tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post4448688511512066476..comments2023-07-09T07:07:59.823-04:00Comments on SoMeHoW Frum : Live-daf, Live-chat, Lectures LaunchedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-17026865364644977522012-08-20T19:06:53.221-04:002012-08-20T19:06:53.221-04:00Thanks, and welcome to the blog!Thanks, and welcome to the blog!SoMeHoW Frumhttp://somehowfrum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-10680779236556645542012-08-20T17:17:59.631-04:002012-08-20T17:17:59.631-04:00ok ... there you might find an idea at this link.
...ok ... there you might find an idea at this link.<br /><br />http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/Daymarks/<br /><br />or, maybe they used hourglasses at night. as a kid i had one that was pretty precise...off by about a half-minute each hour.<br /><br /><br /><br />david a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394358328154167719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-52779744822866533572012-08-20T14:34:48.452-04:002012-08-20T14:34:48.452-04:00Elemir,
Thanks for your comments, but there are s...Elemir,<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, but there are so many sites that deal with science/torah issues. This is not one of them.<br /><br />I don't feel confident enough to state whether people of a previous generation were of superior physical heights, that I am not certain. What I do know is that they were certainly of greater spiritual heights.<br /><br />I would like to know if the ancients had a mechanism for knowing midnight. Maybe they were Zoche to a wind blown Kinor like Dovid Hamelech?SoMeHoW Frumhttp://somehowfrum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-53914479435729437252012-08-20T13:30:06.478-04:002012-08-20T13:30:06.478-04:00huh! no scientific fallacies. so you believe that...huh! no scientific fallacies. so you believe that moshe was 15-20 feet tall or dozens of similar absurdities.<br />and all those medroshim that have people like yisro and iyov appearing in different locations and generations apartdavid a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394358328154167719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-72481627020809957882012-08-20T11:38:03.999-04:002012-08-20T11:38:03.999-04:00I disagree. I have come across contradictory medro...I disagree. I have come across contradictory medroshim, but not any anachronism's or scientific errors.SoMeHoW Frumhttp://somehowfrum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-73949325024247754522012-08-19T15:18:32.200-04:002012-08-19T15:18:32.200-04:001) the Torah (and hence Moshe) attributes supernat...1) the Torah (and hence Moshe) attributes supernatural abilities to the Egyptian magicians. But, Moshe didn't know how precise were their abilities in the field of telling time, so he had to circumspect.<br /><br />2) real answer. its a medresh and medroshim are full of anachronism and scientific errors.<br /><br />elemirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-72723085897475933632012-08-17T13:04:23.386-04:002012-08-17T13:04:23.386-04:00Are there any other daf videos available? Please l...Are there any other daf videos available? Please list others if you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157868497534649595.post-80793078643813112222012-08-15T14:27:47.836-04:002012-08-15T14:27:47.836-04:00I tried the shiur. It is only 45 minutes, in Engli...I tried the shiur. It is only 45 minutes, in English, and covers the material well. I recommend it for others. Unfortunately, this service will now be Mechayev people to learn: they no longer have an excuse that their was no shiur in their area (unless of course they follow the internet ban).Rafael Wilmannoreply@blogger.com