The Gemara says:
אין עושין מצות חבילות חבילות
One does not make mitzvot into bundles.
But I've seen lots of people do just that: They put the four species into a bundle.
ואם תומר, and if you'll say:
The issue is making a Mitzva into a bundle, not putting the Mitzvah into a bundle.
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I saw in the book, "The midrash says" by Rabbi Moshe Weissman that the Midrash Socher Tov 22 explains that a creature called R'aim lifted David into the sky (see here for details).
What is this animal R'aim?
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I was at a wedding, in the Baltimore area, yesterday. The food was delicious. I was curious who the caterer was. Then, I saw on my table placement card it said "Catered by O'Fishel".
It was interesting that yesterday happened to be St. Patrick's day, so I wonder if the hosts specifically picked ...
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While previously we discussed downvoting in response to PTIJ, I see a new take on this this year: close voting as “not distinctly Purim.”
As a public service announcement: If a joke falls flat, it’s still PTIJ, just a bad one. If there’s no indication from the OP that it’s PTIJ besides the Purim...
וְהַיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֠לֶּה נִזְכָּרִ֨ים וְנַֽעֲשִׂ֝ים בְּכָל־דּ֣וֹר וָד֗וֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה מְדִינָ֥ה וּמְדִינָ֭ה וְעִיר וָעִיר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים וְזִכְרָ֭ם לֹא־יָס֥וּף מִזַּרְעָם:
And these days are remembered and fulfilled i...0
My boss is going to be coming to my Purim Seuda dressed as a woodchuck. I don't know what type of alcohol my boss likes to drink but I hope to be covered no matter what. I have plenty of alcohol at my party but I only have one bottle of Woodford Reserve and I'm not sure if that's enough or if I'...
