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- [Avodah] Baruch Dayan Emes? February 5, 2026. Sometimes, I hear people say "Baruch Dayan Emes", and sometimes I hear "Baruch Dayan HAemes" (with the Heh prefix). A quick look in any siddur shows that the Heh is supposed to be included, and I have wondered whether those who omit the Heh are simply slurring it. But the recent rise of abbreviations […]
- [Avodah] caskets February 4, 2026At the very end of sefer breishit it states that Yoseph was buried in a ?aron? in Egypt. It doesn?t mention anything about an aron by any of the avot. A number of commentaries state that the reason was so he could be taken back to israel. It occurs to me that maybe this is […]
- [Avodah] Faith Talk? February 4, 2026Charlie Kirk?s widow on faith ? does our community talk like this? Should we? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1290467793118078 KT Joel Rich
- [Avodah] Kach Shamati February 2, 2026On Sun, Feb 01, 2026 at 12:25:43PM +0200, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: >> Back a step, why not take it at face value, that these are the things >> Rashi remembers learning in shiur? > I would've thought there would be many more on that basis. You're right. Rashi does seem to primarily (only?) […]
- [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, […]