anonymous Jew

So, I’m curious. What was the mystical experience of the Greek translation of Judea that led the future formulation of the word Jew?

What’s interesting is that the terms Jew, Jewish, and Judaism all derive from a Greek translation of Yehudi in the 3rd Century BCE. Biblical Hebrew doesn’t have a J sound but the Greek Y sound was often pronounced as a J sound. It was that Greek translation that carried forward and led to the term Jew

Judean ( Yehudi ) did not equate to being from the tribe of Yehudah. First, the tribe of Benjamin was part of the Judean Kingdom and many Israelites fled south into Judea after the destruction of Israel by Senncherib

Mordechai was one of the first references

CTL, on more than one occasion Biden clearly stated that he knew nothing of Hunter’s business dealings, never met about them, never discussed them.
It is now apparent that those statements are false.

IMAX is a movie projection system. It has a huge screen ( best to sit as far back as you can ) and is best suited for nature type films , not conventional story telling.

Commonsaychel, I have no problem reading those publications. My comment was regarding those assuring everything but posting here.

Farfetched, why do you think the papers are distributed at no cost? Because of the advertising. Noone is forcing you to read the papers on Shabbos.

Avira, what has always annoyed me are those who claim to know the specific avairas that triggered the Holocaust.
However, a survivor can never be judged. .My wife had an inlaw who came from a very large chassidish family in Europe. Out of 70+ parents,grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, only he survived. He never set foot in shul again the rest of his life and raised his children with no knowledge of Judaism. The only exception he made was when we visited him in Israel. He kept a set of dishes for us, observed shabbat while in the house and walked me to shul ( he waited outside ).

Avira, unlike their counterparts in England and Germany, they were the first large Jewish community where many thousands chose conversion over death in the 1391 massacres ( at set up the eventual Expulsion )

I don’t know which is worse, making fun of the deaths or the egotism thinking how does it affect the Jews.

Apparently there were two JTS’s. The first , Orthodox JTS, was organized in 1887 by Rabbi Mendes, but it failed in 1901. A second JTS, led by Solomon Schecter, was founded in 1902 , with the financial backing of Jacob Schiff, with the ideology of Conssrvatuve Judaism. At that point, many of the Orthodox rabbis of the first JTS left. Rabbi Mendes founded the OU in 1898

Mdd1, the pale of settlement? The pogroms launched after the death of Alexander were promoted and spurred on by the Russians but did take place largely in Ukraine and Poland because that’s where the Russians confined the Jews!
The ferocity and savagery was so severe that it prompted the great Jewish emigration to the U.S. The pogroms continued into the 20th century

The minhag/halacha about not eating before shacharis was based upon totally different circumstances than today.
In the alte heim, there was no electricity or refrigeration. Even preparing a cup of coffee was a major deal. You had to rebuild the fire, grind the beans etc which took time and caused genuine concern that you’d miss shacharis. Today, flip on the light in the kitchen, pop in a kcup and in less than 5 minutes you have your coffee and can daven with a better frame of mind. And, it’s not gaava if you drink the coffee at 5:50 and the next minyan is at 6:30. You’re not delaying davening .

The common response on his site to a distinct day of commemoration for the Holocaust has always been no, it’s included in Tisha B’Av. What makes 20th of Sivan different?

As a people we’ve never had achdus, especially the few centuries. The Misnagdim and Chassidim were bitter enemies thru the 1840″s They didnt declare a truce until they realized that they were fighting each other over a smaller pie as Reform was making inroads. When I was growing if a Lubavitch wandered into Satmer territory, ( or vice versa ) they were physically assaulted.
And, further proof, just look at random YWN postings

Avira, the difference is whether you believe midrashim are historical or stories ( that are often contradictory) intended to make a point. Germania was named by Julius Caesar centuries after the fall of the Assyrian Empire and the disappearance of Amalek. Why would Amalek travel nearly 4000 miles to Northern Europe?

Noone forces anyone to overspend. I had a budget for my daughter’s wedding and she had a budget for a small Simcha for my grandsons bar mitzvah.

Avira, you made my point for me. We have a calendar, and it will still be in effect when moshiach comes. And ,unlike in the days of the Bais Hamikdash, we won’t be dependent on hilltop bonfires to convey the testimony of aidim. We can use electronic communication. BTW, Shavuos never needed the extra day as it’s not dependent on aidim or the new moon

The whole thing is odd. The first mention of the 24,000 doesn’t appear in the Gemorah until 100 t0 200 years after it occurred. It doesn’t answer how Rabbi Akiva supported or taught 24,000 students ( and presumably their families ). If how they treated each other was the reason, why didn’t Rabbi Akiva act to correct it?

I just wonder why 33 days of mourning for 24000 and zero for 6 million

It’s curious. Rav Moshe was mattir on peanut oil for Pesach. Do those who cite him on eruvim also argue for peanut oil?

The Bais Din of England ruled that it was permissible for the Chief Rabbi to attend out of respect for an invitation from the King. The leaders of every faith attended and they didn’t have to participate in the prayers, as far as I know, other than a joint declaration for the King by all of the faith lead leaders.
UJM,Avaira et al, please don’t be upset he didn’t ask your opinions.

Zetruth: what state of emergency?

CTlawyer et al,
While the mass shootings get all the attention in the media, far more people are murdered in ” routine ” violence. Chicago alone had 797 murders in 2021, 695 in 2022 and 141 year to date.
Baltimore had 337, 332, and 74 respectively. Gun laws stop only law abiding citizens from possessing guns. Gang members, muggers and assorted law breakers don’t care about or apply for gun permits.

BTW, I know the family and they are black hat yeshivish, not chassidish