Judaism - Q&A

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Meor eynayim by de rossi

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Midrash called ‘K’bod Huppah”

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Questions on sidra [closed]

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What is “Hakobes”?

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Zacuto's Sefer Yuchsin translation

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history

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Is Moses Mendelssohn in Shem HaGedolim?

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Would the Aruch Hashulchan rule that one is yotzei if he doesn't drink melo lugmav by havdalah?

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Is Ulichaporas Pasha a new request or a continuation?

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Why do we dwell in booths every day during Sukkot, but we don't have to eat matzah every day during Pesach?

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What are Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach's Three Threes?

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Dancing in the vineyards on Yom Kippur

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Sh'mita and the home garden: what if anything is permitted?

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Does God of Judaism permit to pray in any language?

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How much of an interruption is permitted between a mitzvah blessing and the mitzvah?

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How many times does this phrase appear in the Chumash, and why?

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Did the urim v'tummim require binary questions?

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Alternative to Trope Trainer for printing large-print torah portions with trope and vowels?

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software

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Why will Mashiach do what the Yalkut Shimoni says he will?

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smichus amolek to bikkurim

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dikduk question.

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Why must yefas toar be allowed

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What's the main Jewish Holy Book?

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If someone has fulfilled an obligation (like kiddush), can he then do it for others?

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Which haftarah when Rosh Chodesh Av is on Shabbat?

1 answer · posted 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 4mo ago by msh210‭

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Is a loft a room for purposes of mezuzah?

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Why is parshat Balak written without breaks in the torah scroll?

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What is the difference between Islam and Judaism, given that the Torah is also one of Islam's holy books?

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Metered water tap on Shabbat

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Why do some books in Tanach have a different trop, and how are they sung?

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Why does the Torah mention Yosef in relation to Menashe but not Ephraim in the story of the spies?

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Were Abraham's and Lot's guests the same?

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Is there a medrash that says that foxes and fish lived together?

1 answer · posted 5mo ago by Dani‭ · last activity 5mo ago by sabbahillel‭

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What is the connection between the "tarshish" in Ezekiel's vision and the city Jonah fled toward?

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What is the difference when Rashi says בגמרא מפרש and מפרש בגמרא?

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Why does Naomi talk in masculine form to her daughters-in-law?

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Is there consensus with in any major Judaic religious sect if Muslims are Noahides?

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

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Handedness for t'fillin: nature or nurture?

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Why do we stop saying Mashiv Haruach?

1 answer · posted 6mo ago by Dani‭ · last activity 6mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Why aren't worried about carrying matza on Shabas?

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Groundbreaking disagreement in the Gemara?

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Rosh Hashanah vs Rosh Chodesh

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

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

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

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

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How does agency work for selling chameitz?

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passover transactions

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

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chametz transactions israel

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Why do we forgive past incarnations every night?

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tefilla-prayer forgiveness

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

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