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What exactly is "cooking"?

I'm having trouble putting this question into words so hear me out, while I struggle: What is cooking halachically? I don't mean "at what temperature does cooking happen?" but more like "what is ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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The Essence of Judaism

What is hateful to you, do not do to others. That is the whole Torah. The rest is the explanation. Go learn! ~ Rabbi Hillel I would like to know the ouisa (essence) of Judaism (the oldest of t...

3 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by Agent Smith‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by Fred Wamsley‭

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Ein somchin al Hanes - Purim

In the megillah, Mordechai tells Esther that if she doesn't go to the king, salvation will come from another source. While this is an admirable show of faith isn't he being somech al nes, reliant o...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭

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Is according to any major Judaic sect, naming god Allah is idolatry?

A fundamental Muslim practice is naming the god of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph and Ishmael in Arabic Allah (ٱللَّٰه) while not necessarily denying that the name of god in Hebrew is Yahwah (יהוה)....

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 2y ago by deleted user

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smichus amolek to bikkurim

At the end of Ki Setze we talk about Amolek. The next sidra, Ki Savo, starts off about Bikkurim. In chumash everything has to have a connection. So what is the connection between them?

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by interested‭  ·  edited 2y ago by msh210‭

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Zacuto's Sefer Yuchsin translation

The English translation of Sefer Yuchsin by Israel Shamir, the Holocaust denier and anti-Semite, is that a complete unabridged translation of the entire Hebrew sefer by Zacuto?

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by runters32‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by runters32‭

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Questions on sidra [closed]

On sidra vayero Why didnt avrohom himself give the water. What is the difference if hashem himself gives it or his servan in the desert Why should we save a bad city because they have 50 righteo...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by interested‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Did Rabbi Avigdor Miller ever mention Azariah de Rossi or his sefer "Me'or Eynayim"?

Did Rabbi Avigdor Miller ever mention Azariah de Rossi or his sefer "Me'or Eynayim"? If so, what did he say about him or his sefer?

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by mosheemes‭

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What's the main Jewish Holy Book?

What is the Jewish holy book? As far as I know that is Torah. Even, I had heard that Torah is in Arabic. While searching it again, I found that there's difference between Torah in Islam and Torah i...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  last activity 2y ago by deleted user

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Targum of yehoshua bin nun [closed]

Targum onkelos renders “Yehoshua bin Nun” “Yehoshua bar Nun.” This sounds like “Yehoshua bar none.” Has anyone ever made a joke about this, and if not, why not?

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Racquetball‭  ·  closed 4y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Why does everyone talk during pesukei d’zimra? [closed]

Why does no one, not even the daveners at the most chareidi kollel, follow the halacha of not talking during pesukei d’zimra?

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Racquetball‭  ·  closed 4y ago by DonielF‭

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Contradiction in statements of Rabbi Avigdor Miller

Rabbi Miller contradicted himself very badly. In one of his talks he says about Nixon, "And the ads that you see in the newspapers blaming Nixon for his appointment of conservative judges - it's j...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Racquetball‭  ·  edited 4y ago by robev‭

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Should rabbis come up with new ideas about niddah. [closed]

Should rabbis have a new look at niddah today since doctors have come up with new ideas about it unknown to previous doctors.

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by interested‭  ·  closed 3y ago by Isaac Moses‭