Judaism - Q&A

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Who protected the women and children of Reuven, Gad, and 1/2 Menashe during the conquest?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by robev‭

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

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Is it preferable to not say Mincha early on a fast day?

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Doubling up on a Siyum

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

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 11mo ago by user8078‭

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What happened to the end of the Aleph-Beis in Kol Mekadesh?

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Why is it necessary to ask a Rabbi?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by System‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by System‭

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How obligatory is Eicha on Tish'ah b'Av?

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Who was Yitzchaki?

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Why is Shlissel Challah permissible?

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Why aren't weddings on specific days?

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Blowing a Shofar with a mask over the wide end

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Is there any connection between the Sotah, the Mizbeiach, and the Beis HaMikdash keychain?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by DonielF‭

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Naming a daughter when there's no minyan around

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Read the wrong haftara. Now what?

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by msh210‭ · last activity 10mo ago by ploni‭

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

0 answers · posted 1y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Why didn't Yitzchak help his father?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Dani‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Harel13‭

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Why not immerse in the early morning on erev Rosh Hashana?

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Should the repetition of the amidah be discontinued?

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Where did Bnei Yisroel get slaves in the desert?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Silver‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by manassehkatz‭

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Do Felt Garments Require Tzitzit?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by רבות מחשבות‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Isaac Moses‭

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How did accidental killers sustain themselves while living in the cities of refuge?

2 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Alaychem‭

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How does one pray Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur alone?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Examples of derivations

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What is the status of a human-mermaid offspring?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by DonielF‭

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For taking challah, (how) do you account for the flour in sourdough starter?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by msh210‭

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Why is "chinam" translated as "baseless"?

2 answers · posted 1y ago by DonielF‭ · last activity 1y ago by Dev-iL‭

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

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by DonielF‭ · last activity 8mo ago by simyou‭

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Can a Rabbi lose his ordination?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by DonielF‭ · edited 1y ago by DonielF‭

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May one name a secular object using a Divine Name?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by DonielF‭ · last activity 1y ago by Alaychem‭

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

1 answer · posted 1y ago by DonielF‭ · last activity 1y ago by robev‭

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Seeking list of prohibitions which force one to do an action

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Are flowers muktzah on Shabbat?

1 answer · posted 10mo ago by ploni‭ · last activity 10mo ago by msh210‭

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When does not forgiving become holding a grudge?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Which tallis should be kissed?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Dani‭

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What happened to the fruit brought by the spies?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by Harel13‭

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Can a woman blow the shofar during Elul for herself? Can anyone?

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 1y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Why does the incense offerer get a chosen buddy?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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

1 answer · posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 1y ago by msh210‭

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What's wrong with salmon skin?

0 answers · posted 11mo ago by msh210‭ · edited 11mo ago by msh210‭

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Taking pills with letters on Shabbos

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Can a terminally-ill patient give up his ventilator to save another?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 1y ago by Dani‭

halacha medicine

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Does the nascent Sanhedrin in Israel sanctify the new moon with witnesses?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Daniel‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Harel13‭

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Was Sigd part of historical Jewish observance?

0 answers · posted 12mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

history

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

4 answers · posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭ · last activity 1y ago by msh210‭

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

2 answers · posted 11mo ago by curiousdannii‭ · last activity 11mo ago by Harel13‭

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

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by curiousdannii‭ · last activity 11mo ago by user8078‭

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Are there guidelines to define if something is an aggada

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by withoutatrace‭

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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 · posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

music christianity

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Do the requirements to honor a Kohen require one to honor a female Kohen?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by DonielF‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by JoelK‭

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