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In OC 604 the shaar tzion quotes the chayei Adam saying that we don?t say Karbanot on erev yk for the same reason that we don?t say lamenatzeach and mizmor ltodah (The CA actually says it in the language of vnireh li ? how do we relate to such statements by an acharon where the […]
Dr. can switch to be off first 2 days of sukkot shift for a prior Friday 10 AM to 10 PM. There are a number of halachic issues but I?d like to focus on two: Is the affirmative choice to switch shifts comparable to affirmatively putting yourself into a situation of ones versus not requesting […]
R? AM: Near the beginning of Hilchos Chanuka in the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (139:1), he uses the phrase, "ad shericham aleihem E-lohei avoseinu." I checked several different recent editions, and they all printed that Shem with a heh. Not a kuf, or any other sort of typographical modification. I would love to know how the […]
On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 02:17:46PM -0500, Ken Bloom via Avodah wrote: > See > https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-law/whats-the-truth-about-saying-g-ds-name-in-the-course-of-torah-study/ > for a summary of poskim about saying God's name in various contexts > (learning, berachot, and zemirot). It seems like the consensus of poskim is > to allow it. Regarding RSGanzfried himself, he writes in Kitzur Shulchan […]
See https://jewishaction.com/religion/jewish-law/whats-the-truth-about-saying-g-ds-name-in-the-course-of-torah-study/ for a summary of poskim about saying God's name in various contexts (learning, berachot, and zemirot). It seems like the consensus of poskim is to allow it. Regarding RSGanzfried himself, he writes in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 6:3 "??????? ???????? ?????????? ??????? ??????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ??? ????????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ??? […]
On Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 10:44:12AM +1100, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > The Navi reprimanded him > mind your own business > not HKBH's business. > InOtherWords, > HKBH knows what He's doing > DON'T MIX IN > Just do as you're told. > Why does this not apply to > […]
On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 06:06:09AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > In a number of places in halacha we give priority to the right-hand side > and turning to the right. It's interesting that 80+ percent of humans are > right-handed. While there are a number of theories as to why this […]
On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 06:29:55AM -0500, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > There is a mishna in perek 5 of Pirkei Avos which lists several things that > were created at Bein Hashmashos just prior to the Shabbos of Bereishis. My > understanding is that they were all miraculous, unnatural things... My understanding […]
On Wed, Dec 03, 2025 at 06:07:14AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > From Malka Z. Simkovich in Tradition > > Postscript > > Working on this essay gave me occasion to consider the rising tendency > > among Modern Orthodox American Jews to accept the notion that judaism > > cannot be authentically […]
CC-ing RYGB to make sure he sees the PS at the bottom. (Twice, because I could never remember which mailbox he checks regularly.) On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 06:24:22AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Me: Wasn't sure from what you were saying whether you believe post-Kant one > can "prove" religion in […]