Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Nisan / Iyar 5769 - April 2009

Halakhah and Phenomenology – Chazaqah

Posted on ‍‍2 Iyar 5769 - April 25, 2009 by micha

At this point we’re so far mid-stream, that unlike the previous post, I’m not going to summarize the basic thesis or even pretend to try to translate terms already used. Instead, I will just point out the conclusions so far … Continue reading →

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Aggadic Stories, History and Halakhah

Posted on ‍‍30 Nisan 5769 - April 24, 2009 by micha

Someone raised on Avodah the following question (see the posts listed here under two different subject lines, “Kinyan on Shabbos??” and “Kinyan on Shabbos? (Har Sinai)” ). The first Shavuos was on a Shabbos. Didn’t we acquire the Torah — … Continue reading →

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Of Qorbanos and Flowers

Posted on ‍‍30 Nisan 5769 - April 23, 2009 by micha

I’m curious to know how many of us who believe we’re supposed to want a restoration of the sacrifices actually anticipate it. I must confess that I’m too 21st cent for that, and generally during Mussaf or Qorbanos (or parts … Continue reading →

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Halakhah and Phenomenology – The Unperceived

Posted on ‍‍28 Nisan 5769 - April 22, 2009 by micha

Back on April 6th, I posted my previous entry to this series. The notion I’m exploring here is that: (1) Halakhah is about changing the one who performs it (as the Chinukh puts it “האדם נפעל לפי פעולתו”) and therefore … Continue reading →

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Hod shebiGevurah

Posted on ‍‍28 Nisan 5769 - April 21, 2009 by micha

Given that we’re a little shy on prophets right now, we have to find G-d’s word as He relays it as the Author of history. Looking at these “coincidences” He allows to crop up. One of them is the convergance … Continue reading →

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R’ Moshe Feinstein: Blessing the sun – and a child

Posted on ‍‍13 Nisan 5769 - April 6, 2009 by micha

The following was outright copied from Da’as Torah, a blog maintained by R’ Daniel Eidensohn (who, among other things, is the compiler of Yad Moshe, the index to Rav Moshe Feinstein’s responsa, “Igros Moshe”). It was just too beautiful not … Continue reading →

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Halakhah and Phenomenology – The Actually Perceived

Posted on ‍‍12 Nisan 5769 - April 6, 2009 by micha

In the previous post, I presented the idea that The Chinukh repeatedly explains various mitzvos by explaining “ha’adam nif’al lefi pe’ulaso — a person is affected according to his action.” Contemporary hashkafos differ over what halachic life is supposed to … Continue reading →

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