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| Comment | Post #294999 |
I would be interested especially in the aspect if only the *preparation* is wrong, or, if the result is "tainted" in some way and must not be used.
Not only restricted to food.
Think of Sabbath candles that were not lite in time but accidentally on Sabbath.
Are they "tainted"? Is using tha... (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294918 |
"This tag doesn't have any usage information yet."
Maybe, you could fill in some?
Meanwhile, looking for the alternative spelling "Mashiach" helped me find some links on the net. It is just like in folklore: to open the magic vault (of internet wisdom), you have to know and spell the magi... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Edit | Post #294914 | Initial revision | — | 11 months ago |
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Looking for tags about "Messiah" or "end of the world" Would like to ask a question about "the end of the world" but cannot find any appropriate tag. Neither for "Messiah". Is it only my banner-blindness or are those tags really missing? What to substitute? (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294798 |
It is much like using chemistry formulas in chemistry or mathjax for math and physics. BTW, a meta question, on "some other site" there was an extension to mathjax, "\ce", if I remember correctly, to enable parsing of chemical formulas. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294798 |
Don't be afraid to use Hebrew letters alongside with Latin letters. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294761 |
The link looks like I only have just found a question for that answer :-) .
Still, I have to guess the meaning of some Hebrew terms from the context.
Central thing, what is “pirsha b’alma”? (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294697 |
@#53031 do you have any links to citations? (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Edit | Post #294761 | Initial revision | — | 11 months ago |
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Is Civet coffee kosher? Is Civet coffee ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopiluwak ) kosher or not, and by what reasoning? (This is a follow-up of Why is honey considered kosher? ). (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294697 |
Following the stated reasoning, Civet coffee ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak ) would be kosher? Or should I ask that in a separare question? (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294697 |
@#8046 I was raised Christian, so my knowledge of The Text comes form bible translations only. Samson's Riddle ( https://biblehub.com/kjv/judges/14.htm ) describes bee honey to be known quite early. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #294697 |
@#8046 Monica Cellio: that would explain things, but coming time when bee honey was available, sure some rabbis would have raised doubts and spent some effort to clear it, one way or the other. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Edit | Post #294697 |
Post edited: typo |
— | 11 months ago |
| Edit | Post #294697 | Initial revision | — | 11 months ago |
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Why is honey considered kosher? Why is honey considered kosher? What I found on the net was an article that states that while bees (as any insects) are non-kosher, honey is not a body product of bees, but only processed (from collected pollen to honey) by enzymes from bees. Looks good so far. But in ancient times, how ... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |