Random questions.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

So u would understand where I thought u going with that question.

That's because you don't know me. You would really have to be a scumbag to joke about that.

[aygart]

Do Jews lose common sense during holidays? 

Disclaimer: This was for the Trump and NFL threads with the recent banter.

For the Jews it is not the Holidays now. That was in September/October.

[Work-for-ur-muny]

For the Jews it is not the Holidays now. That was in September/October.

Those were the high holidays. Now we're in the middle of the low holidays. למטה מעשרה טפחים

[ChaimMoskowitz]

For the Jews it is not the Holidays now. That was in September/October.

Not going to argue with an expert on this. I thought Hanukkah would be consider a holiday.

[aygart]

Not going to argue with an expert on this. I thought Hanukkah would be consider a holiday.

Appeal to authority?

The s is the key

[Work-for-ur-muny]

No

Kol Haolam now reporting that it did.

[jj1000]

Do Jews lose common sense during holidays? 

Disclaimer: This was for the Trump and NFL threads with the recent banter.

On Purim it's an obligation.

[aygart]

Kol Haolam now reporting that it did.

Is that a kashya or a raya?

[TimT]

Is that a kashya or a raya?

Confirming preliminary results

[Work-for-ur-muny]

Is that a kashya or a raya?

At this point, no difference. We already established that @ChaimMoskowitz wasn't referring to this tragedy, so as far as this conversation is concerned, it's irrelevant.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Work-for-ur-muny]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

as far as this conversation is concerned, it's irrelevant.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

I see a lot of comments that Rubashkin being free is a miracle. Do they really mean/believe that?

miracle: a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency

[Work-for-ur-muny]

I see a lot of comments that Rubashkin being free is a miracle. Do they really mean/believe that?

miracle: a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency

Miracle pretty much = something unprecedented occurring. That pretty much sums up this commute. Us Jews believe that everything in the world is the work of a divine source.

[Yehuda57]

I see a lot of comments that Rubashkin being free is a miracle. Do they really mean/believe that?

miracle: a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency

https://twitter.com/senorrinhatch/status/943630196149817344

It's not exactly oil burning for 8 days, but it is an EXTREMELY unusual move for a president seemingly out of the blue.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

Miracle pretty much = something unprecedented occurring.

That makes more sense.

Us Jews believe that everything in the world is the work of a divine source.

From the little I have learned here that is not accurate. It seems they believe this only for good things.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

It's not exactly oil burning for 8 days, but it is an EXTREMELY unusual move for a president seemingly out of the blue.

I think we will find out this wasn't out of the blue. As far as the oil I will leave that one alone. 

[mmgfarb]

From the little I have learned here that is not accurate. It seems they believe this only for good things.

That miracles are only for good things or that only good things have divine providence?

[Yehuda57]

That makes more sense.From the little I have learned here that is not accurate. It seems they believe this only for good things.

No! No! No! Oy, you've been drinking chalav akum again, haven't you?

[Work-for-ur-muny]

That makes more sense.From the little I have learned here that is not accurate. It seems they believe this only for good things.

There are levels in belief, and obviously we strive for the highest level of belief (details of which are out of the realm of this discussion). Some are at a higher level than others. I try to pray to the One Above at least once a day that he should help me believe that even the seemingly not-good occurrences are in reality good.