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I know that there are some customary "categories" of daily contemplation during the Omer -- combinations of Chesed, Hod, etc. I know that each week has one of these as a theme, and then within tha...
Last Shabbat, one of the community, who came from Ethiopia, gave a lesson about the different customs an traditions that they had back there at Ethiopia. He was pointing out several major differen...
Many kids I know (including past-me) think that Eliyahu drinks from the fifth cup at each seder. I've been to several where parents encouraged this belief, perhaps as a way of keeping the kids awa...
The beginning of the Jewish year is referred to as Rosh Hashanah. The beginning of the Jewish month is called Rosh Chodesh. How come Rosh Hashanah has a "hey" (ה) in it, while Rosh Chodesh does n...
When it comes to the bread, my plain understanding of the Exodus is that the Israelites left Egypt with dough (Exodus 12:34) and later baked it into unleavened bread because it had not risen (Exodu...
My LOR was extremely resistant to the idea of a strictly online "no physical Kinyan" sale until last year. We came up with a form (the only option last year, this year he allowed people to contact...
I do not mean this as a practical question -- if I have to do that, I'll ask local authorities. This is more about the theory of the idea. I know that we try to separate ourselves from Avodah Zara...
I'm trying to get a handle on the events surrounding the creation of man. Is there any resource which catalogues the events and opinions? Adam and Chava are created Erev Shabbos. According to one ...
If one goes to a hotel in which the doors have BOTH an electronic lock and a manual one built in, does the door become a basis l'davar ha'assur on Shabbat? The electronics are inside the door and ...
Questions about Judaism are welcome from anyone who wants to know more. This community is not limited to Jews. (I welcomed you in a comment but failed to post an actual answer that would be more ...
Your question implies that you are not intentionally missing a prayer by taking sleeping pills, knowing that you will not wake up until it's time for shacharis. You took the pills to go to sleep an...
I visited another synagogue for the seventh day of Pesach, and noticed that during the torah reading (which is from B'shalach), there were parts that the congregation read along with the reader. T...
Many Rishonim give reasons why a blessing is not said by women monthly when counting clean days (eg. she may bleed again and break the count (Tosafot Menachot 65b) or because nowadays we only keep ...
If, as it seems, the actual counting towards the Yovel is a mitzvah. This is the Mishne Torah as translated and noted on sefaria: It is a positive commandment to count sets of seven years *Sefer...
Monica, I don't know if you are still looking for answers, but in case you are... Questions: How did I discover MY? I honestly don't remember. But if I had to guess, it was via googling ...
While it is correct to catch all the blood of a sacrifice (Zevachim 25a), it is still valid if not all was caught (Tosafot, Zevachim 34b). Additionally, we find the possibility discussed of the blo...
The original Babylonian haftara readings for these 10 Babylonian sections (3 prior to 9 Av and 7 after) are recorded by Rambam at the end of his siddur as follows: Mattot -- Joshua 13:15-14:5 (g...
