On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 10:55:01AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > R' H Schachter reported > that R'YBS held that a yahrtzeit has a "right" to say the haftara. > > Fascinating interplay of priorities -- if saying from a claf is > lchatchila, then what is "the right" being discussed that […]
On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 10:58:40AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Just listened to an interesting podcast interviewing Charles Murray > It's my understanding that post-modern philosophy does not believe you > can prove with 100% certainty just about anything. When I read modern > Jewish philosophy when it often seems grounded […]
On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 06:28:50AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Is lev bet din matneh a nice way of saying it's "impractical" to apply the > letter of the law in a particular situation (so chazal, HKBH?) must've had > this situational caveat in mind? I see leiv beis din matneh […]
On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 05:46:04AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Does hkbh give one a nisayon that one cannot pass? I guess the answer > depends a lot on how you define the terms but in its strongest sense > doesn't this imply that anyone who ever sins hasn't tried hard […]
In Avodah v43n70 someone wrote: > > Just listened to an interesting podcast interviewing Charles Murray > author of the recently released "taking religion seriously". > > He is an 83-year-old former agnostic who said that he changed his > mind due to weight of evidence, not that he is convinced but he > thinks […]
> > Not an answer to the question but a related story. A shul received a > set of clafs for haftorot and decided that they should be used every > Shabbat. But since most people couldn't say a haftorah from a claf, > the procedure was to call up the oleh, he would make […]
Any insights into why after listing out the various prayers, the Rambam in tfila 1:8 summarizes the counts on various days? Is he adding something? KT Joel Rich
Does hkbh give one a nisayon that one cannot pass? I guess the answer depends a lot on how you define the terms but in its strongest sense doesn?t this imply that anyone who ever sins hasn?t tried hard enough? KT Joel Rich
Not an answer to the question but a related story. A shul received a set of clafs for haftorot and decided that they should be used every Shabbat. But since most people couldn?t say a haftorah from a claf, the procedure was to call up the oleh, he would make the brachot for the haftorah, […]
? Question how would we categorize an orthodox individual who made the same statement as Dr Murray?? I?d categorize him/her as an Orthodox Jew who thinks that God has a better than 50% chance of being the explanation for our existence. Joseph Sent from my iPhone