Judaism - Q&A

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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

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Giving food to a spouse for Mishlo'ach manot

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How does agency work for selling chameitz?

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passover transactions

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Lesser-known Shabbos Zemiros

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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

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What happens if the goring ox was provoked?

0 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

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

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shabbat food passover

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Sources discussing electric cars on Chol Hamo'ed

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sources-mekorot

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

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halacha-theory

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

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Why do we stop saying Mashiv Haruach?

1 answer · last activity 2 days ago by Monica Cellio‭

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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 6 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

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

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Why is cholam sometimes pronounced like segol (Chabad, Yom Kippur)?

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yom-kippur hebrew chabad

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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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What exactly is "cooking"?

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cooking

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

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by DonielF‭

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Are flowers muktzah on Shabbat?

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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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Naming a daughter when there's no minyan around

0 answers · last activity 7 months ago by msh210‭

minyan naming-people isolation

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

0 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Why does Rashi leave out an example?

2 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Dani‭

rashi parshat-haazinu parshat-lech-lecha

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Why did the Ark rest on Ararat?

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parshat-noach

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Is learning Aleph Beis considered learning Torah?

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by DonielF‭

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

0 answers · last activity 21 days ago by Mithical‭

passover seder

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Groundbreaking disagreement in the Gemara?

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tardition machloket

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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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What's wrong with salmon skin?

0 answers · last activity 4 months ago by msh210‭

kosher fish

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What role does the Satan play in Jewish theology?

0 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mithical‭

satan theology

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Blowing a Shofar with a mask over the wide end

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by MTL‭

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"for you are…" in the blessings of sh'mone esre

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shemoneh-esrei-amida

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The encampments in the midbar

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history

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Explanation about story in Maseches Shabbos.

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Dani‭

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

0 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

priorities blessing

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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 8 months ago by robev‭

parshat-ki-tavo bikkurim

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

4 answers · last activity 6 months ago by msh210‭

parshat-bereishit

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The End of a Period of Nezirut

0 answers · last activity 9 months ago by rosends‭

nazir

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

0 answers · last activity 6 months ago by DonielF‭

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

2 answers · last activity 6 months ago by sabbahillel‭

parshat-bereishit theology

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Does "make for yourself a rav" normally terminate with the synagogue employment contract?

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Monica Cellio‭

rabbis ethics synagogue

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Why aren't worried about carrying matza on Shabas?

1 answer · last activity 11 days ago by msh210‭

shabbat matza

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Why is the birth of Kayin written strangely?

1 answer · last activity 6 months ago by msh210‭

parshat-bereishit

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Why was King Hezekiah allowed to hide the Book of Healing, thereby causing otherwise preventable deaths?

0 answers · last activity 8 months ago by DonielF‭

death-burial medicine masechet-berachot masechet-pesachim

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What happened to the fruit brought by the spies?

0 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Harel13‭

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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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Why did Yaakov propose his payment scheme?

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