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hadyn

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hadyn Beginner said on 11/6/2012

When they ate the fruit they did die. Eternal life is an unhindered relationship with G-d, and once they disobeyed they were no longer parti...

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tezmos

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tezmos Beginner said on 11/3/2012

I'm only a beginner at Hebrew, so I was wondering if someone who is more expert could tell me if the Hebrew text of Genesis contains languag...

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JStadlan Intermediate said on 10/29/2012

It's a matter of English grammar. The hebrew singular pronoun refers to the word "zera," seed or progeny. JPS uses the word offspring, whi...

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JStadlan Intermediate said on 10/29/2012

Something I'd like to research one day is whether any historical/literary correlation exists between the three traditional names/description...

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JStadlan

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JStadlan Intermediate said on 10/28/2012

While there are many interpretations to this paradox, I just wanted to point out that this verse is the source for the idea that Adam & Eve ...

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JStadlan

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JStadlan Intermediate said on 10/28/2012

In its attempt to justify Ecclesiastes as essentially a religious work, Kohelet Rabbah (midrash) portrays the sun as the horizon between "th...

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JStadlan

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JStadlan Intermediate said on 10/28/2012

The two actions described here have two different objects--"seiva", aged, and "zaken," an elder. Accepting the premise of rabbinic exegesis...

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sydnirae

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sydnirae Beginner said on 10/3/2012

What is the purpose of "under the sun"? Is there midrash that deals with this?

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Ichthydion Beginner said on 8/16/2012

I don't think don't think the meaning can be anything except standing up for an older person as a sign of respect. Please see this question...

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ZBLongladder

ger tzedek

ZBLongladder Beginner said on 8/12/2012

Presumably, not Jewish. Perhaps G-d would have treated him differently if he were Jewish? Upright meaning following the Noachide laws, or so...

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bluesjeon

stand up?

bluesjeon Beginner said on 8/4/2012

it means "stand up in font of the old person" for showing respect to old person?

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bluesjeon

I can't understand the verse.

bluesjeon Beginner said on 8/4/2012

1. round off has lots of meaning. the following is correct? " round something ↔ off phrasal verb 1 to do something as a way of ending an ...

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rjweber89

"for as soon as you eat it...you shall die"

rjweber89 Beginner said on 6/3/2012

Alright, you have another translation option here that says "for on the day you eat of it, you shall surely die". Anyway, it doesn't matter ...

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tjtoo

Uncover his feet...

tjtoo Beginner said on 5/25/2012

Does anyone know what this custom means and where it comes from? Thanks, T.J.

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s4nbooks Beginner said on 5/12/2012

This of course is what the Quran says over & over--that Christianity is essentially paganism, putting other gods with God. But this certaint...

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s4nbooks Beginner said on 5/12/2012

This of course is what the Quran says over & over--that Christianity is essentially paganism, putting other gods with God. But this certaint...

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s4nbooks

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s4nbooks Beginner said on 5/12/2012

This of course is what the Quran says over & over--that Christianity is essentially paganism, putting other gods with God. But this certaint...

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Caspianrex Intermediate said on 5/10/2012

I just recently "discovered" Crumb's amazing rendering of Genesis! It really is a marvelous piece of work. There is a wonderful rawness to...

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Caspianrex Intermediate said on 5/10/2012

That is perplexing. Most translations use the singular pronoun, including the Judaica Press translation found on chabad.org. Could it be t...

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Caspianrex

Hear O Israel

Caspianrex Intermediate said on 5/10/2012

This passage is making me seriously question my upbringing as a Christian. I don't think I can reconcile this firm statement of monotheism ...

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