Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Almost there! Stay on Target!

 Banana Cookie pudding!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huShuBqacdI

            OR

            Pecan Pie!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lIHvULQW9s



Akdamus! Or Akdamut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBRBzRHsnV4




Ketubot: 

TEXT OF TRAIDITONAL KETUBAH

 

On the ___ day of the week, the ___ day of the month of ___ in the year 57___, according to the manner in which we count (dates) here in the community of ____, the bridegroom, ____, said to this unmarried woman, ___: "Be my wife according to the laws and traditions of Moses and Israel. I will work, honor, feed, and support you in the custom of Jewish men, who work, honor, feed, and support their wives faithfully. I will give you the settlement (mohar) of unmarried women, two hundred silver zuzim, which is due you according to Torah law, as well as your food, clothing, necessities of life, and conjugal needs, according to the universal custom." Miss ____ agreed and became his wife. This dowry that she brought from her father's house, whether in silver, gold, jewelry, clothing, home furnishings, or bedding, Mr. ____, our bridegroom, accepts as being worth one hundred silver pieces (zekukim).

 

Our bridegroom, Mr. ____ agreed, and of his own accord, added an additional one hundred silver pieces (zekukim) paralleling the above. The entire amount is then two hundred silver pieces (zekukim).

 

Mr. ___, our bridegroom made this declaration: "The obligation of this marriage contract, this dowry, and this additional amount, I accept upon myself and my heirs after me. It can be paid from the entire best part of the properties and possessions that I own under all the heavens, whether I own (this property) already, or will own it in the future. (It includes) both mortgageable property and non-mortgageable preperty. All of it shall be mortgaged and bound as security to pay this marriage contract, this dowry, and this additional amount. (It can be taken) from me, even from the shirt on my back, during my lifetime, and after my lifetime, from this day and forever."

 

The obligation of this marriage contract, this dowry, and this additional amount was accepted by Mr. ____, our bridegroom, according to all the strictest usage of all marriage contracts and additional amounts that are customary for daughters of Israel, according to the ordinances of our sages, of blessed memory. (It shall) not be a mere speculation or a sample document.

 

We have made a kinyan from Mr.____, our bridegroom, to Miss ____, unmarried, regarding everything written and stated above, with an article that is fit for such a kinyan. And everything is valid and confirmed.

 

Witness ______________________

Witness ______________________

 


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AND ALSO 

The Shavuot Marriage Contract | My Jewish Learning



Saturday, May 6, 2023

May 7th- LAG b', Shabgnuot, more


 Soundcheck!   oNE DUCK? 

In the news: 

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BEhar-- https://youtu.be/J6LlIqF8uvc




Something Jews do you have probably never seen before. And a whole lot of them do this. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjBpfR7U_d0

at 3:20

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Shabbat 33b:5 (sefaria.org)


What is Lag B'Omer? What is Counting of the Omer? | BimBam

What Is Lag Ba'omer? | My Jewish Learning

The Customs of Sefirah aren’t about Mourning. They are about Quarantine. - The Lehrhaus

https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-do-ultra-orthodox-jews-flock-to-mount-meron-on-lag-bomer/


ANONYMOUS IN JERUSALEM POSTS:

Perhaps you would like to mention all of the other problems that are commonly involved in the making of bonfires.
Stealing wood and shopping carts to transport wood. Danger to children who collect the wood, make the fire, or just observe. Every year there are injuries. Often the fires are left unattended without being extinguished and most often no clean up is done even when it is made in a public place.
Smoke fumes enter nearby homes.
And all of this at the cost of a tremendous waste of time and energy.
Not to mention the unnecessary pollution.

Even if this was a valid custom, it is overdone and would not justify potential stealing or not taking safety precautions.

