Comments on: A half-hearted welcome for the Divine Presence http://samsonblinded.org/blog/a-half-hearted-welcome-for-the-divine-presence.htm A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex http://samsonblinded.org/blog/a-half-hearted-welcome-for-the-divine-presence.htm/comment-page-1#comment-116684 Alex Tue, 10 May 2011 07:23:53 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/?p=131#comment-116684 "leather tefillin are not prohibited" Actually, the Rabbis prohibit Tefillin on any Biblical Mo'ed or Shabbaton, because they consider the Tefillin a <em>signal</em> ("to a signal on your hand"); all these holidays are also considered <em>signals</em>, and they see it inappropriate to accept two signals in the same time, for one lowers the importance of the other. Therefore, the Tefillin are, in fact, prohibited in Yom Kippur. “leather tefillin are not prohibited”

Actually, the Rabbis prohibit Tefillin on any Biblical Mo’ed or Shabbaton, because they consider the Tefillin a signal (“to a signal on your hand”); all these holidays are also considered signals, and they see it inappropriate to accept two signals in the same time, for one lowers the importance of the other. Therefore, the Tefillin are, in fact, prohibited in Yom Kippur.

]]> By: sara http://samsonblinded.org/blog/a-half-hearted-welcome-for-the-divine-presence.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2058 sara Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:04:06 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/?p=131#comment-2058 kol hakavod, it really makes me happy to know that some of am yisrael havent lost their dignity and self respect... awsome stuff. mamash toda. kol hakavod, it really makes me happy to know that some of am yisrael havent lost their dignity and self respect… awsome stuff. mamash toda.

]]> By: John Hanks http://samsonblinded.org/blog/a-half-hearted-welcome-for-the-divine-presence.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1355 John Hanks Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:30:56 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/?p=131#comment-1355 People who shout and pray so much cannot listen to any divine presence, except their own imagining. People who shout and pray so much cannot listen to any divine presence, except their own imagining.

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