Questions tagged [quotations]
Questions pertaining to quotations, their style, and their functional words in Jewish texts
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Sources for centrality of Shmoneh Esrei in our liturgy
There are numerous sources that look at the shemoneh esrei / the Amida, and provide information on its structure, the various kavannos, the associated halachos etc., but I am specifically chasing some ...
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Explain this quote by Reb Menachem Mendel of Kotzk
Reb Menachem Mendel of Kotzk said “Whoever does not see G‑d in every place, does not see G‑d in any place.”
But how can this be true if me as someone not an a level extremely high, can’t see Hashem in ...
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How to understand yeshaya 29:12 [closed]
In light of the quranic exegesis by Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - of Isaiah 29:12, which explains:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was retreating at a cave in the outskirts of Mecca when the angel Gabriel ...
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What is meant by "I am He" in Isaiah 43:10-13
What does “I am He” mean in Isaiah 43:10-13?
”You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "and My servant whom I chose, in order that you know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before ...
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Worse things in a place with no yetzer hara
Can someone help me understand what this is saying? It seems to say that more bad things happen in a place with less of a yetzer hara? Why?
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Which rabbi advised his son to contemplate on book contends asking how he would change himself?"
I think it was a medieval rabbi who advised his son, whenever he finished reading a book, to ask himself how he was going to change. Who was the rabbi and what is the exact saying, and what is its ...
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Is there a rule for Mishna/Gemara quoting name Before/After?
When the Mishna/Gemara lists a Machlokes,
for the first opinion (if not Tanna Kamma/anonymous),
it will either quote the disputant's name first - e.g., "Amar Rebbi Meir..."
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Source of "there's nothing so whole as a broken heart"
I've often heard in the name of the Rebbi of Kotzk the expression "אין שלם מלב שבור" (there's nothing so whole as a broken heart). However, upon searching for the source of the expression, I ...
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Source for quote from Rebbe Nachman zy"a
Does anyone know where the source is for the quote, "Remember: Things can go from the very worst to the very best in just the blink of an eye", I don't think this is an exact quote but if ...
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How did the Briskers, or the Soloveitchiks, acquire the reputation for exactingness in quotation?
I recently came across a story about the Vilna Ga’on in Halachic Man (on p.30 in the 1984 English edition). I had various doubts about the authenticity of the story, and in the course of discussing my ...
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What is the quote about 13 rivers of aparsemon?
Can some share the quote where this came from: "the righteous will bathe in 13 rivers of aparsemon"? I've seen it paraphrased online a lot but I can't find it in the reference listed (Avodah ...
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Is the quotation “The true shekinah is man” from the Talmud?
One of the quotes on the wall of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. is, “The true shekinah is man.” I was curious about the origin of that quote, but when I googled it, I found that it was ...
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Where is this quote from? "you are master of your words until you say them"?
It was quoted to me years ago from mishnah brura, but I cannot find it there now.
I am familiar with the line in Avot "no better guard for wisdom than silence" // that is not exact.
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Source for quote from Hagaon Hagadol Rabbi Mordechai Gifter T'zl
"These days, bachurim are learning more and more about less and less. Eventually they will know everything about nothing".
Where is the source that he said this, and what did he mean?
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Who said this quote?
Does anyone know who said the following quote: “what is forbidden is forbidden, and what is permissible is not necessarily to be done.”
I think it may be from a modern rabbi but I don’t recall who ...
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