This shiur of Arukh HaShulchan Yomi, which fell out in the first cycle on 13 Menachem Av, is sponsored l’illu nishmas Peretz ben Yehuda Machlin a”h, whose yahrseit is today. May the neshama have an aliyah.
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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 > […]
On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 05:45:47AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > If according to Genesis 45:17-19 it was pharaoh who told Joseph to send > the wagons, why do we take it that the wagons were signal from Joseph > to Jacob? This question could be asked about the pasuq itself. Bereishis […]
On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 10:55:19PM +1100, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > The Gemara Yuma 67b > brings differing opinions re the YK scapegoat's remains being permitted or > prohibited > Rava observes it is most likely, and that is how we Pasken > that they are permitted because > HKBH […]
On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 06:27:18AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Is kol d'alim a permanent tug of war as in (Let That Be Your Last > Battlefield -- Wikipedia) or is whoever prevails first now the > permanent owner? The Rosh (BB 3:22) argues that kol de'alim gevar establishes ownership and […]