Author: Micha Berger

Any philosophical explanation as to why no tachanun the mincha prior to rosh chodesh etc. bsorot tovot Joel Rich

The gemara in chulin (105b) has a series of cases where abaye originally had a rationalist reason for certain practices (eg handwashing) and Raba corrected (?) him and gave an esoteric reason. While there?s discussion of the individual cases in the commentaries, I didn?t see any overarching discussion of Abaye?s original approach (why?) or his […]

> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 05:53:19AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > > I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn't have any > > "feeling" about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and > see > > where they take him. This seems different […]

In Avodah V42n24, RAF replied to RMC: > I recall that it is actually older than the recitation of Shir haMaalos / Al Naharos Bovel.... < https://www.hakirah.org/vol28Ron.pdf , p. 304ff. P.S. Re the p.305 RMP, I do not know whether he's a direct ancestor, but I do know that in our family, "Meir" and "Ya'aqov" […]

On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 05:53:19AM +0300, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote: > Interesting. I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn't have any > "feeling" about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and see > where they take him. This seems different from R YBS in > […]

Interesting. I recently heard R Asher Weiss say a poseik shouldn?t have any ?feeling? about the answer to a question but rather look at sources and see where they take him. This seems different from R YBS in community-covenant-commitment ?my inquiry consisted only in translating a vague intuitive feeling into fixed terms of halachic discursive […]

R'MCohen asked: > what is the source for the custom to say/sing extra pesukim, > [Tehillas haShem... --AF] after shir hamaalos before benching? I recall that it is actually older than the recitation of Shir haMaalos / Al Naharos Bovel and was introduced by the author of Modeh Ani, Rabbi Moshe Ben Machir. -- Mit […]

. Back on Feb 14 (I'm a bit behind), R' Joel Rich wrote: > From Maaseh Harav: > In the essay we are discussing, the Rav expresses his disgust > at the prevalent preaching to the effect that "observing the > mitzvot is good for digestion, sweet sleep, family tranquility > and social status." He […]