When rabbis discuss in a public shiur (vs in yeshiva) the need to observe yom tov sheini shel galiyot ISTM I often hear ?hizharu bminhag avoteichem byadeichem? but not the follow on ?zimnin dgazra hamalchut gzeira vati lkilkulei? (rashi ? you?ll forget how to do the calendar calculation and mess it up). Is this a […]
The rambam uses the expression ?vchen? thousands of times in the yad. Any insights as to what goes before vchen and what goes after and why? (eg avel 14:1 listing bikur cholim, hachnasat kala ?and then saying vchen to gladden the kala and chatan). GCT Joel Rich
Below is my (abbreviated) conversation with Rabbi Idan Scher. My analysis in Avodah Digest, Vol 43, Issue 59 was correct. (See also Isaac Balaban's post) His reply is published with his specific permission. Gemar Hayima Tova Aryeh Frimer ________________________________ From: Rabbi Idan Scher Sent: Friday, September 19, 2025 3:20 AM To: Aryeh Frimer Subject: Re: […]
. In the thread "birchat cohanim", R' Joel Rich asked if Ashkenazim in chu"l should go out of their way to attend a Sefardi minyan in order to be blessed by the Kohanim, which is not done in Ashkenazi minyanim. R' Isaac Balbin offered some interesting sources on this question. To me, this seems like […]
. R' Aryeh Frimer suggested that "eirusin and nissuin were placed back-to-back because of the Crusades", and R' Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer commented: > This makes a lot of sense. The paucity of tangible records > of the evolution of the practice remains remarkable. I'm not sure, but I think RYGB is pointing out that we […]
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:28:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Harry Maryles > There is a fascinating article in JTA (linked below) where the Rav of > a MO shul allowed a woman to say Birchas Gomel at the Bimah on shabbos > morning.? There are very few details given in the article about exactly when […]
> From: Harry Maryles > > There is a fascinating article in JTA (linked below) where the Rav of a MO shul allowed a woman to say Birchas Gomel at the Bimah on shabbos morning.? > My sense is that there is nothing wrong with that Halachicly. But My sense is also that this would […]
On 18 Sep 2025, at 12:31?pm, avodah-request at lists.aishdas.org wrote: > > From: Joel Rich > > All other things being equal, should an ashkenazi ben chu?l in chu?l daven > at an eidot hamizrach minyan in order to receive birchat cohanim or daven > at an ashkenazi minyan? If he or she follows the […]
On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 05:39:48PM -0400, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > All other things being equal, should an ashkenazi ben chu"l in chu"l > daven at an eidot hamizrach minyan in order to receive birchat cohanim > or daven at an ashkenazi minyan? ... This may depend on what you believe about […]
All other things being equal, should an ashkenazi ben chu?l in chu?l daven at an eidot hamizrach minyan in order to receive birchat cohanim or daven at an ashkenazi minyan? If the latter, should he make an effort to sit in at an eidot hamizrach minyan for the bracha? What if he would have to […]