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Q: Word switching from plural to singular when it is many?

good_morningIn Shir HaShirim (5:11), Rashi writes: "רְבָבוֹת הַרְבֵּה קְרוּיִין רְבָבָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר "רְבָבָה כְּצֶמַח הַשָׂדֶה נְתַתִּיךְ": Many myriads are called ‘רְבָבָה’, as it is stated, “Myriads רְבָבָה like the vegetation of the field have I made you.” So the plural word רְבָבוֹת becomes singular (רְ...

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Q: Should one pay more than one fifth (20%) for goods or services from a fellow Jew?

The Thinking YidOn a recent shiur, a Rov mentioned that one is supposed to spend up to a fifth (20%) more on goods or services provided by a fellow Jew. So for example, if you're in a Jewish bookstore and they're selling a book that's a couple dollars cheaper on Amazon, it would be preferable to purchase it from...

 
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5:48 AM
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Q: Why do so many great Tzaddikim die so young?

Rabbi KaiiExamples: Chanoch (365) King Shlomo (55) King Yoshiyahu (38) Ramak (48) The Arizal Hakodesh (38) Ramchal (39) Ohr Hachaim Hakodesh (46) Rebbe Nachman (38) Why, sometimes, do the greatest of the greats, die so young? Is there any reason given in our sources? (The list is curated on minimal crite...


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