Someone needs to catalog the appropriate hand gestures for
use in learning. A sevara said stam just
doesn’t have the same force as a sevara while sweeping one’s hand in an arc downward
and then upward with one’s thumb raised.
(I hope you can picture what I mean.)
If you want to look like a lamdan, make sure to use the appropriate arm, hand,
and thumb motions.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
hand gestures of lomdus
This article in Wired reports that researchers observed and cataloged
seven specific hand gestures were used repeatedly by members of academia in
lectures and talks. Want to look
smart? Make sure to use these gestures
when you speak. You can learn them all
using this website.
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This is a b'feirushe gemora in sotah and elsewhere: when Moshe saw that Yehuda "לא הוה קא ידע משקל ומטרח בשמעתא בהדי רבנן" he was mispallel ידיו רב לו
ReplyDeleteThus it is clear that learning involves the hands.
I get very suspicious when I see someone learning without his hands. It is said that the way to torture a Litvishe talmid chochom is to tape down his thumbs.
But, after all is said and done, it is a b'feirushe gemora [he said, thumbs orbiting appropriately]
If there was a comment of the year award I think this would definitely be a finalist... but then again, there is always the chance you might outdo yourself : )
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