Judaism - Q&A

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

0 answers · last activity about 2 months ago by Dani‭

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

1 answer · last activity about 2 months ago by JohnDoea‭

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

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Dani‭

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Rosh Hashanah vs Rosh Chodesh

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by simyou‭

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

1 answer · last activity about 2 months ago by msh210‭

parshat-shelach

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

0 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

halacha-theory

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

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

passover

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

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by tzvi‭

passover seder

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What's the main Jewish Holy Book?

2 answers · last activity about 13 hours ago by JohnDoea‭

holy-book torah

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Handedness for t'fillin: nature or nurture?

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

tefillin

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

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by msh210‭

challah kohen-priests tithes

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

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by msh210‭

halacha-theory yibum

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Disposing of a Christian bible written in Hebrew?

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

divine-names christianity

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Giving food to a spouse for Mishlo'ach manot

0 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

marriage purim mishloach-manot

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Talmudic proverb based on Job 42:10 — source?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

tanach talmud

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

2 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

avoda-temple-service

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

0 answers · last activity about 1 month ago by Monica Cellio‭

sefer-torah parshat-balak

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

1 answer · last activity 3 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

food passover parashat-bo

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What exactly is "cooking"?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by manassehkatz‭

cooking

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When to say fleishik versus fleishike (in English)

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Aliza‭

kashrut

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

0 answers · last activity 3 months ago by JohnDoea‭

jduaism-and-islam

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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 9 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

music christianity

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

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by DonielF‭

halacha-theory

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

1 answer · last activity about 1 month ago by DonielF‭

concept

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Groundbreaking disagreement in the Gemara?

1 answer · last activity 4 months ago by DonielF‭

tardition machloket

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

0 answers · last activity 10 months ago by DonielF‭

kohen-priests torah-service levite

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

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by Miriam‭

masechet-berachot

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(How) does the home gardener tithe?

2 answers · last activity 7 months ago by AA ‭

agriculture tithes

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Where was Lot during the famine?

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by sabbahillel‭

parshat-lech-lecha

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

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by msh210‭

chabad birkat-hamazon

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Read the wrong haftara. Now what?

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by ploni‭

haftarah

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Is a loft a room for purposes of mezuzah?

0 answers · last activity 17 days ago by Monica Cellio‭

mezuzah

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Does the Torah guarantee free speech?

0 answers · last activity 7 months ago by DonielF‭

beit-din-court speech

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

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Aliza‭

minyan sources-mekorot

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Is one in violation of Lifnei Iveir for setting himself up to sin later?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by robev‭

lifnei-iver leviticus-book-of masechet-avodah-zarah

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When does not forgiving become holding a grudge?

0 answers · last activity 10 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

teshuvah-repentance forgiveness grudges

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

1 answer · last activity 7 months ago by msh210‭

genesis-book-of Parshat-vayishlach

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Why aren't weddings on specific days?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by DonielF‭

masechet-ketubot nisuin

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May one name a secular object using a Divine Name?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by Alaychem‭

halacha divine-names

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

0 answers · last activity 14 days ago by Monica Cellio‭

blessing mitzvah-theory

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Did Moshe have free will when he struck the rock in the wilderness?

2 answers · last activity 12 months ago by user8078‭

parshat-chukat

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What's your favorite weekly Torah section, and why?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by DonielF‭

deuteronomy-book-of leviticus-book-of genesis-book-of exodus-book-of numbers-book-of

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

2 answers · last activity 4 months ago by manassehkatz‭

passover

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When bringing first fruits, why do we say to the priest "your God" rather than "our God"?

1 answer · last activity 11 months ago by robev‭

parshat-ki-tavo bikkurim

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The Talmudic "Drakkon" and the Chinese "Long"

0 answers · last activity 12 months ago by DonielF‭

avodah-zara-idolatry

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Which haftarah when Rosh Chodesh Av is on Shabbat?

1 answer · last activity 27 days ago by msh210‭

haftarah three-weeks rosh-chodesh

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"דִבַּרְתִּי צֶדֶק" in Ps. 40:10?

0 answers · last activity 10 months ago by msh210‭

psalms-book-of

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Explanation about story in Maseches Shabbos.

0 answers · last activity 12 months ago by Dani‭

masechet-shabbat agada-stories-legends

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Is closing the Succah door ‘hiddur-Mitzvah’?

0 answers · last activity 10 months ago by Dr. Shmuel‭

sukkah

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Hiding in a tree or hiding among the trees?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by sabbahillel‭

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