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In Shemot 17:12 it says:
וידי משה כבדים
Targum (and Rash"i in a sense) translates כבדים as יקרן, which I gather means "precious".
I don't know where or how this translation fits here. Doesn't כבד mean "heavy"? If it does mean "precious", is this the only occurrence in Tanac"h that has this...
Many synagogues require purchasing tickets/seats to attend high holiday services. Can money paid for this purpose count as a donation to the synagogue from a ma'aser perspective (count as a valid use of the 10% of income)?
Assume that there are multiple synagogue options in this city.
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I understand in the first Amud of Masechet Sotah, an individual’s future [first] spouse is predestined. Is there a possibility of praying to Hashem, such that one may change the decree and designate a particular person for marriage?
