tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post2508197289695570057..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Mishpatim: Was the Malach Metatron or Moshe?joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-47982003268890250382014-01-21T11:19:38.557-05:002014-01-21T11:19:38.557-05:00regarding saying the full name of certain angels o...regarding saying the full name of certain angels out loud see: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/a/26104/3120Isaacsonhttp://twitter.com/isaacsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-64542456056760541122008-01-31T14:42:00.000-05:002008-01-31T14:42:00.000-05:00A sefer I have refers to Nagid Umtzaveh, Seder Hak...A sefer I have refers to Nagid Umtzaveh, Seder Hakriah Bechol yom; Chayei Adam, Klal 5 Seif 27; Zechor Leavraham letter Shin (none of which I am able to see inside at present).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-60884411980882514182008-01-30T20:09:00.000-05:002008-01-30T20:09:00.000-05:00thanks.shkoyach!thanks.<BR/>shkoyach!joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-86433475599240008022008-01-30T19:28:00.000-05:002008-01-30T19:28:00.000-05:00http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7...<A HREF="http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A" REL="nofollow">http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9A</A><BR/><BR/>על פי אחת האמונות ביהדות: אין להגות את שמות המלאכים, מחשש שאם יקראו בשמם עלולים הוא להתייצב וכשייראו שנקראו לחינם הם יפגעו באדם הקורא להם.yaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179304707239865515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-76162717675643500792008-01-29T18:47:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:47:00.000-05:00Sam I've actually heard of (in the context of a so...Sam I've actually heard of (in the context of a source discussing Samael, and the different portions of the name.) Good point. Are these TLAs (two-letter-abbreviations) required for piety's sake?<BR/><BR/>Have you heard of Metat (Mem Tet Tet rather than Mem-Tet) as a three-letter name? As this was presented to me, it was abbreviated more because of kinship with Hashem, as above, but it is quite possible I misunderstood the intent.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-82692633035557871602008-01-29T18:35:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:35:00.000-05:00No. We call a more destructive angel "Samech Mem"...No. We call a more destructive angel "Samech Mem". Other angels have similar abbreviations. This is not exclusive to Mem-Tet.yaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179304707239865515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-12508427894703728552008-01-29T17:13:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:13:00.000-05:00thanks.would you find those kabbalistic sources th...thanks.<BR/>would you find those kabbalistic sources theologically problematic?joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-86384342007178471692008-01-29T16:53:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:53:00.000-05:00It's known in Kabbalistic sources to refer to him ...It's known in Kabbalistic sources to refer to him as Mem-Tet.yaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179304707239865515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-21030847559532328392008-01-29T14:52:00.001-05:002008-01-29T14:52:00.001-05:00Yes, I came back to mention that I had the wrong A...Yes, I came back to mention that I had the wrong Alan Rickman movie. Dogma is what I meant above. And I was told to say "Metat" only when I was in campo (Torah voda'as. Frum, but not chasidish, though I don't remember who told me, so he could have been chasidish).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-11888831508610649202008-01-29T14:52:00.000-05:002008-01-29T14:52:00.000-05:00But both pictures are of Megatron, the leader of t...But both pictures are of Megatron, the leader of the evil Transformers, the Decepticons. I can't help but think of Megatron when I see Metatron, even though they are really to be pronounced entirely differently.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-30649781745941605152008-01-29T14:50:00.000-05:002008-01-29T14:50:00.000-05:00I was tempted to put up pictures from the movie Do...I was tempted to put up pictures from the movie Dogma, but thought better of it.<BR/><BR/>:)joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-53859310478682230032008-01-29T14:44:00.000-05:002008-01-29T14:44:00.000-05:00You should have had pictures from Galaxy Quest, no...You should have had pictures from Galaxy Quest, not Transformers. (Or whatever those robots are)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com