Rav Menashe by Mistake Was Liable for the Sin of Idolatry (Sanhedrin 64a). Rambam in his Letter to Ovadiah the Convert Tries to Explain Why the Muslims are Different. At least 5 Major Rabbis Don’t Accept Rambam’s Leniency.
3 Jul 2025

Rav Menashe by Mistake Was Liable for the Sin of Idolatry (Sanhedrin 64a). Rambam in his Letter to Ovadiah the Convert Tries to Explain Why the Muslims are Different. At least 5 Major Rabbis Don’t Accept Rambam’s Leniency.

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The Talmud in tractate Sanhedrin, page 64a as translated by https://halakhah.com/sanhedrin/sanhedrin_64.html explains the idolatry mistake of Rav Menashe (a religious Jew) who wrongly thought that it is permissible to participate in the stone throwing ritual to pelt the Marculis idol. … Continued

Menachem Gottlieb’s Audio Shiur on Rambam, Islam, and Avoda Zara
14 Jul 2024

Menachem Gottlieb’s Audio Shiur on Rambam, Islam, and Avoda Zara

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Introduction by the main editor of vilnagaon.org Bamidbar / Numbers 29:21 as translated by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan states: 29 Woe is to you, Moab; you are destroyed, nation of Kemosh.* Your* sons have become refugees, your daughters are captives To … Continued

Why I Tend to Believe that Rivka Was 14 Years Old (Or More) When She Married Yitzchak (Isaac) Who Was 40 at the Time of the Wedding (Breishit / Genesis 25:20)
7 Nov 2021

Why I Tend to Believe that Rivka Was 14 Years Old (Or More) When She Married Yitzchak (Isaac) Who Was 40 at the Time of the Wedding (Breishit / Genesis 25:20)

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Rabbi Jack Abramowitz in an article entitled Did Rivkah Really Get Married At Three Years Old? states: The Sifri says that Rivka was 14 when she married Yitzchak. This is the position accepted by the Seder Olam, whose entire raison … Continued