If an axis goes through the world, where is the spot exactly opposite Har HaBayit where the axis comes out? Is it in the middle of the Ocean? Should there be anything special expected about this point? Has anyone ever been there?
@Harel13 As far as I know there were no geonim in Europe. But there is fragmentary evidence that Ashkenazim were aware of and possibly communicated with Geonim
On the website torah.org an overview is given of ritual objects that, in case of their disposal, require a strict genizah (buried in a cemetery and sealed in earthenware or hard plastic, preferably with or near a Torah scholar) or standard genizah (buried any place that will be undisturbed).
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Why does Mishnah Chagigah 2 say "Yosef" in the translation, rather than "Yose"? Is this a mistake?
For both Yose's, this word, "יוֹסֵי", is used. Why did the translator translate one name as Yose and the other as Yosef, rather than translating both names as Yose or both names as Yosef?
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