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The Meaning of the Abbreviation "Shlita"
Various Rabbis
25 Tammuz 5765
Question
I continually see and hear the appelation "Shlita" attached to some people. Obviously, it seems to be a title of honor and distinction, but, oddly, my dictionary of reishei tevot does not list this one. What are the words of the abbreviation and what is the English translation?
Answer
You are right, it is Rashei Teivot for Shlita are Shyichyeh L'Orech Yamim Tovim Amen.
In English - May he live for many good days, amen.
It is usually attached to name of important rabbis.
Human sacrifice & Lev 27:29
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Adam and Eve
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Rambam on Shedim (demons)
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Musar
Rabbi David Sperling | Adar 16, 5781
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Cheshvan 22, 5769
Re-eh vs. Mishpatim
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Elul 3, 5780
Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.
Birkat ha'ilanot
Adar 26, 5781
Music during the 10 Days of Repentance
Elul 27, 5774
Yom HaAtzmaut and Yom HaZikaron
Nisan 30, 5774
Day dates
Kislev 15, 5778
Woman's pleasure
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 12 Shevat 5764
Genesis 24: 2-9 – Put your hand under my thigh
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Tevet 26, 5770
The Kennedy Family
Rabbi Berel Wein | 16 Cheshvan 5763
Nicotine Gum
Various Rabbis | Tishrei 5, 5774
Parsha readings on weekdays
Various Rabbis | Kislev 25, 5775
Tevilat porcilain
Rabbi David Sperling | Tevet 29, 5773
Israeli Army service with the non-religious: contd.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 1, 5781
Igeret Teiman and non religious Jews
Rabbi David Sperling | Tammuz 3, 5781
The Sanhedrin
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 5, 5781
Police and stopping cars on shabbat
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Tammuz 5, 5781
Talking bad
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Tammuz 8, 5781
