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Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 7:39 pm
Laiya wrote:
That's a good one!

There's also another one in bereishis.


Yaakov asks the malach of Eisav, "What is your name?"
The malach answers, "why do you ask?"
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 7:45 pm
b.chadash wrote:
Yaakov asks the malach of Eisav, "What is your name?"
The malach answers, "why do you ask?"


Yes!
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b.chadash




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 7:58 pm
keym wrote:
I don't know if it was said yet. From this past weeks Haftarah.
Who was the Isha Shunamis's son? How do we know?


Wasn't is Chavakuk hanavi?
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keym




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 7:59 pm
b.chadash wrote:
Wasn't is Chavakuk hanavi?


Yup
How do we know?
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b.chadash




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 8:02 pm
Laiya wrote:
Yes!


There is a drasha that says that "Why do you ask my name" is actually the answer. Meaning, my name is not important. It is ever-changing, the yetzer hara changes forms in every generation. (I think its the sichos Mussar but I could be wrong.)
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b.chadash




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 8:04 pm
keym wrote:
Yup
How do we know?


Because Elisha "hugged" him when he was reviving him.
Also, before the child was born, he said, "in a year from now, you will be 'hugging' a child." (chovekes-embracing) (or something along those lines?).
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Laiya




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 8:05 pm
b.chadash wrote:
There is a drasha that says that "Why do you ask my name" is actually the answer. Meaning, my name is not important. It is ever-changing, the yetzer hara changes forms in every generation. (I think its the sichos Mussar but I could be wrong.)


Yes I remember that! The yetzer hara says don't look into me too closely, don't stop to think or question or ask my name. Not pshat though Smile
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keym




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 8:06 pm
b.chadash wrote:
Because Elisha "hugged" him when he was reviving him.
Also, before the child was born, he said, "in a year from now, you will be 'hugging' a child." (chovekes-embracing) (or something along those lines?).


Yes.
After chovekes bain.
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b.chadash




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Oct 24 2021, 8:29 pm
Laiya wrote:
Yes I remember that! The yetzer hara says don't look into me too closely, don't stop to think or question or ask my name. Not pshat though Smile


Right. That's why I said it was a drasha. Smile

Question:.what did the angel of Eisav look like?
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salt




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 2:22 am
Where in tefilla do we find the answer to a question followed by the question itself?
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 4:18 am
salt wrote:
Where in tefilla do we find the answer to a question followed by the question itself?


Ain kaylokainu (sorry, butchered the transliteration)
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Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 4:42 am
cbsp wrote:
Ain kaylokainu (sorry, butchered the transliteration)


Yes Smile
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 5:57 am
Where in davening do you have the words in reverse order of the aleph beis followed by words starting with the ender letters? (thank you Rabbi Reisman for pointing this out!)
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salt




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 9:06 am
cbsp wrote:
Where in davening do you have the words in reverse order of the aleph beis followed by words starting with the ender letters? (thank you Rabbi Reisman for pointing this out!)


Shabbat mussaf amida is with the words in reverse order of alef beis - "tikanta shabbat ratzita korbenoteha..."

But I don't know about words starting with end letters - what do you mean by that?
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 9:31 am
salt wrote:
Shabbat mussaf amida is with the words in reverse order of alef beis - "tikanta shabbat ratzita korbenoteha..."

But I don't know about words starting with end letters - what do you mean by that?


You got it!

The ender letters (sofit in Hebrew) are kof/chof, mem, nun, peh, tzadee

Look at the words following the "aleph" word in the sequence you found in musaf
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Saralle




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:17 am
I can't believe I didn't see this thread till now! I just read through 50-some pages, and here are a couple that weren't asked yet:

What is the shortest word in the Torah?

Where in the Torah do you have 5 words in a row, all starting with an aleph?
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amother
Eggplant


 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:23 am
Using Pesach, how can one figure out which night Tisha b'av will start and which night Rosh Hashanah will fall out? What method is used?
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:25 am
Saralle wrote:


Where in the Torah do you have 5 words in a row, all starting with an aleph?


Amar oyev erdof asig achalek shalal (az yashir)
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cbsp




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:27 am
amother [ Eggplant ] wrote:
Using Pesach, how can one figure out which night Tisha b'av will start and which night Rosh Hashanah will fall out? What method is used?


At bash

The first night of Pesach is the same as Tisha b'av (aleph-taf) , 2nd night the same as Shavuos (beis shin) , 3rd is rosh Hashana (gimmel, reish), etc.
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amother
Eggplant


 

Post Tue, Oct 26 2021, 11:28 am
cbsp wrote:
At bash

The first night of Pesach is the same as Tisha b'av (aleph-taf) , 2nd night the same as Shavuos (beis shin) , 3rd is rosh Hashana (gimmel, reish), etc.


Yes! (Forgot to ask about Shavuos, but you got it!)
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