@SethJ Incidentally, I read the misogyny here as very mild. The joke would work almost as well if there was a Hebrew word for "spouse," and it was substituted there for "Ishti."
During a war or large scale military operation what are some of the best things for a person living in chutz l'arertz to do? Is saying tehillim and doing extra chesed enough? Should a person run to Israel and join the effort? Is there a middle ground?
Sourced answers only, please.
@MonicaCellio This answer, btw, is a CW (not only is it CW de jure, but a bunch of people contributed), so my receiving the good answer badge is a bit of a joke.
FWIW we have two good questions with good answers:
Here's a more cut and dry answer.
Talmud Bavli, Chulin 92a--b:
עולא אמר אלו שלשים מצות שקבלו עליהם בני נח ואין מקיימין אלא שלשה אחת
שאין כותבין כתובה לזכרים ואחת שאין שוקלין בשר המת במקולין ואחת שמכבדין את התורה
Said Ulla: There were thirty commandments that Noahides accepted, but th...
@msh210 I like to think that someone who kicks off and helps sustain a communal effort deserves credit for the outcome of that effort. Yeyasher kochacha!
@msh210 My gut sense, informed primarily by having gone to yeshiva in Israel for a year, over a decade ago, is that the answer is "yes."
@Jin wait, I just realized I have the internet in my pocket, so I looked at this on my phone. Wow! I want to see all that on a bigger display later, but... that's just mind-blowing. @IsaacMoses, if you have a phone, check it out!
@MonicaCellio I economize on my mobile data usage (I use Ting, which charges essentially a la cart, and am cheap), and there's no wifi here. I'll look at home.
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Why does it rain both fire and brimstone (gafris - 19:24) on Sodom surely one or the other was enough? Furthermore, if the whole city is 'turned upside down' (19:25) why was there a need to rain anything down at all?
What I mean is, we have so many miracles mentioned in TaNa"Ch, and they are in fact analyzed for their meaning, but are they ever subdivided like this one?
"I get the fire part, but why the brimstone, and why the raining down?"
I mean, do we subdivide the Makkoth in Mitzrayim into "I understand the locusts, but why did they have to eat everything?"
Or, "I understand saving Yishma'el, but why did it have to be a well, not a river?"
@SethJ I can't provide an example offhand, by I think so. It might not always be posed as a question, but commentaries pick all kinds of stuff to pieces, assuming omnisignificance. joshwaxman could probably give you a fairly definitive answer.
@SethJ Not sure about parshanus, but darshanus yes. IIRC midrashim describe various afflictions earned by Vashti, the m'rag'lim, and others, and later works (maybe the midrashim themselves?) state why each was deserved. I can't, however, provide any citations.
Some well-done a cappella. (All-male.) (I've linked to two songs I know. The same n-et has more, on YouTube, that I don't.)
I'd like to breathe new life into, and put a new spin on, this thread: http://mi.yodeya.com/questions/1046/live-vs-recorded-music-during-the-omer
So, a series of questions:
I'm not sure how I feel about: a)the custom to refrain from listening to recorded music during Sefirah or b)the assumptio...
@doubleAA: B'Yoker to my understanding means "significantly" more. That is why the original is there for the reader to translate on their own. — Gershon Gold4 hours ago
@GershonGold If so, then how would you say "more expensive" without "significantly" in Hebrew? — Double AA4 hours ago
During a war or large scale military operation what are some of the best things for a person living in chutz l'arertz to do? Is saying tehillim and doing extra chesed enough? Should a person run to Israel and join the effort? Is there a middle ground?
Sourced answers only, please.
In Pirkei Avos (1:15), we find clear instructions regarding this matter:
הוי מקבל את כל האדם בספר פנים
One should accept all persons on Facebook.
At http://judaism.stackexchange.com/q/20473, the "Linked" section on the right currently overlaps the decorative divider.
Why does it rain both fire and brimstone (gafris - 19:24) on Sodom surely one or the other was enough? Furthermore, if the whole city is 'turned upside down' (19:25) why was there a need to rain anything down at all?
I'd like to breathe new life into, and put a new spin on, this thread: http://mi.yodeya.com/questions/1046/live-vs-recorded-music-during-the-omer
So, a series of questions:
I'm not sure how I feel about: a)the custom to refrain from listening to recorded music during Sefirah or b)the assumptio...
