tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post6563895066758306863..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Diaspora Jews Merit One Day of YontiffTzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-89267149532251901682010-03-17T13:43:53.950-04:002010-03-17T13:43:53.950-04:00Anonymous may inadvertantly be onto something. Per...Anonymous may inadvertantly be onto something. Perhaps the sages in their wisdom made the extra days of yomtov to subtly pressure Jews to move to Israel?Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427958060125916774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-29933547931560535982008-06-12T14:36:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:36:00.000-04:00if you are not living in israel you deserve the pu...if you are not living in israel you deserve the punishment that is the 2 day yomtov. i dont care how much it costs to call here or how quickly you can get here. if your not here, your not here. get off your butts and move here and stop kvetching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-81721473942168994882008-06-08T22:19:00.000-04:002008-06-08T22:19:00.000-04:00bryce said "It would be mighty difficult to cut do...bryce said "It would be mighty difficult to cut down on the number of Sabbaths." Why is that a problem? Obama just GAVE us eight new states, and we didn't even ask for them! Why can't he just shorten the year? Or at least make some Saturdays disappear? Shouldn't be too hard for a guy who's been compared to a prophet, angel and/or messiah, after all, he was born four years prior to being conceived. I know what we can do - let's ask the President of Canada.John D. Enrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543557857255394818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-34820615443652829932007-03-20T00:05:00.000-04:002007-03-20T00:05:00.000-04:00"We overdo it. So many Sabbaths and festivals. And..."We overdo it. So many Sabbaths and festivals. And five extra days outside of Israel. For what reason."<BR/><BR/>I can khap your argument about the festivals, but the Sabbaths? It would be mighty difficult to cut down on the number of Sabbaths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com