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Dancing in the vineyards on Yom Kippur The mishna (4:8) in Taanit reads > אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, לֹא הָיוּ יָמִים טוֹבִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בְּאָב וּכְיוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, שֶׁבָּהֶן בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם יוֹצְאוֹת בִּכְלֵי לָבָן שְׁאוּלִין, שֶׁלֹּא לְבַיֵּשׁ אֶת מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ. which is translated (l... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
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Giving food to a spouse for Mishlo'ach manot I live with my wife and one of my responsibilities is to do the food shopping. Often, she gives me a list and I go. If I come home with something not on the list, can I hand it to her on Purim and have it count as my mishlo'ach manot (especially as the the mishlo'ach manot are "ish l're'eihu" and ... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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Does charity on Purim have to be "new" donations? When giving matanot l'evyonim on Purim, I know that the mitzvah is fulfilled by giving money out on THAT day -- but must it be money that was set aside to be given on that day? If I have a box and I put money in it during the rest of the year, deciding on, for example, September 28 that the money ... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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Ein somchin al Hanes - Purim In the megillah, Mordechai tells Esther that if she doesn't go to the king, salvation will come from another source. While this is an admirable show of faith isn't he being somech al nes, reliant on a miracle? (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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Shehecheyanu on Purim What is the shecheyanu for on Purim night? The one before the morning megillah reading is (according to the announcement in shul) for the mitzvos done in the daytime. But in the preceding night, what does it refer to? If it is in commemorating the mitzvah of megillah, then we are not fulfilling... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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A: Can one fulfill the obligation of megillah on Purim via Zoom? I will quote from the guidance put out LAST YEAR by the OU and I will put in bold some salient points (Orthodox Union Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 1:17 PM ) > The clear majority of Halachic authorities do not consider Halachically adequate a Megillah reading heard over the phone or online. There is ho... (more) |
— | about 3 years ago |
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What exactly is "cooking"? I'm having trouble putting this question into words so hear me out, while I struggle: What is cooking halachically? I don't mean "at what temperature does cooking happen?" but more like "what is considered cooking and how/why is it considered that?" Is "cooking" a change in some item's chemi... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Does a living brother fulfill his own pru ur'vu during a Yibum marriage? 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 who are born of the Levirate marriage belong to the dead brother's "line" and fulfill the dead brother's or do the... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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What does this abbreviation stand for? What does this mean? (written about a rabbi of renown, often the author of a book, or the person buried, listed on a headstone) הבחור כמ“ר I have my guesses but I'd like a real answer, not my gut reaction. I assume that the bachur part is a statement of age, but is it specifically saying that t... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Lights for 24 hours or 3 hours on 8 days -- which is better? One understanding of the Channukah miracle is that oil that should have lasted for 1 day lasted for eight and the famous question is "if it should have lasted for 1 day, then why is the miracle an 8 day celebration as only 7 of the days were miraculous" and to this there are many answers. One whic... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Notifications from within the question being notified about I saw in my notifications that there was an answer to my question, so I clicked and was transported to my question. I read the answer and upvoted it. It was good. I then looked and saw 4 more notifications, so I clicked on the little inbox icon and, nothing. I couldn't open it or do anything becau... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Purity and Channukah I'm trying to figure something out about Channukah: When the victorious Jews cleaned the temple they found only enough oil to light the menorah for 1 day and it took another 7 days before they had more oil. I learned as a boy (and with no sources) that it took that long to travel to where there... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Sources discussing electric cars on Chol Hamo'ed I was reading about driving a car on Chol Hamo'ed and the article stated that many see the melacha of driving as tied to havarah (which I assume to refer to the burning of gas via combustion). The quote in the email was, "Contemporary poskim discuss how this halacha applies to driving a car, which en... