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2009-11-02 שבת אחים גם יחד:

Simon, This is the type of question that comes up in the Talmud (and in modern-day yeshivas) quite often. The best I can do is give you my take on it: 1. Yes 2. Without the gam, we get ש

2009-11-01 Help With A FEW Hebrew Words Translated to English:

1) News Announcements = Hadashot = חדשות 2) Public Messenger = Shliakh Tziboor = שליח ציבור 3) Persuasion = Shikhnua

2009-09-28 Abraham & Melchizadek:

Marion - There have been many speculations about the Biblical Melchizadek, and there seems to be an agreement that he worshipped Abraham's God, but unlike Abraham, didn't have a covenant with God.

2009-09-28 galut folklore expression:

Rhonna - 'Ma yafita' ('you are so handsome') is an expression that came to describe the behavior of some Jews after difficult period for the community, such as a pogrom. Those who continued to maintain

2009-09-23 Translation Question:

Dorothy, In Hebrew and in Greek these names are spelled with an 'I', but in Latin I at the beginning of a name becomes a J (but it is pronounced as a 'Y' or 'I'. From Latin these names moved into