https://judaism.codidact.com/categories/32/tags/2979.rssNew Posts Tagged 'halacha-theory' - JudaismJudaism - Codidact2024-02-19T15:29:36Zhttps://judaism.codidact.com/posts/290871How is Mitoch Shelo lishma ba lishma allowed?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312024-02-19T15:29:36Z2024-02-19T15:29:36Z<p>I'm not fully finished with this question as I haven't researched all of my premises, and if someone can point me in the direction of a resource which would stop my question before it starts, th...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/290692Can suicide be halachically acceptable?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312024-02-04T13:45:10Z2024-02-04T13:45:10Z<p>This is a strange fact pattern that I thought of and I will explain my premises as I move through it, but the bottom line is whether a person can use suicide as a halachically acceptable behavio...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/290408How is the latest time for Channukah candles determined?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-12-08T13:47:36Z2023-12-25T15:56:51Z<p>One may light Channukah candles <em>ad shetichle regel min hashuk</em>, until people stop walking through the market, because after that there would be no <em>pirsumei nisa</em>, advertisement o...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/290241Tevillas Keilim on Used thingsrosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-11-16T14:39:32Z2023-11-21T02:47:27Z<p>I was reading up on tevillas keilim and saw the following statements on <a href="https://www.star-k.org/articles/articles/seasonal/1168/the-mitzvah-of-tevilas-keilim/">this </a>site:</p>
<block...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/290242Halacha applied differently dependent on the situationrosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-11-16T14:44:01Z2023-11-21T02:23:39Z<p>I recall asking someone about whether a Jew could work in a non-kosher restaurant. One of the opinions I heard was that a Jew shouldn't because "odds are" that the person, as a waiter, will end ...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/288250Wine Making things treifrosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-06-08T17:44:35Z2023-09-22T09:11:52Z<p>Non kosher food creates a status in dishes that requires that they go through a kashering process. I recall learning that this is at least partially to remove any residual taste or particulates ...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/288712Tzidkat'cha in the presence of a mournerrosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-06-26T13:59:16Z2023-06-26T23:44:43Z<p>If one is in shul on a Shabbos afternoon and a mourner (who is in his 7 days) is davening there, does the minyan say Tzidkat'cha?</p>
<p>My logic -- during the week,one does not say tachanun in...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/288230Inference of Opposites as Halachic processrosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312023-06-05T12:06:00Z2023-06-05T12:06:00Z<p>In the Talmudic discussion of the Sotah ritual, the halacha is derived that, because part of the ritual requires uncovering the woman's hair, the obligation would otherwise be to keep the hair c...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280891Should rabbis come up with new ideas about niddah.interestedhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/532882021-02-22T16:18:46Z2021-02-23T05:50:49Z<p>Should rabbis have a new look at niddah today since doctors have come up with new ideas about it unknown to previous doctors.</p>
<!-- g: js, mdit -->https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280693(When) can halacha with a stated reason be revisited in light of new information?Monica Celliohttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/80462021-02-08T01:17:55Z2021-02-15T16:26:17Z<p>I saw the following question, asked by David Ziants, on mail-jewish today:</p>
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<p>In Daf Yomi, have just started chapter 7 of Mesechet Pesachim, and the first Mishneh talks about ...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/280145Does a living brother fulfill his own pru ur'vu during a Yibum marriage?rosendshttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530312020-12-29T16:45:04Z2021-01-03T19:22:32Z<p>If a man is required to father a boy and a girl (according to B"Hillel in Yevamos 61b), but is married to his late brother's wife (the brother died, childless) then do (all) the children wh...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/279335Shgagah with the killing of the son of the Amalekite ger?Harel13https://judaism.codidact.com/users/530152020-11-18T19:04:13Z2020-11-18T19:04:13Z<p>In <a href="https://www.sefaria.org.il/I_Samuel.31.4?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en">Shmuel 1:31:4</a> it says that Shaul committed suicide rather than be captured alive by the Plishtim.</p>
...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277838Is Lashon Hara L'toelet Hutra or Dechuya?talmidforlifehttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/533852020-08-31T18:39:38Z2020-09-01T00:25:22Z<p>We know that <em>Lashon Hara L'toelet</em>, for a positive purpose is allowed (under certain guidelines). For example, if I am helping someone not lose money by telling them that a person is a s...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/277523Status of the descendants of YarchaHarel13https://judaism.codidact.com/users/530152020-08-27T06:22:45Z2020-08-27T06:22:45Z<p>In Ki Tetzeh it says (Devarim 23:8-9):</p>
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<p>"You shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you were a stranger in his land. Children born to them may be admitted into the congregation...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276717Are there guidelines to define if something is an aggadawithoutatracehttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/530822020-07-13T15:30:35Z2020-07-13T15:30:35Z<p>It is often clear when a portion of the gemarah is written as an aggadah (ie, non-legal), however there are times where it may be unclear if a statement is aggadic, halachic, or none of the abov...https://judaism.codidact.com/posts/276360Why is it necessary to ask a Rabbi?Systemhttps://judaism.codidact.com/users/-12020-06-28T14:09:31Z2020-06-28T14:14:12Z<p>In various places on this site, including the <a href="https://judaism.codidact.com/help/faq">FAQ</a>, we have the following disclaimer:</p>
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