Source Sheets:
Maharal: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/385854
Vilna Gaon: https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/386936
(On the second source sheet, we only covered the gemaras that the Gr”a will be using.)
There are more resources at https://thekloiz.aishdas.org
?R? Joel Rich wrote: > What?s your understanding of the trigger level for noise which > evaluating hashmaat kol on shabbat? As I recall, R. Moshe writes that if a sound is audible in an adjoining room, it constitutes hashmoas kol. I do not recall any explicit definition of this in the Gemara, and it […]
On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 9:26?AM Meir Shinnar via Avodah < avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote: > > 1. the first person I know who is explicit about actions being primary is > Mendelson. While he is viewed now by many as Reform,in his lifetime he was > viewed by most to be Orthodox. > […]
On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 08:36:02PM +0200, Eli Turkel via Avodah wrote: ... > At CES, I expect to see a wave of new smart devices that step back from > direct sensors and instead use tiny disruptions in Wi-Fi and similar > frequencies to gauge activity around the home. They can sense human […]
On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 06:14:52PM -0500, RMY Gluck via Avodah wrote: > RJR: > > 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 […]
On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 04:02:02PM -0500, Meir Shinnar via Avodah wrote: > 1. the first person I know who is explicit about actions being primary > is Mendelson. While he is viewed now by many as Reform,in his lifetime > he was viewed by most to be Orthodox. So much so, that when […]
There are authorities who allow intravenous feeding for yom kippur and those who discourage it. While it is certainly not mandated, all other things being equal, what would you tell someone who came to you with a concern that they would not be able to make it through the whole fast and asked what you […]
Several points 1. the first person I know who is explicit about actions being primary is Mendelson. While he is viewed now by many as Reform,in his lifetime he was viewed by most to be Orthodox. 2. One has to define what one means by the Orthodox community carefully. In my daughter's dayschool in Philadelphia, […]
On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 06:14:00AM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > What's your understanding of the trigger level for noise which > evaluating hashmaat kol on shabbat? Igeros Moshe vol 6 / OC 4:60.6 says hashma'as qol is about sounding like a melakhah was done on Shabbos. If by "trigger level" you […]
On Wed, Jan 07, 2026 at 01:11:14PM -0500, Meir Shinnar via Avodah wrote: > Wrt discussion about role of belief in determining Orthodoxy, I know of > many classics tshuvot discussing status of mechallel shabbat befarhsia.. > There are not that many early tshuvot discussing belief as determining > status, even though the Rambam clearly […]