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- [Avodah] Rabbi Akiva's Students' Deaths as Soldiers in Bar
Kochba's Army? A thorough critique of the theory May 13, 2024On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 06:31:24PM -0400, Zvi Lampel via Avodah wrote: > https://asif.co.il/wpfb-file/6_2-pdf/ > by R. Shmuel Yismach, Igud Yeshivot HaHesder > The idea that the Y-mi's "iskarah" wasn't a lung disease (askara) but the type of low-ranking Roman soldier who carried a dagger (sicarii) also fits Igeres R Sherira Gaon referring to […]
- [Avodah] Tochacha Limitations Purpose May 13, 2024On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:49:53AM +1000, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > If I may begin with R Micha?s concluding comment > since the gemara severely limits the situations where tokhachah is > appropriate, > given our skills at saying things the first time in a way that would be > […]
- [Avodah] Tochacha Limitations Purpose May 13, 2024If I may begin with R Micha?s concluding comment since the gemara severely limits the situations where tokhachah is appropriate, given our skills at saying things the first time in a way that would be heard, I believe this is entirely incorrect There is no such exemption or limitation There is no such Gemara Mutav […]
- [Avodah] Kitniyos May 12, 2024It seems that the Kitniyos ban may have been misinterpreted. The ban may well only apply to cooked and baked Kitniyot but not to raw,fresh Kitniyot such as sweet peas, sugar snaps etc.and peanuts and peanut butter. INTRODUCTION It is vital to recognise that the Kitniyos ban was initiated when home-baking Matza [486:3] throughout Pesach […]
- [Avodah] Rabbi Akiva's Students' Deaths as Soldiers in Bar Kochba's
Army? A thorough critique of the theory May 12, 2024https://asif.co.il/wpfb-file/6_2-pdf/ by R. Shmuel Yismach, I gud Yeshivot HaHesder posted by Zvi Lampel
- [Avodah] LeOlam baHem Taavodu May 12, 2024AhSY is spending weeks on YD 267, the ever-practcal Hikhos Avadim. Se'ifim 134-135 discusses le'olam bahem ta'avodu. (135 adds the Rambam to the point made in 134.) Toras Kohanim emphasizes what is exluded: you can give an Eved Kenaani whatever work you wish, but that only applies to actual work. You can't simply abuse an […]
- [Avodah] klalei psak May 12, 2024On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 04:29:47PM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: >> Rav Asher Weiss-The Rules of Rendering a Halachic Decision >> https://torahanytime.com/lectures/283345 On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:31:30 -0500 I had a chance to listen and commented: ... > Talmud Reclaimed, by R Shmuli Phillips (who is easily reachable on Facebook), > […]
- [Avodah] kheref ayin May 12, 2024On Sun, May 05, 2024 at 09:25:05AM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote: > If that's what you are suggesting, what's new here? For all problems, great > and small, we need both tefilla and hishtadlus. Something I don't hear people discuss WRT bitachon + hishtadlus = success... Yaaqov prepared for Esav's approach in THREE […]
- [Avodah] mutav sheyihyu shogegim May 12, 2024On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 01:59:21PM +1100, Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah wrote: > I can't see how Mutav applies once we've ALREADY advised them of their > misdeed, they are ALREADY Mezid if they repeat and Mezid if they do not > repent [Bein ALaMakom] or do not make restitution [Bein ALeChaveiro]. […]
- [Avodah] (no subject) May 9, 2024Oops, I forgot the main point: > My point is that > the Kitniyoy Ban NEVER applied > but to foods that were actually COOKED like porridge > If they were NOT COOKED > even if they may have a type that would sometimes be cooked > it was not included in the ban Actually, […]