by moi613 | Sep 3, 2026 | Hashkafa
1. bereishis 1:28 says p’ru ur’vu, be fertile and increase and fill the earth. is that a mitzvah or a bracha, and if it is a mitzvah what exactly does it demand? 2. the mishna in yevamos 61b says a man may not neglect the mitzva of p’ru ur’vu...
by moi613 | Sep 3, 2026 | Hashkafa
everyone throws around the words chillul hashem for anything embarrassing, but what does it actually mean in the sources? 1. the gemara in yoma 86a defines it by example: a person who learns torah but is not pleasant with people in his business dealings, people end up...
by moi613 | Sep 3, 2026 | Hashkafa
the torah talks about chinuch in a lot of places and they seem to pull in different directions, so what is the actual system? 1. the straight obligations: devarim 6:7 says v’shinantam l’vanecha, impress these words on your children, speak them at home and...
by moi613 | Sep 3, 2026 | Hashkafa
it looks like across halacha ashkenazim end up on the stricter side and sephardim on the more lenient side, in basar b’chalav, in kitniyos, in cholov, in all kinds of places. why is that? is there a real difference in how the shitos developed, like the...
by moi613 | Sep 3, 2026 | Prayers & Blessings
if someone takes off their tefillin for some reason, like to shower or for a break in the middle of the day, and puts them back on later, do they say the bracha again? and does it matter how long they were off, or why they came off, or if the person stopped thinking...
