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. R' Joel Rich asked: > At the very end of sefer breishit it states that Yoseph was > buried in a "aron" in Egypt. It doesn?t mention anything about > an aron by any of the avot. A number of commentaries state > that the reason was so he could be taken back to […]
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 the water - people who lost loved ones - that Ashkenazim also talk like that. […]
. Sometimes, I hear people say "Baruch Dayan Emes", and sometimes I hear "Baruch Dayan HAemes" (with the Heh prefix). A quick look in any siddur shows that the Heh is supposed to be included, and I have wondered whether those who omit the Heh are simply slurring it. But the recent rise of abbreviations […]
At the very end of sefer breishit it states that Yoseph was buried in a ?aron? in Egypt. It doesn?t mention anything about an aron by any of the avot. A number of commentaries state that the reason was so he could be taken back to israel. It occurs to me that maybe this is […]
On Sun, Feb 01, 2026 at 12:25:43PM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: >> Back a step, why not take it at face value, that these are the things >> Rashi remembers learning in shiur? > I would've thought there would be many more on that basis. You're right. Rashi does seem to primarily (only?) […]
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:26:27 -0500 From: Sholom Simon > I have a near 70-yr old friend at shul -- he's a senior (he's "on the path" > and while he's extremely smart (Ph.D. in Math) he doesn't have any > classical Jewish education. He wants to dip his toe in the waters and […]
On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 12:05PM Micha Berger wrote: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:45:55AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: >> Rashi uses the phrase kach shamati 94 times in shas. Many times he seems to >> be setting up for disagreeing with the comment that proceeded this but >> other […]
On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:47:46AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Interesting thought from R' Steinman quoted by R' Rimon. The reason life > expectancy has gone up so much in Israel is that in pre-moshiach times we > will be fighting esav who excelled at respect for parents and so in […]
On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:45:55AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Rashi uses the phrase kach shamati 94 times in shas. Many times he seems to > be setting up for disagreeing with the comment that proceeded this but > other times not. What exactly do you think he's telegraphing when using […]