Atzvus and Simcha (Sadness and Happiness) Go Together
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Avodah
- [Avodah] tachanun/chatan October 23, 2025In Avodah V43n63, RJIR asked, "...why the focus on bet hachatan (like bet haavel) and not just in his presence? Is there a higher degree of joy there?" As can be seen from BT Sukah 25b , it's not just about the *chasan* -- it's about him and the *kalla* being together under the *chuppa*; […]
- [Avodah] tachanun/chatan October 22, 2025. R' Joel Rich asked: > S"A O"C 131:4 states "nahagu shelo lipol al pneichem ... bbeit > hachatan." Does nahagu imply amcha did this and the rabbis didn?t > resist? Isn't that how ALL minhagim get started? In fact, my understanding is that the main difference between minhagim and d'rabanans is that if it […]
- [Avodah] new moon October 22, 2025On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 06:02:03AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Do we believe that moshe rabbeinu and/or shlomo hamelech did not know how > to calculate when the new moon would appear (as Hillel II established)? Rabbi Hillel didn't establish when the new moon would appear. He presided over the last […]
- [Avodah] new moon October 22, 2025Do we believe that moshe rabbeinu and/or shlomo hamelech did not know how to calculate when the new moon would appear (as Hillel II established)? KT Joel Rich
- [Avodah] tachanun/chatan October 22, 2025S?A O?C 131:4 states ?nahagu shelo lipol al pneichem ? bbeit hachatan.? Does nahagu imply amcha did this and the rabbis didn?t resist? Even though tachanun was a rshut (maybe not now) why would one want not to take advantage tosay it? Also, why the focus on bet hachatan (like bet haavel) and not just […]
- [Avodah] value independent of halacha? October 6, 2025. R' Joel Rich asked: > From a pure halachic viewpoint ISTM there is no benefit for an > avel to lead services up to, but not including, yishtabach (some > minyanim have no one leading that portion). Is the value that > klal yisrael has invested it with value independent of halacha? You have […]
- [Avodah] value independent of halacha? October 1, 2025>From a pure halachic viewpoint ISTM there is no benefit for an avel to lead services up to, but not including, yishtabach (some minyanim have no one leading that potion). Is the value that klal yisrael has invested it with value independent of halacha? GCT Joel Rich
- [Avodah] sefer torah October 1, 2025The S?A in O?C 149 discusses the procedures for returning the sefer torah after kriat hatora but in O?C 134 he seems to assume it?s already out in discussing kriat hatora (thus no procedures for taking out). Any ideas why? GCT Joel Rich
- [Avodah] yom tov sheini September 25, 2025When 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 […]
- [Avodah] Vchen September 25, 2025The 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