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11:20 AM
We have seasonal ads for three of the four. Would anybody like to make a Purim ad in the next few months? — Monica Cellio ♦ 9 hours ago
@רבותמחשבות Thanks. But why did you post that then?
 
12:17 PM
@msh210 there are those who finally stow the menoras as Purim approaches, and there are those who start reviewing Megilat Esther shortly after Chanuka passes. I'm in the former camp. I'm glad not all of us are.
(I stowed our menoras last night, but
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3:53 PM
@msh210 because winter started on SE...
 
 
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7:19 PM
Just noticed: "chat", when typed on a Hebrew keyboard, actually comes out as "בישא", as in לישנא בישא... Just saying.
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8:01 PM
I just posted a (rather long) answer to a pretty old Meta question, if anyone wants to share their thoughts.
 
8:16 PM
@רבותמחשבות Ah! I'm on mobile and hadn't noticed. I must check it out.
 
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A: Closing as duplicate of broader post

Alex I think that if question B is accused of being a duplicate of question A, and there is at least one answer that is a valid answer to question A that would not be a valid answer to question B, then question B is not a duplicate of question A. I think it is exactly the reverse. If there is at ...

...is that answer
 
@DoubleAA Indeed. I'm not sure why I didn't provide a link. Thanks.
 
8:37 PM
HNQ:
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Q: Why did the Torah need to be given if the Avos knew and kept it?

ArithmomaniacIt is a common theme in aggadic literature that The Avos were incredible tzadikim They more-or-less kept the entire Torah, including some derabannans If the mitzvos were already known and kept, and the full text was not necessary for them to have perfection in their middos, why was Revelation...

@Alex Thanks for the careful analysis. I haven't read all of it yet, but I certainly will soon.
 
 
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11:26 PM
Hot Network Question (two in one day!):
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Q: What will happen to secular unafilliated Jews in the time of Mashiach

RefoelWhat will happen to conservative, reform and unaffiliated Jews in the Messianic era?

 

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