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two households both alike in dignity
Rabbis who've studied Judaism all their life: "But again, I am just a human. I can't possibly know everything and this is all my understanding. There is no limit to how much you can learn about Judaism, so there's always more I can learn and more perspectives I can discover."
Goyim on the internet: "Here's what all Jews believe, based on my very thorough research of 'watched Fiddler on the Roof once', and here's why I know more about Judaism than you silly Jews."
my favorite is when you ask something like "can I do X", and the rabbi tells you "I'm sure there are some who would say you can".
this happens when the rabbi doesn't want you to do X, but doesn't know of any particular halacha offhand that forbids it. And he knows that if he says "no", then you're required to follow that ruling. And according to some opinions, the laws of nazirus imply that abstaining from that which is pleasurable and permissible is considered sinful. therefore, if the rabbi tells you not to do X but it turns out you could've, he has just instructed you to sin.
it's just a little quirk of different halachos interacting that I find really neat.
Anonymous asked:
As a Gravity Falls fan what's your take on Mable's selfishness not having any consequence?
snapscube answered:
i think she is 12 years old and probably ultimately learned her lesson when the entire town was engulfed in a demonic apocalypse. what did you expect. should she have gone to jail?
Oddly I don’t see a single occupation listed besides the last where they’ll murder you just because they’re having a bad day and automatically get away with it.
I have only love for the USPS.
reminder that cops have also been logging covid deaths (after refusing to comply with masking orders nationwide) as on-duty fatalities, as well as everything from heart attacks to car crashes to friendly fire. a really significant amount of cop deaths aren't actually due to Criminal Violence, but it's significant that the cops act as though *all* of them are.