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- [Avodah] Does emunah require more than pure rationality? September 3, 2025On Tue, Sep 02, 2025 at 08:44:13PM -0400, Joel Rich wrote: > From hakira: >> In your experience, does emunah require more than pure rationality? > > R. Schachter: Yes. just as rationality is enough for the fact that George > Washington was the president of the United States. It is basic history. > Similarly, […]
- [Avodah] Does emunah require more than pure rationality? September 3, 2025>From hakira: In your experience, does emunah require more than pure rationality? R. Schachter: Yes. just as rationality is enough for the fact that George Washington was the president of the United States. It is basic history. Similarly, our people know this (the ikkarei emunah) from our historica historical tradition. The experiential aspect (as discussed […]
- [Avodah] poalav vchamara September 2, 2025On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 05:48:08PM -0400, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > The gemara sometimes refers to poalav v'chamarav (see avoda zara 63a). Is > this just a common expression or is there a possible halachic difference > between a worker and a donkey driver? Just guessing: A po'el is paid per hour. […]
- [Avodah] Seudas Havraah September 2, 2025On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 10:34:11PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > I am bothered by the very last phrase there: >> Why can't he have a small > snack? Is it really assur to eat ANYthing before the Seudas Havraah? The > avel has had a very busy and emotional day, and […]
- [Avodah] Transitions September 2, 2025On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 10:52:52PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > R' Joel Rich asked: >> If the transition in general from the bet medrash to the >> working world weren't seen as natural, would that mean that >> the "system" has room for improvement? > I am really unsure what is […]
- [Avodah] AI (was - pump toilet) September 2, 2025On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 01:31:21PM +0000, Harry Maryles via Avodah wrote: > Found the following on ChatGPT (AI) in seconds. Can't vouch for its > accuracy. But worthy of note: ... >> A Q&A on MiYodeya (Judaism Stack Exchange) cites Rabbi Josh Flug (Sukkot > To Go 5770)... > Halachic authorities, such as […]
- [Avodah] Is "l'ahava" a verb or noun? September 2, 2025On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 02:49:20PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > In learning Parshas Ekev, I came across the word "l'ahava" four times, most > famously in the Shema, in the phrase "l'ahava es Hashem Elokeichem". As far > as I could tell, *everyone" translates "l'ahava" as "to love". > > My […]
- [Avodah] radical honesty? September 2, 2025On Mon, Sep 01, 2025 at 06:56:14PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > R' Joel Rich quoted a translation of Rav Mendel Shafran: >> And the reason that most of the gdolim do not use this (tcheilet) >> is not because they doubt the truth of the matter, but rather >> because in the […]
- [Avodah] radical honesty? September 2, 2025From: Joel Rich > Attributed to rav mendel shafran who is a posek in bnei brak ? ? some > radical honesty: ... >> And the reason that most of the gdolim do not use this (tcheilet)is not >> because they doubt the truth of the matter, but rather because in the last >> two […]
- [Avodah] Kiddushin and Nisuin September 2, 2025Micha Berger nicely proves from Rabbbenu Tam (Sefer haYashar, shut 47:7) that Rashi requires making Eirusin and Nissuin on two separate kosot. This suggests that eirusin and nissuin were back-to-back by Rashi's day. I remember from my youth hearing that eirusin and nissuin were placed back-to-back because of the Crusades led to the destruction and […]