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4:05 AM

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mevaqesh

7:02 AM

@DoubleAA @MonicaCellio @Daniel @IsaacMoses @MonicaCellio Possible invalid post-answer edit: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/79540/8775

Original question: "Is this meant to be taken literally? Does this mean inanimate objects have some sort of awareness?"

Edit: "I am especially interested in the view that it is literal"

The edit seems to preclude (or at the very minimum strongly discourage) the existing answer which cites the Rishonic view that it is non-literal.

Accordingly, the edit should be rolled back

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Isaac Moses

2:25 PM

@mevaqesh FTR, @Daniel and I are mod-candidates, not mods.

Double AA

3:01 PM

@mevaqesh I don't see how it invalidates your answer. +1 to your answer, and +1 to someone who explains the story in a different way. Acceptance as the #1 most helpful answer for the OP isn't really a main goal of the system, so don't sweat it.

Isaac Moses

3:26 PM

Yeyasher koach to Dave for asking and for @DoubleAA for constructing a resource that answers this question, which just got Dave a Famous Question badge.

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Shokhet

5:01 PM

@IsaacMoses @Daniel Out of curiosity, why did you vote to close this question? ...I don't think it's comparative religion, or a duplicate...

@ZevSpitz I don't think this is a duplicate. The linked question wants to know about the Jewish (particularly, Orthodox) view on the afterlife. This question is looking for a book that describes the afterlife, akin to the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Related, but not duplicate. — Shokhet 4 mins ago

(I also see some close votes for comparative religion. This is not a question "that requires of its answerers any knowledge of a religion besides Judaism," so I think it's OK. Voting to leave open. — Shokhet 3 mins ago

Isaac Moses

@Shokhet I guess I was assuming (maybe unfairly) that the sole interest in such a book is actually for the content that would be in such a book, which the other question covers. I voted to close as dupe but could be swayed to retract.

Shokhet

Also, anyone in control of the feeds here know why this question is in the feeds in Bam?

@IsaacMoses I think the question was looking for a Jewish Book of the Dead -- the summation of the question was "So I was wondering if there is something similar in Judaism?"

Isaac Moses

5:19 PM

@Shokhet I've retracted my dupe vote.

Shokhet

5:41 PM

@IsaacMoses Okay

Out of curiosity, if a mod-candidate has a pending close vote (like the one Isaac just retracted), and then becomes a moderator while the question is still under review, is the question closed unilaterally, because of the now-mod's vote?

I don't think it should...has anyone chanced to see that happen?

Double AA

@Shokhet No it doesn't close automatically. Though I believe he can vote again to close it which would close it and his name would list only once.

This is based on a delete vote I double-cast upon becoming a mod. Close voting should work the same way.

Shokhet

@DoubleAA That makes sense. Thanks! :)

Isaac Moses

6:17 PM

@Shokhet I think that's covered in the Minchat Chinuch and in about 5% of Bar Mitzva speeches.

Double AA

@msh210 Would wind be clearly included in that as well?

Shokhet

7:01 PM

@IsaacMoses :) I almost talked about sefiras haOmer in my bar mitzvah speech, but I didn't because it didn't apply to me. I do recall that at least one friend of mine did that.

(My birthday is before Pesach, but due to Y"T and other things the party took place during sefirah)

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