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[La Xinga]

Is it too late to continue posting on this thread?

If it isn't, I guess threads die when fast days come!

On a thread like this the gravedig rule isnt really enforced. We jews come and go.....


Much like a jewish humorist who just passed away

Carl reiner. RIP

Well, I hope you have an easy fast next week!

[La Xinga]

Good Shabbos to all of NSG!

[Ethel mermania]

Good Shabbos to all of NSG!

Good shabbos la xinga

[La Xinga]

Good Shabbos to all of NSG!

Good shabbos la xinga

That was a good Shabbos!

[La Xinga]

I wish everybody a easy and meaningful fast!

[La Xinga]

Since abortion is "the new big thing" of the forums, everyone's talking about it, I think we should look at it from a Jewish point.

This is just my interpretation of the words:

https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article ... -Day-2.htm

I think it's kinda clear......

[Ethel mermania]

Reminds me of a joke

A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins.

"Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus."

"We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin."

"You're both wrong," said the rabbi, as the rebbitzen has told me "Life begins when the children have graduated from college and moved out of the house."

[Fahran]

Reminds me of a joke

A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins.

"Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus."

"We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin."

"You're both wrong," said the rabbi, as the rebbitzen has told me "Life begins when the children have graduated from college and moved out of the house."

I love this.

[Auristania]

Reminds me of a joke

A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins.

"Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus."

"We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin."

"You're both wrong," said the rabbi, as the rebbitzen has told me "Life begins when the children have graduated from college and moved out of the house."

[La Xinga]

Reminds me of a joke

A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins.

"Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus."

"We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin."

"You're both wrong," said the rabbi, as the rebbitzen has told me "Life begins when the children have graduated from college and moved out of the house."

I know no one likes the guy who spoils the joke with facts, but I heard the soul enters the body within 40 days of fertilization.

Needless to say, yeah, life starts when everyone gets married and has a "gantze mishpacha."

It seems Orthodox Jewish families are usually big, which would explain the nice amount of minivans in my area.

[Auristania]

https://web.archive.org/web/20081205024339/http://www.hasoferet.com/ritual/women.shtml
Website of a Sofereth, a Woman who scribes Holy Scrolls.

Question of Hebrew grammar: Sefer = book; Sofer = maker of books = scribe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neville,_16th_Earl_of_Warwick Wars of the Roses, Earl of Warwick kept changing sides and earnt the surname "Kingmaker".
Melech = king, might one translate "Warwick the Kingmaker" as Warwick haMolech?

Is this a one off coincidence or is there a system?

Kelev = dog => Kolev = adult dog with children
Even = rock => Oven = maker of rocks.
Worst of all, King David's grandpa was Oved.
Eved = slave => Oved makes people into slaves.

[Ethel mermania]

Reminds me of a joke

A Catholic priest, a Protestant minister, and a Jewish rabbi were discussing when life begins.

"Life begins," said the priest, "at the moment of fertilization. That is when God instills the spark of life into the fetus."

"We believe," said the minister, "that life begins at birth, because that is when the baby becomes an individual and is capable of making its own decisions and must learn about sin."

"You're both wrong," said the rabbi, as the rebbitzen has told me "Life begins when the children have graduated from college and moved out of the house."

I know no one likes the guy who spoils the joke with facts, but I heard the soul enters the body within 40 days of fertilization.

Needless to say, yeah, life starts when everyone gets married and has a "gantze mishpacha."

It seems Orthodox Jewish families are usually big, which would explain the nice amount of minivans in my area.

You are right, nobody likes the guy who kills a joke.

But your post got me thinking about the number 40.

40 is a pretty big number for us jews. 40 days and 40 nights of the flood. 40 days of clear weather before noah sent out the dove. 40 days moses's spies went into Canaan. Etc.

Why is 40 such a big number for us?

[La Xinga]

I know no one likes the guy who spoils the joke with facts, but I heard the soul enters the body within 40 days of fertilization.

Needless to say, yeah, life starts when everyone gets married and has a "gantze mishpacha."

It seems Orthodox Jewish families are usually big, which would explain the nice amount of minivans in my area.

You are right, nobody likes the guy who kills a joke.

But your post got me thinking about the number 40.

