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- [Avodah] 2 Qs re Tochacha - Ongoing Forever;
Diff Degree of Tochachah for Different Situations March 14, 2024On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 05:30:44PM +1100, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > Chazal explain, the repetitive terminology indicates 'even one thousand times' > Why is this necessary? If one checks numerous Esrogim or blows countless > Tekios, and all are Passul, might one think that the duty no longer exists? Maybe […]
- [Avodah] klalei psak March 14, 2024On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 01:41:50PM +0200, Danny Schoemann via Avodah wrote: > l'Ashkenaz" by R' Emanuel Elalouf['s]` (rifyomi at gmail.com) ... > approach is that the Ashkenaz and Sefard psak diverged due to > geopolitical reasons. > Since the Geonim and the "Spanish" Jews lived under the same rulers, > they were able […]
- [Avodah] kol nidre March 14, 2024On Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 08:31:56AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > I wonder how many practices that seem at odds with what the pure would > demand are due to amcha insisting on them. A delicate dance between the > people and the gedolim? The answer would also depend on the gadol. […]
- [Avodah] mazal? March 14, 2024On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 05:52:51AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > If every decree can be changed by human effort, it would seem to me that it > would be theoretically quite possible that HKBH could not promise us > anything with 100% certainty since there would always be a combination of […]
- [Avodah] historical mtziut? March 14, 2024On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 05:50:20AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > The mishna in chulin (100b) features a machloket as to whether gid hanasheh > applies only to kosher animals (tanna kama) or all animals (R Yehuda). In > the Mishna itself R Yehuda brings a proof from the fact that bnai […]
- [Avodah] What is it that HKBH asks of us - Students Teachers March 13, 2024I am reviving this rather old topic because a while back AhS Yomi passed a relevant source, and today I found the email to myself reminding me to share it. AhS YD 242:24
- [Avodah] 2 Qs re Tochacha - Ongoing Forever;
Diff Degree of Tochachah for Different Situations March 13, 2024The duty to provide guidance and correction is described in the Torah - HoCheAch ToChiAch Chazal explain, the repetitive terminology indicates 'even one thousand times' Why is this necessary? If one checks numerous Esrogim or blows countless Tekios, and all are Passul, might one think that the duty no longer exists? If I alone witness […]
- [Avodah] mazal? March 13, 2024The genara (Shabbat 146) disputes whether yesh or ein mazal lyisrael. The overwhelming majority say ein mazal which is interpreted as meaning that good deeds and prayer can overcome what was otherwise predestined (AIUI). Most of the proofs seem based on cases where the amoraim knew what the result was supposed to be but somehow […]
- [Avodah] historical mtziut? March 13, 2024The mishna in chulin (100b) features a machloket as to whether gid hanasheh applies only to kosher animals (tanna kama) or all animals (R Yehuda). In the Mishna itself R Yehuda brings a proof from the fact that bnai yaakov were commanded in gid hanasheh even though non-kosher animals were permitted to them. The response […]
- [Avodah] klalei psak March 12, 2024On Mon, Mar 11, 2024 at 1:41pm Israel, R Danny Schoemann wrote: >> R Ashar Weiss opens by making a contrast between Sepharadi Rishonim and >> Baalei Tosafos. The Maharshal says the latter make shas into a "ball" >> and they "rolled it from place to place", referring to how they will >> understand one […]