Chazal on Physiology vs Psychology 2011-01-26
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- [Avodah] stripes December 31, 2025A more elemental question, what is a tallis? On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 at 18:57, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > f the reason the stripes on a tallit is to be a memory/allusion to > tcheilet, then why would one who > If the reason the stripes on a tallit is to be a […]
- [Avodah] stripes December 31, 2025f the reason the stripes on a tallit is to be a memory/allusion to tcheilet, then why would one who If the reason the stripes on a tallit is to be a memory/allusion to tcheilet, then why would one who was wearing tcheilet have a tallit with stripes? (perhaps it became normative practice and is […]
- [Avodah] priotitizing mitzvot December 31, 2025Notes to a magid shiur -Thoughts? I certainly agree with you that the advice that it?s time to be selfish is pretty poor advice, especially in times where there seems to be no lack of individual selfishness, even within our community. In that context, it?s probably worth thinking about the message to Jews in the […]
- [Avodah] AI appliances and shabbat December 29, 2025From what I've heard, it's also coming to security systems and more home tech at CES. It's a technology that combines low-cost implementation, privacy benefits and user-friendliness, which means this type of sensing is very easy to adopt for a variety of use cases.>> what about shabbat? -- Eli Turkel
- [Avodah] Normal People Don't Care About Those Things December 29, 2025On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 06:09:20AM +0000, Toby Katz via Avodah wrote: > In?Avodah Digest, Vol 43, Issue 72?dated 12/2/2025? >?From: "Jay F. Shachter" >> Normal people don't care about beliefs.? Normal people care >> about observable behavior.? Reality is that which can be seen and >> felt.?..... Lemaaseh I think this is true. […]
- [Avodah] Normal People Don't Care About Those Things December 29, 2025In?Avodah Digest, Vol 43, Issue 72?dated 12/2/2025? ?From: "Jay F. Shachter" ?Subject: [Avodah] Normal People Don't Care About Those Things?>>Normal people don't care about beliefs.? Normal people care aboutobservable behavior.? Reality is that which can be seen and felt.?..... The part of Judaism thatcares about abstract beliefs that do not manifest themselves inobservable behavior is […]
- [Avodah] Choices December 24, 2025RJR: 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 […]
- [Avodah] karbanot? December 24, 2025In 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 […]
- [Avodah] Choices December 24, 2025Dr. 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 […]
- [Avodah] Saying Sheimos Aloud December 23, 2025R? 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 […]