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It may have been Aramaic. I haven’t seen it for a while.
Oddly enough, it is the exact piece that the Gemara settled on as the reason not to learn it. This would be proof to the Shita that it is Muttar to read it but not to learn it. Don’t treat it as Mikra. Another proof is that the Gemara says you can Darshen the good parts, meaning the Divrei Mussar. How would you find it if you didn’t read it?
Beepers. Double jointed thumbs. Watching some make fire come out of water. Oops.
I use the DOS version of Mechon Mamre and run it from DosBox.
Itche Srulik, it is quoted in the Zohar Hakadosh.
Your numbering systems is remeniscent of the Queens street naming system.
For ‘some reason’ it didn’t make it in to the 24 Sefarim of Tanach that was organized over 200 years earlier by the Anshei Kneses Hagedola.
It is clear that it was trying to imitate the Megilla form. However, being in a time of Tannaim, had it been recorded by the Chachamim it would most probably have been in the form of a Medrash. And it has been. The Medrash does in fact put it in a different order and perspective — in a way that reflects the attitude that The Frog explained. It’s about Gezeiros as an Onesh for laxity, and Mesirus Nefesh that overcame them.
It’s about the freedom to do the Mitzvos properly, and not the freedom to have our own criminals.
Whenever people discuss Mitzvos there are those yelling that Tzedakka is better and more important, and that a bigger deal should be made of it. Now that it was done, still no good?
And yes, the Gemara says Tzaddik Moshel. And Chazal is full of people asking Chachamim and Tzadikim to Daven for them. In fact, Avimelech was advised in his Nevua to have a Navi Daven for him.
Promising money to Tzedakka in a trying time can bring great Yeshuos and helps make sure that your Tefilla gets answered. It is not unique to any particular Tzedakka. Many Gabba’ei Tzedakka can tell you about Yeshuos people had when they donated to them.
Maybe you should say it without a Bracha.
Giving a teenager space is a famous rule. You can read or hear about that in any parenting book. You avoid the teen issues by focusing on Chinuch when they are still young and cute. That is the time to instil values. Even then, personality has to be taken into account.
This great secret has not been overlooked. It is the guiding factor in all advice given to parents of teens. Every generation hhad people falling out. Adam Le’amal Yulad. We are here to work, not to have been born perfect. Bad choices, bad parenting, warped thought patterns, and messed up emotions, are as inevitable as pot holes.
There are flaws in all areas of nature. Surely we keep trying to fix things. We constantlly try to fight poverty, beetles, disease, fungus, bad weather, laziness, crime, the Yetzer Hara, ignorance, and decay. And we know that we will never end the fight. New challenges will always come up. However, if we stop the fight we lose everything. But this doesn’t mean it is a lost cause if there are still crime and potholes.
Oh why does this sound so familiar?
Rebbe Akiva used it to prove to an Apikores that shabbos has significance. There are wells that have predictable cycles. Perhaps there was such a well upstream that stayed high all week and created strong rapids.
Anyhow, this is what the Zemer, Yom Shabbos Kodesh Hu, refers to: Sambatyon Hanahar, Shebechol Yom Ratz Venimhar, Yochi’ach Bo Manoch, Tashiv Lemin Asher Sho’el.
There’s the difference between Gaava and confidence.
Well, that’s what they say about Baalei Gaava in general.
The Mechaber holds that a ball is Muktza. I think some say his Mekor is that Yerushalmi, which is quoted by Poskim. There is also the opinion that it is not a Keli. Perhaps the idea of the Yerushalmi is that they had major sports, Greek style, on Shabbos.
Yaff, true, but that might be heading towards the extreme. At least start with not discussing plans for the week, or even any Vochendik topic.
Rebbe Gamliel’s wife, Ima Shalom.
Sam, the Beis Yosef in Hilchos Tzitzis brings the Gemara about the Sudar as a Mekor for the Middas Chassidus of a covering besides for the anti-Gilui-Rosh device.
