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Why does Rashi leave out an example?

1 answer  ·  last activity about 3 hours ago by ‭sabbahillel‭

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When does not forgiving become holding a grudge?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

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Fasting 3 fasts.

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Must one forgive those who wronged him but do not ask forgiveness?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 days ago by ‭Dani‭

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What does a beginning shofar blower need to know to correctly make the sounds?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 days ago by ‭manassehkatz‭

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Why are we only worried about choking now?

0 answers  ·  last activity 9 days ago by ‭msh210‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 11 days ago by ‭ploni‭

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Seeking list of prohibitions which force one to do an action

2 answers  ·  last activity 11 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

mitzvah-theory
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Source of Chasam Sofer's prediction.

1 answer  ·  last activity 14 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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What role does the Satan play in Jewish theology?

0 answers  ·  last activity 14 days ago by ‭Mithical‭

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Longest list of practical differences in shas.

0 answers  ·  last activity 15 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

talmud
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May Jews bow as a courtesy?

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

halacha avodah-zara-idolatry
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What specific action fulfills the commandment to write a sefer torah?

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

halacha sefer-torah
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Should you bring the ketubah on vacation?

0 answers  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

halacha ketubah
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Why aren't weddings on specific days?

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Intentionally praying shacharis without tefillin

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

shacharit tefillin
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Which ethical teachings are unique to Judaism?

2 answers  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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

1 answer  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Extra-Tanachic accounts for Nitzavim prophecy?

0 answers  ·  last activity 16 days ago by ‭Harel13‭

history parshat-nitzavim
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How do we understand tzniut as a violation of lifnei eevar?

1 answer  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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How is God's name pronounced when there is a prefix?

3 answers  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Is the Sanhedrin supposed to serve as an international court?

0 answers  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

gentiles beit-din-court
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Shalom Aleichem -- "shuvchem" instead of "tzeitchem"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

zemirot nuschaot
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Should the repetition of the amidah be discontinued?

1 answer  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Why did the Davidic dynasty need to come from questionable relations?

4 answers  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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I've already made a siyum on a work. Can I make a full siyum a second time?

1 answer  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Why does the verse state that one should "destroy" Maaser Sheni and Neta Reva'i?

1 answer  ·  last activity 17 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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Do any scholars identify Tarshish with Tartessos, before the Malbim?

0 answers  ·  last activity 18 days ago by ‭DonielF‭

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What are the requirements for the body of water used for tashlich?

1 answer  ·  last activity 20 days ago by ‭ploni‭

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Making a Bracha on a smell test.

0 answers  ·  last activity 20 days ago by ‭Dani‭

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May one name a secular object using a Divine Name?

1 answer  ·  last activity 21 days ago by ‭Alaychem‭

halacha divine-names
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Wearing the knots of tzitzis visibly.

0 answers  ·  last activity 23 days ago by ‭Dani‭

tzitzit sources-mekorot
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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 24 days ago by ‭robev‭

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When the Mishnayos were compiled, were they compiled into the perakim we have today, or were they just compiled into masechtos?

1 answer  ·  last activity 24 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

history mishna
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If voting doesn't do anything, should one vote?

5 answers  ·  last activity 24 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

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How should one who hears lashon hara respond?

0 answers  ·  last activity 24 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

lashon-hara-gossip
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hearing half of a double-long תרועה

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭msh210‭

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Was there a Soreg in Bayit Rishon?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭Harel13‭

beit-hamikdash-temple gentiles
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Is there a list of the different types of deaths?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭Harel13‭

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Nowadays, whom is Birkat Haminim directed at?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭Harel13‭

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Sources for the meaning of David's name

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭Harel13‭

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Is there any davening unique to being said when alone?

2 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by ‭ploni‭

minyan tefilla-prayer
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A year with eight Sh'minis is plenteous?

1 answer  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭msh210‭

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Plants before the Sun in the Order of Creation

8 answers  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

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What is a “halachic annulment” of a marriage and when is it employed?

1 answer  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

halacha divorce masechet-gitin kiddushin-eirusin aguna
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Putting a suffering animal out of its misery - Mitzvah, Reshut or prohibition?

3 answers  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

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Is Lashon Hara L'toelet Hutra or Dechuya?

1 answer  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭robev‭

halacha halacha-theory lashon-hara-gossip
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What is the difference between אנכי and אני in the torah? [closed]

1 answer  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭Monica Cellio‭

hebrew
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Difference between אני and אנכי

12 answers  ·  last activity 26 days ago by ‭msh210‭

tanach hebrew words
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