Judaism - Q&A

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Why do we stop saying Mashiv Haruach?

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Why aren't worried about carrying matza on Shabas?

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shabbat matza

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Groundbreaking disagreement in the Gemara?

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tardition machloket

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Which ethical teachings are unique to Judaism?

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ethics

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Rosh Hashanah vs Rosh Chodesh

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grammar rosh-hashanah rosh-chodesh

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Why didn't the dough rise during the night of the Exodus?

0 answers · last activity 18 days ago by Monica Cellio‭

food passover parashat-bo

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Why do we remove wine from our cups at "דם ואש ותימרות עשן"?

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passover seder

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Are we expecting Eliyahu to drink the fifth cup of wine?

0 answers · last activity 22 days ago by Monica Cellio‭

passover

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Why aren't we required to eat matzah every day during Pesach?

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passover

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How does agency work for selling chameitz?

1 answer · last activity 23 days ago by manassehkatz‭

passover transactions

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Does all of Israel sell its chametz through the chief rabbinate? If so, why?

0 answers · last activity about 1 month ago by msh210‭

chametz transactions israel

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Seudah shlishit before Pesach: what's the source for omitting bread?

1 answer · last activity about 1 month ago by msh210‭

shabbat food passover

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Why do we forgive past incarnations every night?

0 answers · last activity about 1 month ago by Dani‭

tefilla-prayer forgiveness

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הֶעֱלֵיתָ vs. הֶעֱלִיתָ

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words parshat-ki-tisa

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Giving food to a spouse for Mishlo'ach manot

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marriage purim mishloach-manot

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Does charity on Purim have to be "new" donations?

0 answers · last activity about 2 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

purim tzedaka

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Shehecheyanu on Purim

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blessing purim

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Ein somchin al Hanes - Purim

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purim

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Blotting out Haman's name only some of the time?

0 answers · last activity about 2 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

purim

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After the destruction of the temple, why didn't we revert to a temporary mishkan?

2 answers · last activity about 2 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

avoda-temple-service

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

0 answers · last activity about 2 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

halacha-theory

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Can one fulfill the obligation of megillah on Purim via Zoom?

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halacha purim

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Why marry at eighteen if one's reasoning isn't great yet?

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marriage age

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Talmudic proverb based on Job 42:10 — source?

1 answer · last activity 2 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

tanach talmud

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Why is מוציא לחם more of a problem than מתיר אסורים or מלביש ערמים?

1 answer · last activity 2 months ago by simyou‭

aleph-bet-letters masechet-berachot blessing

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What happens if the goring ox was provoked?

0 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

damages parshat-mishpatim

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(When) can halacha with a stated reason be revisited in light of new information?

1 answer · last activity 2 months ago by DonielF‭

halacha-theory

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Besamim and the Tree of Knowledge

0 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

havdala sources-mekorot spices

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What's the reason for Caleb, Achsah and Othniel story?

0 answers · last activity 2 months ago by artaxerxe‭

josuha caleb prophets

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In which volume is the Sdei Chemed’s rebuttal kuntrus printed?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Dr. Shmuel‭

sefer book

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Disposing of a Christian bible written in Hebrew?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

divine-names christianity

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Why is Shlissel Challah permissible?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by msh210‭

avodah-zara-idolatry minhag

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Are there any sources for counting Druze men as part of a Jewish minyan?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Aliza‭

minyan sources-mekorot

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When to say fleishik versus fleishike (in English)

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Aliza‭

kashrut

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Why do Egyptian priests keep land while Levites don't get any

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by simyou‭

kohen-priests levite mitzrayim-egypt parashat-vayigash

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Does the Torah guarantee free speech?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by DonielF‭

beit-din-court speech

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Lesser-known Shabbos Zemiros

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by msh210‭

shabbat liturgy

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Why do we destroy t'rumah and challah instead of giving it to a kohein?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

challah kohen-priests tithes

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(How) does the home gardener tithe?

2 answers · last activity 4 months ago by AA ‭

agriculture tithes

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What exactly is "cooking"?

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cooking

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Read the wrong haftara. Now what?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by ploni‭

haftarah

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Does a living brother fulfill his own pru ur'vu during a Yibum marriage?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

halacha-theory yibum

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What does אלוף mean in the context of Eisav's family tree?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

genesis-book-of Parshat-vayishlach

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What does this abbreviation stand for?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

hebrew abbreviations

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Avinu Malkeinu as part of Tachanun

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tachanun tefilla-prayer

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Are flowers muktzah on Shabbat?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

halacha shabbat muktzah

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What are the flaws in the ten kal vachomer arguments in the torah?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

rashi

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Why "את אבי מורי בעל הבית הזה" when inapplicable?

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chabad birkat-hamazon

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What's wrong with salmon skin?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

kosher fish

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Lights for 24 hours or 3 hours on 8 days -- which is better?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by robev‭

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