Ari Knobler

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  • in reply to: Why did the Brisker Rav zt”l call giving brachos “shtusim”? #2176748
    Ari Knobler
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    spot on: That is the Ashkenazic pronunciation of the Hebrew word ??????. In Yiddish both written and oral, the word is ??????. The same thing goes for words like ?????? and ?????, which are the Yiddish plural forms, even as the Ashkenazic pronunciation of the non-dialectical Hebrew words is “Talisos” and “Shabbosos”.

    in reply to: Different Tracks of Modern Orthodoxy #2162974
    Ari Knobler
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    The amount of ignorance, prejudice, preoccupation with externalities and sheer ???? ???? on display here is astounding.

    in reply to: Derech HaLimud of the Vilna Gaon #2150947
    Ari Knobler
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    Of course. The Mahara”l of Prague and many other Torah giants throughout the generations also held of the same teaching model. The source is Avot 5:21 where Yehuda ben Tema says:
    “At five years of age the study of Mikra;
    “At ten the study of Mishna;
    “At thirteen subject to the mitzvot;
    “At fifteen the study of Talmud…”

    in reply to: Is every Yid a big tzaddik? #2134219
    Ari Knobler
    Participant

    Saying every Yid is a tzaddik is an inane as saying every gentile is a rasha.

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