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Avodah
- Closed In vs SeparatedMicha Berger: Closed In vs Separated: Don't know what to make of this, but I think it means something... Unqelus translates "tzaraas" as "segirus" or "segirusa". "Tzarua" is "segir", etc... Later in the parashah, he renders "nidah" as "richuqeih". "Closed in" vs "distanced". Both causes of tum'ah. […]
- A New Mitzvah at the SederMicha Berger: A New Mitzvah at the Seder: The Mitzrim had water clocks for use at night. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock#Egypt The oldest water clock of which there is physical evidence dates to c. 1417-1379 BC, during the reign of Amenhotep III where it was used in the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak.[3] […]
- May I purchase chametz after Pesach from any non-Jewish owned store?Zev Sero: May I purchase chametz after Pesach from any non-Jewish owned store?: [...] As far as I know the only one big enough to qualify as raglayim ladavar is C&S, which AIUI sells its chametz through our own REMT. I've also seen it suggested that even so one must worry about where the distributor […]
- Can Egg Matzah Be Used for Lechem Mishna?Akiva Miller: Can Egg Matzah Be Used for Lechem Mishna?: . I had quoted the OU, who cited Rav Schachter that one's egg matzah was made with grape juice, then it is *vadai* matza ashira, and may be eaten on Erev Pesach even in the early afternoon. I asked: <<< I don't understand. Is there […]
- May I purchase chametz after Pesach from any non-Jewish owned store?Prof. Levine: May I purchase chametz after Pesach from any non-Jewish owned store?: [...] My son's Rav holds that indeed ein la davar sof. He buys enough flour shortly before Pesach time to last him until the next Pesach. He will not eat anything made from flour that does not come from his home. He […]
- To Atone for All our SinsMicha Berger: To Atone for All our Sins: [...] Couldn't the reason simply be poetic -- the list needed to have an even number of lines to scan correctly? In any case, seems to be a fitting segue to Rabban Gamliel, and the glaring implication that if we don't have a qorban Pesach, we aren't […]
- Moshe Rabenu got rich from the shivrei luchosMicha Berger: Moshe Rabenu got rich from the shivrei luchos: [...] TL;DR: RSS says this aggadita is about how to earn money -- that it should be coming as a side effect of working on our middos. It seems quite strange either way... Like the bit about Yaaqov going back for pachim qetanim, but writ […]
- A New Mitzvah at the SederAkiva Miller: A New Mitzvah at the Seder: . R' Danny Schoemann wrote: [...] To me, it is obvious that the ancients *must* have had some sort of way of knowing when midnight occurred. If they didn't, then why would Moshe Rabenu have worried that the Mitzrim might accuse Makas Bechoros of being off-schedule? […]
- Moshe Rabenu got rich from the shivrei luchosMichael Poppers: Moshe Rabenu got rich from the shivrei luchos: In Avodah V39n31, RZS replied: [...] use for his riches, and therefore would have left a nice inheritance for his children beyond whatever allotment they would have received in one of the Levi'im cities, how did his grandson Yonasan become so poor that […]
- ein anu bkiin (we are not knowledgeable about measuring)Rich, Joel: ein anu bkiin (we are not knowledgeable about measuring): R' Asher Weiss mentioned at one of the Agudah shiurim that maybe one day he would give a shiur on why the Rama frequently said ein anu bkiin (vs the S"A) I've wondered about this for years and would love to hear his opinion. […]