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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:19 am
theoneandonly wrote:
Where in chumash is a thing described as opening its mouth?


Bilaams donkey.
Vatiftach es pi haason.
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:21 am
keym wrote:
Bilaams donkey.
Vatiftach es pi haason.

Good! But there's another one also
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:26 am
theoneandonly wrote:
Good! But there's another one also

Earth opened its mouth to swallow Korach
(A donkey isn't a thing really)
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:27 am
keym wrote:
Nussach Ashkenaz it's only 3. We don't say Chaim.
Sim Shalom Tova Uveacha Chein vChessed.

I learned something today Smile
At least my username gave away where I was coming from
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:28 am
keym wrote:
It can't be Choni Hamaagul. He slept for 70 years but asked to die soon after waking.


The answer IS Choni Hama'agel. He slept for 70 years, woke up, and then lived a number of years before passing away.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:29 am
theoneandonly wrote:
How many nevi'im were there? How many nevi'os were there?


There were thousands. But we only have the written testimony of 48 Neviim and 7 nevios.
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:29 am
ChassidishMommy wrote:
Earth opened its mouth to swallow Korach
(A donkey isn't a thing really)

Yup Very Happy
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:30 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
There were thousands. But we only have the written testimony of 48 Neviim and 7 nevios.

Yup
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:30 am
theoneandonly wrote:
Where in chumash is a thing described as opening its mouth?


The opening of the earth to swallow korach. Pi Ha'aretz

ETA. (just noticed this was already answered.)
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:31 am
keym wrote:
I'm sorry. I meant to answer. I have to ask my husband. Because I was looking off a riddle questionnaire and the answer seems off.
It says Arba Minim. Because only the first day is deoraysa except in the BHMK- all 7 days are. Outside the BHMK the other 6 days are derabbanan.
But it doesn't say any machlokes.


I belive there is a machlokes if it is a deoraisa when performed at the kosel today.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:34 am
theoneandonly wrote:
Rav tzadok?


Firstly, Rav Tzadok fasted for 40 years, I think? Also, he sucked the juice of a fig each evening. So its not like he continuously fasted for years. he would not have survived.

Which reminds me of another riddle. Who fasted for 40 days in a row?
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:35 am
theoneandonly wrote:
How many mitzvos d'rabbanan are there?


is it possible to count??
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  keym  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:35 am
amother [ Honey ] wrote:
I belive there is a machlokes if it is a deoraisa when performed at the kosel today.


Cool.
But I'm pretty positive that during the BHMK they would do Arba Minim even on Shabbos if that was the first day.
They don't do that nowadays, even at the Kosel.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:36 am
keym wrote:
But lemaseh no one actually blows on Shabbos.
No?


I don't think anyone blows on Shabbos today, but there have been some great people over the years who have tried to institute it, even fairly recently.
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  keym  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:37 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Firstly, Rav Tzadok fasted for 40 years, I think? Also, he sucked the juice of a fig each evening. So its not like he continuously fasted for years. he would not have survived.

Which reminds me of another riddle. Who fasted for 40 days in a row?


Moshe Rabbeinu.

But he actually fasted for 40 days times 3, with a day break in between.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:37 am
In Tanach:
Who was blind?
Who was deaf?
Who was lame?
Who had only one eye?
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  keym  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:38 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
The answer IS Choni Hama'agel. He slept for 70 years, woke up, and then lived a number of years before passing away.


I need to recheck my sources.

I thought he woke up, saw his friends and peers were gone and was so despondent that he davened to die. I assumed that he did die.
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  keym  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:41 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Who was blind?
Who was deaf?
Who was lame?
Who had only one eye?


Yitzchok was blind. (Or very vision impaired)
Chushim Ben Dan was deaf (or very hearing impaired)
Yaakov was lame after the Malach touched him.
Bilaam only had 1 eye.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:42 am
keym wrote:
I need to recheck my sources.

I thought he woke up, saw his friends and peers were gone and was so despondent that he davened to die. I assumed that he did die.


I think that's what happened. But he didn't ask to die immediately. First he tried to acclimate to the new world. After a few years of loneliness, he asked to go.
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amother
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Post Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:44 am
keym wrote:
Yitzchok was blind. (Or very vision impaired)
Chushim Ben Dan was deaf (or very hearing impaired)
Yaakov was lame after the Malach touched him.
Bilaam only had 1 eye.


Good!
I was thinking of another individual who was lame.
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