Recent graduate with a BA in Computer Science. Interested in working on useful projects, such as education or search. Blogging at Zappable.com.
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Aruch Hashulchan's moon-distance estimate Some people obviously knew more astronomy in Lithuania, but it a long time even for geocentrism to be abandoned. E.g. see rationalistjudaism.com/2012/06/… and amazon.com/New-Heavens-Earth-Reception-Copernican/dp/0199754799 |
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Aruch Hashulchan's moon-distance estimate Even if had been estimated before, it doesn't mean people knew about it in Eastern Europe. (Columbus would have never tried to sail to India if he knew the Earth was as large as Eratosthenes had calculated.) |
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answered | Why is Avraham's monotheism not mentioned in the torah? |
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How can I know a rav has daas Torah The phrase "Da'as torah" doesn't appear in the Talmud, but "Emunas Chachamim" does. See judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/11617/… |
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Why is Shavuos all alone? @IsaacMoses, AFAIK Amazon doesn't let you copy text from their previews of books. |
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What parts of the service do you say when late to Shacharit? ok, since u insist.. |
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What parts of the service do you say when late to Shacharit? That's what the links are for, but I added clarification. |
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answered | What parts of the service do you say when late to Shacharit? |
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answered | Can we visit the Temple Mount? |
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How are pre-creation >4000 BCE human civilization and pre-flood >2300 BCE civilizations that continued reconciled with Judaism? added 266 characters in body |
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answered | How are pre-creation >4000 BCE human civilization and pre-flood >2300 BCE civilizations that continued reconciled with Judaism? |
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How was Saul a Tzadik if he wiped out Nov? I think it would be hard to justify all of Shaul's actions based on moreh b'malchut. I heard that Shaul was a tzaddik but eventually went somewhat mad in a way he didn't have full control over, so could not be considered a rasha. (This may be the רוּחַ-רָעָה mentioned in Shmuel 16:14.) |
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Do Rabbis have to be Jewish by ethnicity? Mea culpa, there are such opinions. However, it is very difficult, since a ger cannot be a Nasi according to all opinions. Its much simpler to say they were descendants of gerim. See Maharal "אבל יש שפירשו כי הם עצמם גרים היו בודאי זה טעות גמור". Otherwise, there case was an exception to the rule which cannot be applied in other cases (See Igros Moshe). |
