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• Targumim from Sinai
  Simon Montagu: Targumim from Sinai: On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 8:41 PM Akiva Miller via Avodah < avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote: [...] Since then I've gone into the topic a bit more. Recommended reading: Menahem Kasher "Targum Misinai" in vol. 17 of Tora Shelema (on HebrewBooks starting at https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx? […]
• Can a besula become pregnant?
  Moshe Y. Gluck: Can a besula become pregnant?: R' AM: […]
• Gartel (was Is it permissible to eat while walking outside through a marketplace?
  Prof. Levine: Gartel (was Is it permissible to eat while walking outside through a marketplace?: [...] I recall hearing a story about Rav Schwab and a Chosid. The Chosid took off his tie and used it as a gartel for davening. Rav Schwab said, "He should have left his tie on his neck. He already […]
• Can a besula become pregnant?
  Akiva Miller: Can a besula become pregnant?: I remember once hearing that there's a chazal somewhere, according to which it is impossible for a besula to become pregnant from her first sexual act. Is this accurate? If so, can someone point me to that chazal? And if there *is* such a chazal, does anyone argue […]
• Rav Shimon Schwab on Chillul Hashem
  Prof. L. Levine: Rav Shimon Schwab on Chillul Hashem: The following is from Rav Schwab on Chumash pages 191 to 193. Note his message to the embezzler! Living in Caius America, the malchus shel chessed, only strengthens the Jew's obligation to create a kiddush Hashem. The Rav taught that every form of chillul Hashem decreases […]
• Gartel (was Is it permissible to eat while walking outside through a marketplace?
  Micha Berger: Gartel (was Is it permissible to eat while walking outside through a marketplace?: [...] Yes, it could be that dressing fit for a melekh when speaking to the Melekh Malkhei hamlakhim is more important than putting on a gartel if you are already wearing a belt. Not really relevant to whether one should […]
• Targumim from Sinai
  Akiva Miller: Targumim from Sinai: . About 11 1/2 years ago, R' Simon Montagu started this thread, exploring how authoritative the targumim are. This morning, as I began learning Parshas Shemos, I noticed that the first pesukim contain the word Ivri (Hebrew) several times in various forms, and […]
• Existing practice driving halacha
  Micha Berger: Existing practice driving halacha: [...] Isn't this a different topic? Taqanos and gezeiros are dinim derabbanan. And the source of our obligation here would be the source for considering a new halakhah as binding: [...] But pesaq is an interpretation of existing din. The AhS, noted for […]
• Can a besula become pregnant?
  Rich, Joel: Can a besula become pregnant?: I remember once hearing that there's a chazal somewhere, according to which it is impossible for a besula to become pregnant from her first sexual act. Is this accurate? If so, can someone point me to that chazal? And if there *is* such a chazal, does anyone argue […]
• Can a besula become pregnant?
  Zev Sero: Can a besula become pregnant?: [...] Yes, it is definitely a maamar chazal, found in several places, e.g. Yevamos 34a, Brereshis Raba 45, Yalkut Shimoni Bereshis 16:4. Exceptions include Hagar, Lot's daughters, Tamar, *perhaps* Leah,