. R' Joel Rich asked: > "Similarly, one is permitted to interrupt and neglect learning > briefly in order to contemplate for a bit the fear/awe of HKBH. > And he need not be concerned about this being neglect of Torah > (learning), since this is what causes his wisdom of Torah to be > […]
On Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 11:36 Akiva Miller via Avodah, < avodah at lists.aishdas.org> 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 > […]
R'Micha Berger wrote: ? Taam Elyon has one sof pasuq per diberah. Indeed. That is literally what the Ta'am Elyon is for, using te'amim above the letters for not pausing until the end of every dibberah (OK, and have one er nachts per dibbur) Mit freundlichen Gr??en, Yours sincerely, Arie Folger Visit my blog at […]
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 […]
Audio Roundup Special: Rav Soloveitchik 2 - Torah Musings A serious lecture series. unfortunately incomplete, for those interested in a deep dive into Jewish philosophy and a brilliant teacher's intellectual and emotional world. Thank you to R' Mark Smilowitz for all his effort in bringing this to us. KT Joel Rich
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?" […]