Judaism - Q&A

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

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Does the Torah guarantee free speech?

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Lesser-known Shabbos Zemiros

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shabbat liturgy

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

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challah kohen-priests tithes

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What exactly is "cooking"?

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cooking

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(How) does the home gardener tithe?

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agriculture tithes

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

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halacha-theory yibum

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

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genesis-book-of Parshat-vayishlach

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Are flowers muktzah on Shabbat?

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What does this abbreviation stand for?

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hebrew abbreviations

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

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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?

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kosher fish

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

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chanukah

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Purity and Channukah

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tumah-taharah-ritual-purity chanukah

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Sources discussing electric cars on Chol Hamo'ed

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sources-mekorot

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Read the wrong haftara. Now what?

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haftarah

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Why did Yaakov propose his payment scheme?

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parshat-vayeitzei

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Do you say Baruch Dayan Ha-emet immediately, regardless of where you are when you learn the news?

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priorities blessing

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Why the large נ in the thirteen midos?

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The encampments in the midbar

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history

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Not referring to children by nicknames

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minhag names sources-mekorot child

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Shgagah with the killing of the son of the Amalekite ger?

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Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts?

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Does the narrator of Numbers assert that the Anakim come from the Nephilim?

1 answer · last activity about 2 months ago by user8078‭

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If the words come from Christian worship but aren't otherwise objectionable, can you use them for secular music?

0 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

music christianity

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(When) can one listen to Christian music, according to Igrot Moshe?

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music christianity

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Do Bnei Keturah need a Bris upon conversion according to Rambam?

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halacha gentiles brit-milah

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Is learning Aleph Beis considered learning Torah?

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halacha aleph-bet-letters torah-study

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Why did the Ark rest on Ararat?

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parshat-noach

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What are these words on the back of a קלף?

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words klaf-parchment

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Why isn't there a source for a widow's time limit?

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masechet-ketubot marriage sources-mekorot

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Where was Lot during the famine?

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parshat-lech-lecha

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Was Sigd part of historical Jewish observance?

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history

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Can a sick pet eat food that would otherwise be forbidden?

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halacha animals food

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How did they use to sleep in the shul?

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halacha synagogue masechet-eruvin sleep

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Understanding the dispute between Rashi and Kallah Rabbasi on singing Song of Songs?

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masechet-sanhedrin music masechet-kallah song-of-songs

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After being expelled, did Adam and Chava build tents or houses for themselves or continue to live outdoors?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

parshat-bereishit

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Does "החג" include שמיני עצרת?

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names shmini-atzeret sukot

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Why does the text in B'reishit refer to God in the plural?

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parshat-bereishit theology

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Why is the birth of Kayin written strangely?

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parshat-bereishit

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Hiding in a tree or hiding among the trees?

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by sabbahillel‭

grammar parshanut--reading-tanach parshat-bereishit

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What is the purpose of God asking Adam to name the animals?

4 answers · last activity 3 months ago by msh210‭

parshat-bereishit

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Which of the Asseres Hadibros is most important?

2 answers · last activity 3 months ago by eliyahu‭

sources-mekorot jealousy aseres-hadibros

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Why did Abraham refuse to accept Bera's proposal

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parshat-lech-lecha abraham

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Have other great Rabbis followed Rebbi Akiva's example for dying as a martyr?

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masechet-berachot

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Why must there be a contradiction between the seventh day of Passover and the eighth day of Sukkot?

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Can a Levi be called up in place of a Yisrael?

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"דִבַּרְתִּי צֶדֶק" in Ps. 40:10?

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psalms-book-of

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Why is "life from confusion" included in the agricultural Hoshana-prayer?

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