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- [Avodah] Emunah and Proof November 4, 2024We often discussed emunah, how rishonim took the central role of proofs for granted but modern philosphy wouldn't, whether emunah is an idea or an experience, etc... A translation of R Melamed's piece on the subject recently went on-line. Tir'u baTov! -Micha Weekly Article Revivim by R Eliezer Melamed Natural Faith and the Cause of […]
- [Avodah] Birchat Cohanim November 4, 2024On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 02:34:16PM EDT, I replied to RJR: >> Interesting new book: The Priceless Treasure of Bircas Kohanim by Naftali >> Weinberger. ... >> he recounts the efforts of the GRA and R Chaim Volozhin to reinstitute >> daily duchening in ashkenaz and the seeming divine intervention (jail and >> fire […]
- [Avodah] Birchat Cohanim October 31, 2024On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 02:10:32PM +1100, isaac--- via Avodah wrote: > On 31 Oct 2024, at 1:12PM, R' Micha Berger wrote: > > One could have taken this far broader: > > > The Gra's and RCV's motive was fundamentally based on the relative weights > > the Gra gives sevara and accepted […]
- [Avodah] Birchat Cohanim October 31, 2024On 31 Oct 2024, at 1:12PM, R' Micha Berger wrote: > One could have taken this far broader: > The Gra's and RCV's motive was fundamentally based on the relative weights > the Gra gives sevara and accepted practice / mimeticism / minhag Yisrael. > If the Gra had (e.g.) the AhS's attitude, he would […]
- [Avodah] Die! October 30, 2024On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 11:54:58AM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: ... > What emerges from this - in MY mind - is a very different story than the > medrash I cited above. Moshe did not *allow* his body to die. Rather, > Hashem commanded and Moshe obeyed. > I want to […]
- [Avodah] Birchat Cohanim October 30, 2024On Sun, Oct 20, 2024 at 10:40:18PM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Interesting new book: The Priceless Treasure of Bircas Kohanim by Naftali > Weinberger. (Full disclosure -- R' Weinberger's father is a friend). On page > 153 he recounts the efforts of the GRA and R Chaim Volozhin to reinstitute > daily […]
- [Avodah] AI? October 30, 2024On Wed, Oct 30, 2024 at 05:30:40AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > My comment on an AI panel: > Most of the professionals that I've heard speak on this topic are pushing > the joint model where the AI assists the professional with input, but the > professional makes the final decisions. What's […]
- [Avodah] AI? October 30, 2024My comment on an AI panel: Most of the professionals that I?ve heard speak on this topic are pushing the joint model where the AI assists the professional with input, but the professional makes the final decisions. What?s always interested in me in this model is at what point will the professionals lose some of […]
- [Avodah] Die! October 22, 2024. I was struck by the grammar of Devarim 32:50, where Hashem tells Moshe Rabenu, "Die on the mountain which you are ascending..." According to my verb lists, the very first word here, "u'moos" , is in the tzivui (imperative, command) tense. Many mitzvos are phrased in the imperative tense, such as "Sh'ma - Listen!". […]
- [Avodah] wine October 21, 2024?The sugar of grape juice can only ferment to 3 or 4% alcohol with wild yeast ? airborne yeast. For grape juice to exceed 4% alcohol, then the winemaker must add yeast. The yeast added to ancient wines produced between 4?11% alcohol. Alcohol kills these yeast cells and prevents levels of alcohol from exceeding ~10%. […]