posts so far for Yom Kippur

2010

1. Well, this first one from 2010, at least. I'm going to point out a bunch of my Yonah posts. First, Did the Malbim on Yonah predict an undersea river? I don't think so.
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2. What was Yonah's message? A different parse yields a different message for Yanah to deliver.
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3. Yonah and the Goldfish
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4. Yonah's Rebellion and Yonah as Metaphor
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5. On the etymology of the Hebrew word moznayim, scales

2009

1. My theory about the runaway scapegoat -- that they let it run away deliberately.
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2. Did the designated man live out the year? And what is the basis for saying he did not?
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3. A defense of Rabbi Eleazar haKallir from Ibn Ezra's criticisms -- here and here.
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4. The nusach for shlugging kapporos.

2008

1. Two whole goats?! -- a post for Toledot, which touches on the idea that the two goats prepared for Yitzchak corresponded to the two goats on Yom Kippur.
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2. From Acharei Mos, the Goral LaAzazal, and what it might mean.
   

2007

1. Makom Kavuah, and Astro-turf. A short anecdote which teaches an interesting lesson.
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2. And saying Selichot.
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3. No greater days for Israel than Yom Kippur and Tu BeAv.

2006

1. An important note for women shlugging kapparos using money -- a correction to the Artscroll nusach. Well, not so important. But a correction nonetheless.
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2. All of Rif on masechet Yoma.

2005

1. The goat to Azazel -- which may look like syncretism, but is really sending it off to a place. And I try to prove it.
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2. Yonah's rebellion, and Yonah as metaphor -- and how Yonah recognizes that he is to serve as a lesson. And a bit on political correctness coming against academic integrity.

2004

1. Aruch Hashulchan on (and against) kapparot, with my English translation.