
Brent Kaufman: The Tahom: This is something that Jews don’t know (at least no one that I’ve asked) and don’t realize that they don’t know and don’t care. The Torah speaks of many geological structures that we are familiar with, e.g. har/mountains, yam/sea, major/river.... but the Torah, in many places mentions The Tahom […]
Sugar can be processed with animal bones
Prof. L. Levine: Sugar can be processed with animal bones: [...] Q. I have heard that sugar can be processed with animal bones. Is this true? Is this a Kashrus concern? A. Incinerated animal bones (known as bone char) are used as a filtering aid for sugar to remove unwanted color. Since the bones are […]

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