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In Vol 43, Issue 35, someone wrote: > > ... if a neder relates to a cheftza, and a shevua applies to an > action, why do people say "bli neder" so often in the context of > actions? > You have precisely described my former futile life project, which was to get people to […]
Regarding "kol shehu", RMB said: > Generalize that, and maybe you have a tool to help you think through the > question of "is this mashehu literal?" > > 1- Does this issur refer to a specific kind of object? > 2- Does that object have a minimal size? > > Or maybe not. Maybe […]
. R' Joel Rich asked: > I put together a shiur on when to answer amen when aveilim > are saying kaddish at different speeds. ... especially when > it?s so asynchronous that it?s not even toch kdei dibbur? > If you only answer once, is it the first or last? What about > if […]
. R' Joel Rich asked: > Adam 1 and adam 2 -- did the rav think that the dialectic > was resolvable or that one would continually oscillate > between the two poles? Sometimes I think it may just be an > issue of semantics. To me the question is very similar to science's grudging […]
On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 06:33:26AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Adam 1 and adam 2 -- did the rav think that the dialectic was resolvable or > that one would continually oscillate between the two poles? Sometimes I > think it may just be an issue of semantics. I think R […]
On Sun, Jun 01, 2025 at 04:50:52PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > To sum up: If someone can show me a discussion in Chazal about which of > these 3 shiurim to use for the definition of Reshus Harabim, that > discussion might shed light on the roundedness of the census of the […]
On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 06:01:07AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > The gemara starting in beitza (16b) discusses eruv tavshilin requiring "kol > shehu" as a czait. Kol shehu is used in many places in the gemara and this > is one of the few examples where it means a measurable amount. […]
On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 10:40:49AM +1000, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > R Micha suggests that after the se'ir hamishtaleiach > they still said vidui, they still held ne'ilah. > Which means they were NOT forgiven > We too say VeHu Rachum when beginning MaAriv after YK Because 1- we are […]
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:06:45AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > There are certain times when a partnership with a non-Jew affects halacha > (eg > pidyon bchor). Is there a minimum percentage ownership required? I don't know. I just want to split up the problem by pointing out multiple grounds for […]
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 11:08:20AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > What does the fact that eli mistook chana for a shikora (drunk) because she > was > praying with her lips moving but her voice not heard say about how most > people > prayed at that time? I must be […]