WIY, his point is that its only merit is that it is the Derech to wear it. That makes it important. Those who never wear a hat don’t relate to it as something for Davenning.
Daven in Shul, if you don’t do that already. Be meticulous about Seuda Shlishis and Maleva Malka, and speak about the Parsha during the Seudos.
WIY, calm down. Armchair general is an easy job.
A side point:
You’ve heard stories of Tzadikim and learned Gemaros where a Chacham would say that he is sure of a certain fact. There is a lot we can learn from those stories, but copying that language is not one of them.
When you learn, the concepts shape your thinking. A great memory is required to quote the exact words, but to mention a general location, or a topic without a location, is not the work of memory. When The Frog uses Google to get the words of the Pasuk, obviously awareness of the Pasuk preceded the search. That kind of Bekius in Tanach I am unfortunately far from (as of now).
You might notice that sometimes Sam2 says that he feels like there’s a Gemara someplace. That is because, when you allow the Torah to create your attitudes, instead of twisting it to fit yours, you can eventually assume that the strong bias you have about a certain issue is not unfounded.
Pulling up a Sugya from here or from there is no different than how people pepper a conversation with anecdotes of their life. It doesn’t take a great memory, but it requires active participation.
The reason this kind of topic doesn’t kick off is because it’s boring. A white paper becomes interesting when it starts getting black marks. It’s a good idea, though.
Emuna is a Nesayon all the time, even if you are a Navi. Even Avraham Avinu had a Nesayon. Although Hashem spoke to him directly, it was still a Nesayon.
Kalev went to Davenat the Kvarim of the Avos and Imahos. He clearly knew what was right and what was wrong. Nevertheless, attitudes rub off. During a person’s lower moments he forgets his better moments. It is easier to bulldoze than to build. Even though a Navi’s Nevua is more clear to him than actual eye sight, he can still reflect at a lower moment down the line that perhaps he was imagining it.
The fact is that there is no Krias Yam Suf today. Coming to a mature conclusion, being Modeh El Ha’emes, and sticking to it is not easy and is not guaranteed. While it is important to address questions that arise there is no need to explore more questions unless you are doing so with the goal of addressing them, when you know that you are equipped to do so.
Da Ma Shetashuv does not mean to engage the Apikorus in conversation. In fact, Halomed Davar Echad Me’hamegush is Chayav Misa.
JF, great point. Put that in Popa’s thread.
This is in place of the Sudra. It is considered a Midas Chasidus but was commonly worn by all. Perhaps this is because it served the purpose of Beged Elyon as well.
People wear Tefillin without checking up the sources, too. In fact, not following the Hanhaga until you got to figure it all out on your own is not a great practice. It uproots the last remaining threads of Torah Shel Baal Peh of the original kind.
As Daas Yochid says, this site wassn’t meant for these discussions, and it surely doesn’t portray itself as being so. There are many sites that enjoy playing with Ikrei Emuna. There should be at least one place free of that so that people who don’t want it have a place to discuss level 2.
Art-Of-Moi, empowered with this small but significant step, you should go Meichayil El Chayil. Hashem should answer your Tefillos very quickly, and that will be your first hand encounter that no logic can dispute.
FriendInFlatbush, thanks for those Mekoros.
The Medrash says that Eisav figured out that there is no Din since even Avraham Avinu died.
There are three levels here. First he did Avoda Zara privately. Then, on the day of the Petira, even before he knew it, he had murdered someone and commited Arayos. This is public and would be shameful to Avraham Avinu. After hearing of the Petira he jumped ship completely, as Chazal say, he was Kofer in Techiyas Hameisim.
I didn’t follow the link, so you might have seen this, but here is some advice. Learn with a motivated Chavrusa. That does wonders to your enjoyment of learning. Another thing, which not yet be possible, is to be Mechadesh.
And Canada.
True, but not instantly.
Shmuel Hanavi, because then I would also get Nevua.
