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- [Avodah] Shehecheyanu on Mitzvos June 24, 2026. Rabbi Yisroel Pinchos Bodner, in his "Halachos of Brochos vol. 2", on page 37-38, he explains that "Since pidyon haben is a mitzvah that is performed only once in a great while and it is an occasion of great joy, Chazal required the father to recite a shehecheyonu prior to performing the mitzvah." (Immediately […]
- [Avodah] obligated to return June 24, 2026Shulchan Arukh, Choshen Mishpat 259 ???? ??? ???? ????? ???? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ????? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? (??? ??? ??? ???? ????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ????? ????): ------------------------------ ?Even though by the letter of the law, in a place where […]
- [Avodah] schar psiot June 24, 2026I was recently listening to a shiur on schar psiot which was discussing what level of tiebreaker is it? Should you walk to a farther shul even though the closer one has other benefits such as more intense prayer or quieter congregants? ------------------------------ I find it interesting that there was no discussion of what you […]
- [Avodah] Do Souls have agency? June 23, 2026Assuming the existence of souls & an afterlife (for souls) from a traditional Jewish perspective do souls in the afterlife have agency ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(philosophy))? (For purposes of this question, I'm bracketing out Free Will questions.) Most texts about the afterlife describe a series of stages/places/steps that a soul goes through without much choice on the […]
- [Avodah] shul building? June 17, 2026On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 06:33:53AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > I recently heard a rabbi quote another rabbi as understanding the following > as supporting spending large sums of money on shul buildings in chutz > laaretz: Megillah 29a: > It is taught in a baraita: Rabbi Elazar HaKappar says: In […]
- [Avodah] shul building? June 17, 2026I recently heard a rabbi quote another rabbi as understanding the following as supporting spending large sums of money on shul buildings in chutz laaretz: ????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ???? ? ????, ??? ????? ???? ????: ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ?????? ????? ?????? ???? ?????? It is taught in a baraita: Rabbi Elazar […]
- [Avodah] Vehatov beEinecha Asei June 17, 2026Talmud Baveli Berakhos 29b: Which is an abbreviated prayer? Rabbi Eliezer says, "Carry out Your will in the heavens above, and give peace of mind to those who fear You below, and perform that which is good in Your eyes. Blessed are You, Lord, Who listens to prayer." Why isn't "vehatov beEinacha asei" part of […]
- [Avodah] waving“right“ to a hesped June 15, 2026Please see relevant article https://hakirah.org/vol29Brody.pdf . --Michael via phone
- [Avodah] zchiya June 10, 2026Zchia by reuvain for an unknowing shimon is contingent on the acceptance by Shimon and if he declines then it was never his. I?ve always wondered about the status of the object in the indeterminate state between reuven picking it up and shimon declining ownership. If the object is destroyed or causes damage in that […]
- [Avodah] waving“right“ to a hesped June 10, 2026All things being equal would you say a person (including a parent) waving his ?right? to a hesped or nihugei aceilut was positive neutral or negative? KT Joel Rich