What meaning do the names of the ten sons of Haman have?
R. Mordechai Sasson, in his sefer דבר בעתו in the section called "רמזי מגלה", explains that Haman symbolizes the Yetzer Harah (evil inclination), and his ten sons allude to its ten bad character …
sources mekorot - Where are My Chassidim? - Mi Yodeya
Feb 2, 2026 · I was sure I saw a gemara say that Hashem laments the absence of the Avot since their death, crying "Oy, where are My Chassidim?!" Now, I can't find it. Maybe I …
Baruch hu ubaruch shemo - why omitted sometimes? - Mi Yodeya
Sep 21, 2023 · Why is "Baruch hu ubaruch shemo" omitted during the reciting of certain brachot such as meggilah and shofar?
hebrew - Abbreviation on gravestone - Mi Yodeya
3 days ago · At the bottom of this gravestone from the late 1700s (from here) is an abbreviation that appears to be עשצ"ד (or is the last letter may be ר or ך?). What does that stand for?
sources mekorot - The Chazon Ish on manuscripts - Mi Yodeya
Jan 9, 2026 · Do I remember correctly hearing that the Chazon Ish said that if an ancient sefer Torah were found, even from Moshe Rabbeinu, we would still follow current accepted …
gentiles - Talmud on non-converts pseudo-Jews - Mi Yodeya
Jan 24, 2025 · Suppose because of some serious societal and legal repercussions one cannot officially convert to Judaism but s/he performs all of his/her actions based on the torah/talmud, …
hebrew - Babylonian pronunciation for Talmud Bavli? - Mi Yodeya
May 20, 2024 · Did certain traits of the Babylonian Masoretic pronunciation, also apply to the aramaic of the Talmud Bavli? For example, in almost every place we have Patach (a) or Segol …
hebrew - Psalms/Tehillim 18:26 - Mi Yodeya
In Psalms 18:26: עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֜מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם Why is the word עם־גבר vocalised as עִם־גְּבַ֥ר ʕim-ggəvár instead of עִם־גֶּבֶר ʕim-ggέvɛr? I am asking this because ג...
mitzvah - What are the 270 mitzvot relevant today? - Mi Yodeya
Aug 31, 2024 · It says in this post that, by some calculation, it was figured that 270 Mitzvot are observable today. Does anyone have a list of these 270 Mitzvot?
history - Why are there no high priests today? - Mi Yodeya
May 27, 2020 · What happened in history so that there are no-longer high priests? If succession for the role is by descendant of Aaron, what conditions prevent a new high priest from existing.