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I’m an engineer, graduated with a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, and working in that field in the Greater NYC area.

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comment How can we determine when an image is a symbol?
@MatthewMiller, I didn’t think you’d meant that; I used that as an example of a clearly invalid reading.
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comment How can we determine when an image is a symbol?
As an aside, rule #3 would tend to exclude most Christological readings of the Hebrew Bible [“Old Testament”]; Rabbi Hirsch would consider this a feature of his system, not a flaw.
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answered Is Leviticus 12 saying that giving birth to a child is a sin?
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comment Why did the Samaritans worship God in Mount Gerissim rather than Jerusalem?
@Mawia, they claim not to worship any god but God; and there’s no indication that there are any remnants of their old pagan worship still around. Things might have been different 2,000 years ago; you might get some interesting information by asking about the Samaritans on ✡.SE.
Mar
20
answered Which literary genre of Job has the longer historical pedigree?
Mar
19
comment What did Isaiah intend with his unusual usage of “create” in Isaiah 45:7?
Zoroaster lived and taught long before Isaiah’s times (ca. 1000 BCE, vs. 700 BCE); the prophet may have been reacting directly to that philosophy. (Source: Rav Schwab on Yeshayahu.)
Mar
19
comment How many wives does Deuteronomy allow a king to have?
Actually, the fact that David did not marry Avishag is taken in halacha to indicate that he was married to the maximum allowable number of wives.
Mar
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comment Esther 4:14 observation & translation
Welcome to BH.SE. I’d suggest you clarify what it is you’re looking for; the StackExchange sites work best for Q&A rather than discussions. Could you perhaps find a specific question which we might answer for you?
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reviewed No Action Needed What do pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet material look like?
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reviewed Reviewed Why did the tabernacle use the colors blue, purple and scarlet?
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Feb
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reviewed Satisfactory Tribe of Benjamin Elite Corps of Slingers
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reviewed Satisfactory Is Satan one of the “sons of God”?
Feb
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reviewed Excellent Should the title in Isaiah 9 be translated?
Feb
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reviewed Satisfactory Why are the Psalms broken into five books?