Metaphysical and Miracles
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by R. Gidon Rothstein Parshat Chukkat Ibn Ezra to 21;8 rejects an idea I
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Our ancestors were divinely commanded to gaze at a copper representation of
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I will not be posting this week as I am sitting shiva upon the death of my
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Dvar Torah - Titzave - Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin
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Signing Off
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When I first started blogging, it was before the Asifa. Post-asifa, there
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mentor, w...
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After a great get-together last night, we are ready to move the blog to a
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Is that Biblical or Modern Hebrew? I once heard a Mussar Vort that there is purposely no word for "just having fun". Simcha and it's synonyms are for joy (relating to holidays, etc.). There is no concept of just killing time and having in fun in Biblical Hebrew, or so I was told.
At the end of the clip, the narrator uses the word 'fun', saying it in Hebrew. Is there a Hebrew word for fun?
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ReplyDeleteor more accurately, "כיף"
Is that Biblical or Modern Hebrew? I once heard a Mussar Vort that there is purposely no word for "just having fun". Simcha and it's synonyms are for joy (relating to holidays, etc.). There is no concept of just killing time and having in fun in Biblical Hebrew, or so I was told.
ReplyDeletethe slang word is "kef"
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