40 is a pretty big number for us jews. 40 days and 40 nights of the flood. 40 days of clear weather before noah sent out the dove. 40 days moses's spies went into Canaan. Etc.

Why is 40 such a big number for us?

Just wait till you hear about 3 and 7.

[Fahran]

I know no one likes the guy who spoils the joke with facts, but I heard the soul enters the body within 40 days of fertilization.

Like a good many things, this view is disputed. I was always told that ensoulment occurs when a child is born and takes his or her first breath (nefesh). I believe Yehudah HaNasi placed ensoulment (neshama) at conception or birth.

Just wait till you hear about 3 and 7.

What about twelve?

Forty does seem to occur with especial frequency.

[Fahran]

Melech = king, might one translate "Warwick the Kingmaker" as Warwick haMolech?

When I see the word molech, I think of foreign idols and child sacrifice. I'll have to look through the site when I get a moment because I might be missing something.

Worst of all, King David's grandpa was Oved.
Eved = slave => Oved makes people into slaves.

I'm pretty sure Oved simply means something akin to worshipper or servant.

[La Xinga]

You guys do realize it's Tisha Baav, right?

I know no one likes the guy who spoils the joke with facts, but I heard the soul enters the body within 40 days of fertilization.

Like a good many things, this view is disputed. I was always told that ensoulment occurs when a child is born and takes his or her first breath (nefesh). I believe Yehudah HaNasi placed ensoulment (neshama) at conception or birth.

Just wait till you hear about 3 and 7.

What about twelve?

Forty does seem to occur with especial frequency.

12? Yes.

[Solomons Land]

How was Tisha Beav for you all?

[La Xinga]

How was Tisha Beav for you all?

It was okay, I think now we need Mashiach more than ever.

[Solomons Land]

Worst of all, King David's grandpa was Oved.
Eved = slave => Oved makes people into slaves.

I'm pretty sure Oved simply means something akin to worshipper or servant.[/quote]

He is only partially wrong. Oved is the nomic version of eved, which means slave. However, Oved does not follow the pattern he correctly identified, Oved means slave, not slaver; so Ovedyah means Slave of G-d, etc.

[La Xinga]

Worst of all, King David's grandpa was Oved.
Eved = slave => Oved makes people into slaves.

I'm pretty sure Oved simply means something akin to worshipper or servant.

He is only partially wrong. Oved is the nomic version of eved, which means slave. However, Oved does not follow the pattern he correctly identified, Oved means slave, not slaver; so Ovedyah means Slave of G-d, etc.[/quote]
Eved could also mean servant, which sounds better than slave, since slavery is frowned upon these days, so servant sounds better. Being a servant of Hashem is actually good.

[Fahran]

How was Tisha Beav for you all?

Contemplative and mournful.

It was okay, I think now we need Mashiach more than ever.

^ Also, this.

[Auristania]

[Auristania]

I'm pretty sure Oved simply means something akin to worshipper or servant.

He is only partially wrong. Oved is the nomic version of eved, which means slave. However, Oved does not follow the pattern he correctly identified, Oved means slave, not slaver; so Ovedyah means Slave of G-d, etc.

Eved could also mean servant, which sounds better than slave, since slavery is frowned upon these days, so servant sounds better. Being a servant of Hashem is actually good.

So the pattern is correct, but Oved is an exception. THANKS.

When the base word is a verb XaYaZ, then XoYeZ = XYZing or XYZer. I guessed the rule when the base word is a noun XeYeZ.

[La Xinga]

I'm pretty sure Oved simply means something akin to worshipper or servant.

He is only partially wrong. Oved is the nomic version of eved, which means slave. However, Oved does not follow the pattern he correctly identified, Oved means slave, not slaver; so Ovedyah means Slave of G-d, etc.

So the pattern is correct, but Oved is an exception. THANKS.

When the base word is a verb XaYaZ, then XoYeZ = XYZing or XYZer. I guessed the rule when the base word is a noun XeYeZ.[/quote]
Servant and slave I believe are the same thing in the Torah.

[La Xinga]

A lot of people don't know this, but this is actually the happiest day in Judaism. Well, it used to be big and famous in the days of old, now no one even hears of it.....anyway,

Happy Tu'B'Av!