Comment by Dov on What (if any) differences are there between an Ashkenazi...
I went to an Iraqui shiva and they were makpid to sit on the floor, but I don''t know if thatwas just because they couldn't find any low chairs...
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if this is an extended quote it should be formatted accordingy.
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Refer to the Gemara in Gittin 57aאֲמַרלֵיהּ: ״אֶרֶץצְבִי״כְּתִיבבַּהּ, מָהצְבִיזֶה–אֵיןעוֹרוֹמַחֲזִיקאֶתבְּשָׂרוֹ, אַףאֶרֶץיִשְׂרָאֵל–בִּזְמַןשֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִיןעָלֶיהָרָוְוחָא,...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Burning Esfand (wild rue)
There is a comprehensive write up of this topic featured on the Bhukarian Jewish Link website here. I have linked all the sources cited.By way of introduction it writes:The esfand (or Espand) plant,...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Has anyone ever published a guide to Melaveh Malkah...
Read the first section where it talks about the mitzvah...
View ArticleComment by Dov on What do our sources say about victimhood?
No problem @RabbiKaii - great question!
View ArticleComment by Dov on Why did Moshe insist on marrying Yitro's daughter?
Kayin? As in Adam's son? That's quite a big time difference?
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Comprehensive Guide to saying Mourners' Kaddish
There are several seforim written on the subject.Artscroll famously produced a sefer on the topic which provides an in-depth look at each kaddish, with translation and numerous sources. There are...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for What does Torah say about how innate our intelligence is?
the main thrust of this question is to what degree our intelligence and knowledge are our own responsibilityAs far as this point, if you read into it in the most literal sense...we have a...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for Seudas Havra'ah -- start with egg, or bread?
They have the bread and egg together.The Nitei Gavriel, Aveilus - cheilek alef, ois zayin writes:מאכיליןאתהאבליםבלחםעגולוביציםמבושלותוקרים, ולאיקלוףהאבלבעצמואתהביציםדנראהכרעבתןונותניןהלחםוביצהבידהאבל....
View ArticleComment by Dov on Don't pass bread hand to hand: whose hand?
Interestingly @msh210 there are those who have the minhag when providing the seudas havrah (which is made up of bread (& eggs)) to place it on the ground in front of them and not actually hand it...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Seudas Havra'ah -- start with egg, or bread?
not everyone hands the bread directly to the mourners - see the Nitei Gavriel (top of the page) - hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46539&st=&pgnum=445
View ArticleComment by Dov on Which talmudic Rabbi was it whose father passed away before...
Abaye's father died before he was born and his mother died in childbirth...
View ArticleAnswer by Dov for How did Moshe risk staying with Jethro
So firstly, to contextualise Yisro's position in Pharoah's court. Whilst he was indeed an advisor, he fled. If he were to revert to Pharoah, it probably would not have gone down too well...Refer to...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Which people in Tanach were said to have died and come back...
Yitzchok is the famous one
View ArticleComment by Dov on What does עשרהבטלנים mean?
It means 10 men who do not have professional responsibilities other than to sit in the shul and attend to communal religious needs. The presence of ten such men establishes a location as a prominent city.
View ArticleComment by Dov on Email sent by a non-Jew after the recipient lit candles -...
Hi @Chaya_Milecki welcome to Mi Yodeya! Pls note I amended your question so it wasn't personalised as that is likely to be closed as per the MY guidelines.
View ArticleComment by Dov on What (if any) differences are there between an Ashkenazi...
I went to an Iraqui shiva and they were makpid to sit on the floor, but I don''t know if thatwas just because they couldn't find any low chairs...
View ArticleComment by Dov on Why does the Mishna instruct that men are prioritized over...
@DoubleAA I first outlined some points and then the last paragraph was my attempt to answer it
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