LITVAK POSTS: When discussing matters related to lag ba’omer, bo bayom, why is there no mention of Minhag Ashkenaz, which means no pilgrimage to Meron, no bonfires, no upsherins (regular haircuts okay)? Have you become a mouthpiece for Hassidic propaganda to the exclusion of ancient minhog? Is the Chasam Sofer chopped liver? See teshuvos Chasam Sofer Yoreh Deiah 233, dibbur hamaschil omnom, where he questions making lag baomer a great yomtov, with pilgrimage to Meron and hadloko, and says that he would not take part, saying that to make a yomtov which is not mentioned in the gemara or poskim, he doesn’t know if it is allowed, also he cites the gemara that yom shemeis bo aviv or Rabbo (the day in which a father or Rebbe passed away) is a day of taanis (fasting), not celebration.


ANONYMOUS IN JERUSALEM POSTS:

And let's not forget Sephardi custom, when celebration begins, if there is any, on the day AFTER Lag Be'omer.


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-: No, that’s not a real picture of Blair.  That’s just some clipart and you’re missing the point.  There are endless numbers of young Jewish women-  and young men just like her, who give up on having an adult level Jewish education the minute they finished Bat or Bar Mitzvah.  In a short time they think Judaism is silly and just for kids, because at best they only have 5rd grade level Judaism in their brains.   Remember Joel’s Grishaver’s 2nd Law:  Every year of Jewish education after one’s Bat/Bar Mitzvah is worth any three years before it.


Grammar!




1#

MOSES AND CALEB, YOUR PREPESITIONAL PREFIX PALS









 THE BASICS:

מ- is for from.   אני + מ + שיקגו   = אני משיקגו =  I’m from Chicago.

- is for that or whom.      שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּthat kept us alive

ה- is for the direct object. ה  + רַב =  הרַב- the rabbi.

ו - is for and.  

/כ- is for like.

ל- is for to as in both relation (going to a place) or the infinitive form of a verb (to be, to do).

 ב/בּ- is for  in  or  at. בראשית

 

There are seven prepositional prefixes commonly used in Hebrew, remembered by the mnemonic for “Moses and Caleb” in Hebrew,  “מֹשֶׁה וכָּלֵב”. 

 

The Details ….

 

1) As a prepositional prefix, the letter  מ Mem will show up as  מְּ(with a shvah)  or מִ  ( which is short for the word  מין-  from) and sometimes, just sometimes as  with the tzeyrey [..] . When מ is not a prepositional-prefix but still a prefix?  When it is an indicator of present tense, as in medaber,     מדבר (speaking), or  mitkaleach  מתקלח(showering).

 

2) The ש Shin will almost always- a have a segol שֶׁ

 (shehhhhh).   Always.  Find an exception, and you win a gumball!  J

 

3) ה as a prefix will usually be הַ "Hah." It makes the definite article.   Exception to the rule: When the first letter of the word starts with “Hah”.  “Hah,” along with some other conditions (gutturals are part of it) will make the prefix Heh with a segol…so the word does not start with “Haha.” Example:  The mountains-“he’harim”- הֶהָרִים, in this verse from Psalms 121:

אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי, אֶל-הֶהָרִים-- מֵאַיִן, יָבֹא עֶזְרִי?. I lift my eyes to the mountains, from where does my strength come?

 

4)  ו -Vav will be either  Veh-xxxxxxxxx, Vah-xxxxxxxx, or when a word begins with a Vet (among other conditions),  Oooo-Vxxxxxx.   So... in the case of  "Moses and Caleb,"  It's Moshe Veh'Kalev.  But in the case of the salutation "Peace and Blessing," it's Shalom U'vracha.

 

5)   ,  ל and     with a shvah underneath are the standard:

כְּמשה - like Moses

לְמשה- to Moses ְ

בְּשיקגו-  in Chicago

 

But these three can be combined with Hey prefix for a double duty prefix. Or, to use a name to impress your friends, call it the prepositional definite article. (And yes,  hurt my head just typing that, you know. J )

 

כְּ is "as/like"  but there is also כָּ Kah --"like the."

לְ is "to",  but there is also לָ Lah -- "to the"

בְּ is "at"  but there is also בָּ Bah -- "in the."

 

6) Hey!  Wait!  Wikipeida says there are 11!  What about this “איתן” set?