In case you want to know what the problem is with saying there was any kind of birth before Yakov and Eisav, if that were the case then neither Yakov or Eisav are Bechorim.
Sam, he was supposed to live for three hours, not a stillborn.
Anyhow, that has little to do with what I mentioned. Did you bring it up for any specific purpose?
Similar. Dovid was also Adom. I forgot where I saw this, but it was something to the tune of having fooled the Satan that Eisav was Dovid. This way he got busy with him instead of Yakov.
Using history is a pretty weak one. Unless of course you are referring to a specific Maamar Chazal that you feel interferes with the timeline of accepted history.
Science is only an issue with a young earth, which is not accepted by many of the Frum posters here. You could have gone with Rabbi Arye Kaplan’s approach.
I’ve learned plenty of science myself. The one thing to take from it all is, Re’u Mi Bara Eileh.
To notice design you don’t have to argue about evolution. There is plenty of design in front of your eyes even after theorizing self-creation. Natural scenery that is beautiful, and soothing, has a color scheme — which is a real phenomenon and not just based on what we are used to.
There are recurring themes throughout the universe which act like a finger print. We actually take this for granted when we give examples on one topic from completely unrelated concepts. This works only because they all come from one and therefore have the same innate properties.
Science or not, let’s not fool ourselves. Leaving any system alone will not advance it. Even the human race, without the intervention of reason and understanding would barely have survived.
You also mentioned witnessing hypocrisy. While this is a problem, it could have been addressed. The Torah never claimed to take away free will. It does claim to be a sustainable lifestyle. If you’d find that keeping the Torah makes people wild then you’d have a Kasha. But we only see the opposite.
In general, I think you have certain issues which could have been addressed and/or put into context.
I don’t know if you want to go down that road. It can get dangerous.
Assur, regardless of whether someone will get you back or not.
The local Frog answered your question in its first sentence.
I didn’t say Enosh.
Nah. I’m striving to be like the generation of Avraham.
Popa, perhaps it’s a female hero.
In binary logic the above would suffice. However, we do find that Rabbeinu Hakadosh was punished 13 years for not having Rachmanus on a calf that ran to him for protection when it was about to be slaughtered. He said to it, “Go. You were created for this.” The pain that Rebbe was inflicted with only left him when he had Rachmanus on a mouse.
What Rabbe told the calf was true. Rebbe didn’t stop eating meat after this. However, it’s not always about the rules. The calf came running to him and it was supposed to invoke Rachmanus. He wasn’t supposed to quench his Rachmanus with logical big picture reasoning.
If someone would run into Bais Medrash and yell, “Rabbosay, there’s a heron attacking an innocent duckling!!”, I would not run out with lights and sirens to help the poor family in distress. However, if I was standing there, observing the cute family of ducklings, and suddenly a big predator attacked, especially as the mother looked on, I would probably intervene. Although, as mentioned above, once it started attacking there is no point in intervening.
Ctrl + zooms in. Ctrl – zooms out. Ctrl 0 resets it to the default.
Not necessarily does every generation have to fill out the same form, but nor do I think that the Nisyonos of this generation is a secret.
There were generations whose overiding issue was Emuna, and there were generations that suffered from Taava. I think we have both.
Hold on tight. Don’t drop out two feet before the finish line.
Does your laptop provide gestures? This means that it has smartphone-like behavior, that spreading two fingers on the mouse pad area will zoom in and bringing them together will zoom out.
Try Ctrl+0.
You can pay a visit or even regular, not too often, visits. A good, healthy, friendship can go a long way. The friendship will act as a hand of Yiddishkeit reaching out. Once a real relationship is developed you will have a sense of what to bring up and how much to press.
If a particular Moshol doesn’t work for you, pick another one.
Was Palin responsible for the Gifford shooting?
I’ve heard of and read about spells that affect in a general sense. I also read about an instance of the type of Kishuf called, Achizas Einayim. I haven’t seen or heard of anything similar to the hard and sudden stuff we find in Tanach and Chazal.