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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The encampments in the midbar Is there a list of all the stops that Bnei Yisrael made after leaving Egypt (in chronological order), and how long they stayed in each place, especially one which lists different opinions about the lengths of stays? I vaguely recall seeing some sort of list but don't know where and haven't found one ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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The years of Sarah Calling a parsha “chayeii sarah” makes very little sense. Not only is the phrase “the life or lives of” confusing because of the collective noun role of “chayiim”, but the parsha is not really about Sarah – she dies in the first posuk. The chochomim who established the parshiyot, instead of appending... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Dreams, interpretations, and outlook Yosef is both a dreamer and an interpreter of dreams – these traits make him both a victim and a hero. I’d like to take a closer look at the process of victimization and Yosef’s dreams. He wakes up one morning and tells his brothers (Bereishit 37:5) that he had a dream. “Meh,” they say. They have ... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Imported answers incorrectly reported There is a post asking about "Plants before the Sun in the Order of Creation." On my screen, it registers as having no answers, but when I look at the question, I see 4 answers. Do imported answers not qualify as answers? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Mamzer child of a Kohen What are the rules regarding a mamzer who is the child of a kohen (and a woman with whom the kohen could not enter into a proper marriage)? Could the child eat trumah? What aspects of the status of kohen would exist and which would not? I'm not (yet) asking about the effect it might have on the fa... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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Is there any davening unique to being said when alone? I know that there are parts of davening that one can only say, or be involved with saying, in the presence of a minyan, but I was wondering if there were pieces of davening that can only happen when one is NOT with a minyan (and the extension, when one is all by himself). I'm curious if there is anyt... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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How is God's name pronounced when there is a prefix? The 4 letter name for Hashem is replaced with the word a/d-/nai (3 syllables). But my siddur doesn't put vowels under each instance, so I'm not sure how to say the word when it is preceded b a prefix lake a vav, a lamed or a beit. The word "e/l-/kei" becomes vei/l-/kei with the addition of the pre... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
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The End of a Period of Nezirut Must a Nazir explicitly break the terms of his Nezirut on the day that his term of Nezirut ends (or the day after the last day)? If he doesn't is there any notion of his implicitly accepting another term or is the term over and if he happens not to do anything which is forbidden to a Nazir that do... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Avinu Malkeinu as part of Tachanun I know the following: 1. The word "considered" will surely invoke the response "by whom." I have no answer but want to know the breadth of opinions. 2. The question begs "what does it matter?" I have yet to figure out if it does at all matter (other than to clarify the order of prayers), but I'm ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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"Last Activity" What exactly counts as "Last Activity"? Does that include comments or edits or votes, or just answers? And what kind of activity prompts moving a question up higher in the list that I see (since it isn't just chronological by questioning date)? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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Points question Points question -- I'm not sure how points work here. I'm not in it for the points but am curious. My point total went down 4 between yesterday and today and there is no notice or explanation for why that change took place. Is there any way to find out? (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Should the repetition of the amidah be discontinued? The Rav (Joseph B. Soloveitchik) understood the Rambam's discussion of the repetition to point to a separate mitzvah of the public prayer as said with the congregation, one that would be lost if the repetition were ended. Additionally, there are certain parts (like the priestly blessing and kedusha) ... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Why do we kiss the Teffilin at Ashrei? The practice is discussed and a source given here. A full answer would seem to be a combination of the first answer given there from the book Taamei Haminhagim (why the tefillin at that point - because of the acronyms for sustenance created by the words of Ashrei and our associating sustenance with p... (more) |
— | almost 4 years ago |
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A: Is the observance of Jewish law/tradition "all or nothing"? Both answers you received are correct. Judaism is a religion of laws and the goal is for each person to follow the rules completely. But that "completely" is changeable. It is well established that in order to save a life, one may push aside other laws including the sabbath. If Judaism were purely "a... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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A: Is the observance of Jewish law/tradition "all or nothing"? Both answers you received are correct. Judaism is a religion of laws and the goal is for each person to follow the rules completely. But that "completely" is changeable. It is well established that in order to save a life, one may push aside other laws including the sabbath. If Judaism were purely "a... (more) |
— | about 11 years ago |
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