Those are in fact prepositional prefixes, but only for verbs, and only for future tense at that. When you are ready to learn future tense verbs, you will discover how those four prefixes work.  But for now, you lose 5 points for looking at Wikipiedia and have to start reading from the start of the page.  Too bad, you were almost done… J

אוֹתִיּוֹת הַשִּׁמּוּשׁ, 2#

THOSE INSUFFERABLE SUFFIXES,

PART ONE
(mostly, this is stolen shamelessly from Wikipedia)

 

There are several sets of suffixes in Hebrew that are essential for decoding content.  We’re starting with the most foundational ones.

The Most Common: Nouns and Adjectives

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

none

masculine singular

סוּס (horse)

טוֹב סוּס (good horse)

 

ָה      (Kamatz and He)

feminine singular

  • סוּסָה   (mare)
  • סוּסָה טוֹבָה     (good mare)

ִים     (Chirik, Yud and Mem)

masculine plural

  • סוּסִים   (horses)
  • סוּסִים טוֹבִים     (good horses)

וֹת (Cholam and Tav)

feminine plural

  • סוּסוֹת   (mares)
  • סוּסוֹת טוֹבוֹת     (good mares)

ַיִם       (Patach,

Yud with Chirik and Mem)

masculine and feminine noun dual form

  • יָדַיִם   (two hands)

NOTE: “Due to noun-adjective agreement rules, these apply to nouns and to adjectival modifiers. In some cases, a masculine plural noun will have a feminine plural suffix and vice versa, but the adjectival modifiers are always the same.”

Smichut (Construct State, a.k.a. Semi-Compound Words)

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

ַת     (Patach and Tav)

Changes a singular feminine noun to the construct form  of

תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה     (Torah of Moses)

ֵי      (Tzere and Yud)

Changes a plural masculine noun to the construct form  of

סִפְרֵי קְדוּשָׁה     (Books of holiness)

 

And now for something completely different….

 


FROM Yael Breuer and Eyal Shavit’s  Hilarious Hebrew: The Fun and Fast Way to Learn the Language.   

Other puns include such gems as “Don’t stick a FORK in MA’S LEG” and “Its so very COLD in my CAR.”



https://www.hilarioushebrew.com/hh-cards 





Oh Joy!  It’s a chart of Pronominal Suffixes!

Singular nouns

Suffix

Meaning

Examples

ִי   (Chirik and Yud)

First person, singular possessive. My

  • סוּסִי   (my horse)
  • תּוֹרָתִי   (my law)

ְךָ   (Shva and Final Chaf with Kamatz)

Second person, singular, masculine possessive. Your

  • סוּסְךָ   (your horse)
  • תּוֹרָתְךָ   (your law)

ֵךְ   (Tzere and Final Chaf with Shva)

Second person, singular, feminine possessive. Your

  • סוּסֵךְ   (your horse)
  • תּוֹרָתֵךְ   (your law)

וֹ ( Cholam male)

Third person, singular, masculine possessive. His

  • סוּסוֹ   (his horse)
  • תּוֹרָתוֹ   (his law)

ָהּ     (Kamatz and He with Mappiq)

Third person, singular, feminine possessive. Her

  • סוּסָהּ   (her horse)
  • תּוֹרָתָהּ   (her law)

ֵנוּ      (Tzere and Nun with Shuruk)

First person, plural possessive. Our

  • סוּסֵנוּ   (our horse)
  • תּוֹרָתֵנוּ   (our law)

ְכֶם   ( Shva, Chaf with Segol and Final Mem)

Second person, plural, masculine possessive. Your

  • סוּסְכֶם   (your horse)
  • תּוֹרַתְכֶם   (your law)

ְכֶן   (Shva, Chaf with Segol and Final Nun)

Second person, plural, feminine possessive. Your

  • סוּסְכֶן   (your horse)
  • תּוֹרַתְכֶן   (your law)

ָם   (Kamatz and Final Mem)

Third person, plural, masculine possessive. Their

  • סוּסָם   (their horse)
  • תּוֹרָתָם   (their law)

ָן   (Kamatz and Final Nun)

Third person, plural, feminine possessive. Their

  • סוּסָן   (their horse)
  • תּוֹרָתָן   (their law)

 

T