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- [Avodah] easy tractate for beginners February 2, 2026Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:26:27 -0500 From: Sholom Simon > I have a near 70-yr old friend at shul -- he's a senior (he's "on the path" > and while he's extremely smart (Ph.D. in Math) he doesn't have any > classical Jewish education. He wants to dip his toe in the waters and […]
- [Avodah] Kach Shamati February 1, 2026On Sun, Feb 1, 2026 at 12:05PM Micha Berger wrote: > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:45:55AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: >> Rashi uses the phrase kach shamati 94 times in shas. Many times he seems to >> be setting up for disagreeing with the comment that proceeded this but >> other […]
- [Avodah] longevity February 1, 2026On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:47:46AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Interesting thought from R' Steinman quoted by R' Rimon. The reason life > expectancy has gone up so much in Israel is that in pre-moshiach times we > will be fighting esav who excelled at respect for parents and so in […]
- [Avodah] Kach Shamati February 1, 2026On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 05:45:55AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Rashi uses the phrase kach shamati 94 times in shas. Many times he seems to > be setting up for disagreeing with the comment that proceeded this but > other times not. What exactly do you think he's telegraphing when using […]
- [Avodah] Normal People Don't Care About Those Things February 1, 2026On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 08:38:38PM +0000, Ben Bradley via Avodah wrote: > From: Micha Berger > Sent: 22 January 2026 02:32 >> Sanhedrin is a Greek term, but I don't think it's anachronistic to >> simply use the term for any Beis Din haGadol, even those that preceded >> Galus Bavel. >> Similarly, […]
- [Avodah] Easy Tractate for Beginners February 1, 2026On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 10:26:27AM -0500, Sholom Simon via Avodah wrote: > I have a near 70-yr old friend at shul -- he's a senior (he's "on the path" > and while he's extremely smart (Ph.D. in Math) he doesn't have any > classical Jewish education... 1- I would recommend Sukkah ch. 3, […]
- [Avodah] Normal People Don't Care About Those Things January 31, 2026I appreciate the point that a concept can exist before a word is coined to describe it, and that's usually the course of events. But the use of the term orthodox to describe people who lived before the era it came into use does not work well, I think. Even it you want to apply […]
- [Avodah] HKBH does not fashion commandments that might cause people
to sin January 31, 2026The Gemara Yuma 67b brings differing opinions re the YK scapegoat's remains being permitted or prohibited Rava observes it is most likely, and that is how we Pasken that they are permitted because HKBH does not fashion commandments that might cause people to sin. Can someone explain the Nachal Eisan is prohibited from use, this […]
- [Avodah] Easy Tractate for Beginners January 29, 2026RSS: I have a near 70-yr old friend at shul -- he's a senior (he's "on the path" and while he's extremely smart (Ph.D. in Math) he doesn't have any classical Jewish education. He wants to dip his toe in the waters and read an Artscroll tractate of Gemara for the first time. He had […]
- [Avodah] Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society Spring 1997
-Talking During Tfila" January 29, 2026Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society Spring 1997 -Talking During Tfila" Any ideas how to get a copy? I left messages at a # given to me by RJJ but never got a response KT Joel Rich