Good Evening. While researching a related topic, I recently stumbled upon two websites (Chabad and OU) discussing astrology and Judaism. As odd as it may seem, astrology apparently is, in one form or another, part of Jewish thought. How it differs from non-Jewish practice of astrology is significant.
@JJLL I encourage you to read the JHCS article I cited in an earlier question, as well as the answers to this question. It appears to be a machlokes rishonim
Hi all - just a quick link for any interested: "The National Library of Israel has partnered with the British Library in London to digitize its entire Hebrew manuscript collection, considered one of the largest and most significant in the world." Read the full story. Sounds exciting!
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You certainly have taken a lot of liberty in deciding what the OP cares about here. I guess it can't hurt you much more to take even more. — Double AA ♦2 mins ago
@Daniel It's like answering a question asking if pig is prohibited on Tuesdays with "Well if there is Pikuach Nefesh you can eat it". Almost-never-used exceptions are not very interesting to someone trying to understand the mindsets of actual people in actual situations.
Possibly of interest: The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia and sister sites, now has a "community health" questionnaire open to (nonanonymous) answers.