We're up to Yesodei HaTorah Ch. 5. You have to give up your life rather than transgress if: If the goy's intent is to make you transgress any Mitzva and it's public (in front of 10 Yidden). If it's a time if evil decree to eradicate Judaism or a specific Jewish practice. What justification did […]
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 11:36 Akiva Miller via Avodah, wrote: > R' Micha Berger wrote: > > Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. > > If so, then I count only nine dibros. > > I can't find a sof pasuq anywhere from "Anochi Hashem" until "Ulshomrei > mitzvosai". The word which […]
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. R' Micha Berger wrote: > Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. If so, then I count only nine dibros. I can't find a sof pasuq anywhere from "Anochi Hashem" until "Ulshomrei mitzvosai". The word which I *thought* ended the first diberah, namely "avadim," has a revi'i in Taam Elyon. (Even if it […]
On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 09:25:31AM -0500, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > My question: Are there any authoritative Jewish sources which clearly > identify these ten? Do Chazal ever say "This is the first, and this is the > second"? Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. Chodesh Tov! Tir'u baTov! -Micha
. Data point: Fourteen of the Taryag Mitzvos as listed in the Sefer HaChinuch are sourced in the pesukim of the Aseres Hadibros in Parshas Yisro. Clearly, we do not have a one-to-one correspondence between what constitutes a mitzvah and what constitutes a dibbur. Thus the question of "Is Anochi Hashem a mitzvah or not?" […]
On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 12:35:37PM +0200, Arie Folger via Avodah wrote: > RJR wrote: >> Charlie Kirk's widow on faith >> does our community talk like this? >> Should we? >> https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1290467793118078 > Sefardim talk like that and it is very powerful. In Israel you will find > along those more affected by […]
. R' Joel Rich wrote: > During a shiur I mentioned this program focusing on the use > of electronic key cards on Shabbat: > https://torahinmotion.org/classes/electricity-and-shabbat-the-views-of-rabbi-nahum-rabinovitch > ... > There were a number of interesting elements to this discussion > and I send it out with a bit of trepidation since I really do > […]