names - Why is the sun Shemesh in hebrew - Mi Yodeya In Canaanite myths, Shemesh appears several times as El's messenger This could be a clue about why he is considered a servant Also in the Babylonian myths, Shamesh is the son while Sin [the Moon] is the Father, so Shamash naturally takes the subordinate role
Is a dud shemesh allowed to be used on Shabbat? - Mi Yodeya Can a solar-powered water heater (a dud shemesh [דוד שמש] in Hebrew) be used on Shabbat? These are quite common in Israel as a way of heating water without electricity on a sunny day Essentially, the water is in a glass tank and gets heated by the sun's rays
Ramat Bet Shemesh Daled and Purim - Mi Yodeya There have been many arguments over the past years regarding which day those in Bet Shemesh and specifically Ramat Bet Shemesh Daled, which is near Yarmut, should keep, since Yarmut is mentioned to have had a wall at the time of Yehoshua bin Nun They have found sections of the wall
words - what Difference between Shamash and eved - Mi Yodeya Of course, this is stretching the explanation, a bit, but, then again, it's possible that the word "shemesh" used for "sun" may have originated from the word "shamash", anyway Also, slight nuance "Eved" means "worker" or "slave", implying that there is a boss or master or someone controlling the eved
halacha - Solar Power on Shabbos - Mi Yodeya What's the deal with using solar power on Shabbos? Cooking is permitted, but what of the following cases: 1) Heating water (Dud-Shemesh style) 2) Solar-powered watches 3) Solar-powered toys What
zemanim - Why is twilight called Bein Hashmashot? - Mi Yodeya This name makes perfect sense, as the "sun of the day" is not fully gone, but the "sun of the night" hasn't fully arrived, so it is a Safek if it is the time of the old Shemesh (of the day), or the new Shemesh (of the night) According to Wikishiva here, it is between when the sun disappears, and when it's light goes away:
hebrew - What is the nachash in Genesis 3? - Mi Yodeya I see that the Hebrew word for serpent in Genesis 3 is nachash and that according to Strongs this word is a noun which stems from the verb 'nachash' meaning to practice divination, or observe signs
messiah - History of Chabad Moshiach flag - Mi Yodeya The yellow background alludes to sunlight (Shemesh HaVaya - The Eternal Light) The crown alludes to Mashiach "or the Messianic Coronation of Humanity (a human being) provided by God when humanity has achieved it's perfection "
tehilim psalms - The power of saying tehillim - Mi Yodeya It makes great blessings goodness and merits to him It is also interesting that the Magen U'Shemesh writes that Gimatria of the one hundred and fifty Pesuqim is corresponding to the Gimatria of Pidion (redemption) The Midrash in Pinhas writes that whatever a person needs, he should recite Tehilim for it