We are learning the first two introductions to the Maharal’s Gevuros Hashem, as a foil to help us understand some of the positions we saw in Derashos haRan, derashos 1-3. The text can be found at https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/506197?lang=he
This week we wrapped up the Maharal’s position on miracles, who can evoke them, who can experience them, and how the Maharal explains the miracles of Makas Dam having a liquid that was both blood and water, Choshekh — space that was both dark and lit, and Moshe’s staff turning into a snake, while remaining a staff.
Another one, tangentially provoked by this phrase in Micha's last message: "... shemeih de-"Qudeshah Berikh Hu'!" ... getting people not to put unnecessary "h"s at the end of transliterated Hebrew and Aramaic words. You can argue either way when the word ends with a "he" without mappiq (I have my own strongly held position, others […]
I believe I?ve heard r schachter say that when the family makes the decision for the patient, they are supposed to make the decision that they believe the patient himself would have made that situation If that?s the case, maybe AI would be in a better position than some families. Interesting to think about. Bsorot […]
Yet another one -- getting the Chazan for Mevorkhim haChodesh to call the months of "Av" and "Marcheshvan" by their real names! Both "Menachem Av" and "Cheshvan" are people confusing cute pshetlach with peshat. --- And: "Az, 'bekol raash gadol' adir vechazaq, mashmi'im kol..." Last, in Qaddish: "... shemeih de-"Qudeshah Berikh Hu'!" Just because Ashkenaz […]
On Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 09:43:43PM +0300, Michael Mirsky via Avodah wrote: > I have another subscription. How about getting people to say "shiluach > haken". Or restoring the rest of the names of parshiyos whose names are also detatched semichot. Why is the parashah Shemos, "Names of", but the other is changed from […]
> >> >>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> (My current futile life project is no longer that, because I have >>>>> changed it. My current futile life project is to get people to say >>>>> "sherut l'umit" since "sherut" is feminine.) >>>>> >>>> >>>> Why do you think sherut is feminine? The tav is a root letter, […]
In the "when it?s so asynchronous that it?s not even toch kdei dibbur" case, I would prefer RAMiller's *derech* (try to answer everyone whom you've heard because "l'halacha, one ought to") over RJKaplan's *derech* (answer only the last because "the speedsters are simply being rude") -- making a blanket assumption like RJK made deserves its […]
On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 09:58:51PM +0300, Simon Montagu via Avodah wrote: > > question? Because the word is Greek, "stollus". The yud-sav suffix isn't > > the Hebrew feminine one. If we act like it is anyway, the word would be > > "talliyos", otherwise, "tallisos". > > I don't accept your assertion […]
On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 03:04:21PM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Multiple Truths-The Ritva (Eruvin 13b) brought in the name of the French > Sages: HKBH showed Moshe 49 ways to rule pure and 49 ways to rule impure > for each and every matter. When Moshe asked how to know the […]
On Wed, May 07, 2025 at 06:17:29AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Rabbi Gil Student (aka The Big Boss Man) introduced an interesting issue in > his peace on AI and the golem. > https://www.torahmusings.com/2025/04/ai-golem-and-not-so-silly-questions/ There are two different conversations to be had... "AI" as it exists today, which is really a Simulated […]