Thursday, October 18, 2018

number - Arba'a?


Who knows four?



Please cite/link your sources, if possible. After Shabbat, I will:




  • Upvote all interesting answers.




  • Accept the best answer.




  • Go on to the next number.






Answer



Four are the sheep you give back for stealing and slaughtering/selling one. Bah!


Four is the minimum number of children (two boys, two girls) at which point Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin and Rabbi Herschel Shachter would allow a couple to practice contraception indefinitely.


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