Volume 42: Number 42
Tue, 18 Jun 2024
Subjects Discussed In This Issue:
Message: 1
From: Joel Rich
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:35:32 +0300
Subject: [Avodah] shechina image
The S?A O?C 98:1 says that in tfila one should think as if the shechina is
opposite them. What mental images do you conjure up to accomplish this?
Bsorot tovot
Joel Rich
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Message: 2
From: Eli Turkel
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:09:28 +0300
Subject: [Avodah] the meaning of name
There is a gemara that discusses the meaning of names of a person as
reflecting something about that person
Now in science
It might sound far-fetched, but psychological researchers claim to have
found evidence that your name can determine the direction of your life. In
a study published in the *Journal of Personality and Social Psychology*,
researchers from the University of Utah took an analytical look at the
theory of nominative determinism, a longstanding concept positing that your
name has an uncanny influence over your career and life. ? Using data from
about more than 3,400 people, the researchers found that when limiting
searches to single-word queries ? such as city names like ?Chicago? or
profession names like ?doctor? ? the tendency for people whose first letter
of their first names matches the first letter of their chosen city and/or
profession seemed to occur too common for it to be purely coincidental.?
--
Eli Turkel
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Message: 3
From: Joel Rich
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:37:31 +0300
Subject: [Avodah] 2nd day yom tov
The S?A (OC 496:3) discussed an israel in chul on 2nd day yom tov not being
bound by restrictions unless he is within the tchum of a jewish community.
Does this apply to bnai chul who keep one day in israel and then travel
back to chul? In either case if they land in a chul airport on second day
yom tov and there?s a frum yom tov program in the airport hotel or hundreds
of non-frum jews using the airport, does it present a problem?
bsorot tovot
Joel Rich
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Message: 4
From: Henry Topas
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:20:44 -0400
Subject: [Avodah] Beha'aloscha - Anan - Travel Plans
Shavua Tov - Gut Voch
In next week's parsha, much discussion takes place over the great detail in
describing the relationship between the anan and the timing of the movement
of B'nai Yisrael. In fact, the word Yomayim is understood to suggest that
an encampment might last a year or longer.
Later, when Moshe Rabeinu is trying to convince Yisro to stay with B'nai
Yisroel, Rashi on 10:29 quoting the Sifre suggests that the time in transit
to Eretz Yisrael would be only 3 days. And this is before the misoninim
and certainly before the meraglim.
Aside from the ain mukdam u'muachar approach, can any suggest the need for
this degree of detail concerning the anan and movement and timings should
one accept Rashi's 3 day approach?
Kol tuv,
Henry Topas
Montreal
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