I was recently listening to a shiur on schar psiot which was discussing what level of tiebreaker is it? Should you walk to a farther shul even though the closer one has other benefits such as more intense prayer or quieter congregants? ------------------------------ I find it interesting that there was no discussion of what you […]
Assuming the existence of souls & an afterlife (for souls) from a traditional Jewish perspective do souls in the afterlife have agency ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_(philosophy))? (For purposes of this question, I'm bracketing out Free Will questions.) Most texts about the afterlife describe a series of stages/places/steps that a soul goes through without much choice on the […]
On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 06:33:53AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > I recently heard a rabbi quote another rabbi as understanding the following > as supporting spending large sums of money on shul buildings in chutz > laaretz: Megillah 29a: > It is taught in a baraita: Rabbi Elazar HaKappar says: In […]
I recently heard a rabbi quote another rabbi as understanding the following as supporting spending large sums of money on shul buildings in chutz laaretz: ????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ?? ???? ? ????, ??? ????? ???? ????: ?????? ??? ?????? ???? ?????? ????? ?????? ???? ?????? It is taught in a baraita: Rabbi Elazar […]
Talmud Baveli Berakhos 29b: Which is an abbreviated prayer? Rabbi Eliezer says, "Carry out Your will in the heavens above, and give peace of mind to those who fear You below, and perform that which is good in Your eyes. Blessed are You, Lord, Who listens to prayer." Why isn't "vehatov beEinacha asei" part of […]
Zchia by reuvain for an unknowing shimon is contingent on the acceptance by Shimon and if he declines then it was never his. I?ve always wondered about the status of the object in the indeterminate state between reuven picking it up and shimon declining ownership. If the object is destroyed or causes damage in that […]
All things being equal would you say a person (including a parent) waving his ?right? to a hesped or nihugei aceilut was positive neutral or negative? KT Joel Rich
On Sun, Jun 07, 2026 at 2:35pm CDT, Jay F. Shachter wrote: >> ... living in the land is but one of many mitzvos. >> ... there are other mitzvos that outrank it. Going >> to learn bemaqom shelibo chafeitz. Finding a spouse. > Since you, presumably intentionally, wrote "finding a spouse" instead > of […]