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| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #290635 | Initial revision | — | about 1 year ago |
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Taking goods from Egyptians During the plague of darkness, the Jews went around to scout out what the Egyptians had in their houses and then they "asked" for things before they left and the Egyptians gave them lots. No doubt, though, that some of the things given were related to the Avodah Zara that the Egyptians practiced. ... (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290466 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Shimon in Egyptian jail After Yosef gave the brothers provisions, he kept Shimon (Bereisheet 42:24) there to guarantee that the brothers would return with Binyomin. They went home and didn't come back until they ran out of food (43:2) and at that point Yaakov says to them to go back down and buy some more food. Questions... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290408 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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How is the latest time for Channukah candles determined? One may light Channukah candles ad shetichle regel min hashuk, until people stop walking through the market, because after that there would be no pirsumei nisa, advertisement of the miracle, outside of the household (since there are no people who would see the candles). If so, is this a subjective... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290310 |
https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/6097/phrasing-of-refuah-prayer-when-praying-for-a-non-jew (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290265 |
I have been in school minyanim which sing all 3 p'rakim with the proper trop and ones where people just "chant" on their own, and ones where things are more quiet. There is no set rule about an alternate set of t'amim (though I thought that the halacha includes a statement recommending saying with th... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290265 |
I would say not because both are said during leining. If one was reserved for leining and another for learning, that would interest me. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290265 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Different Trop when laining Ignoring the question of why, there is a practice of using different musical trop when laining the 10 commandments from when studying it. Are there other examples of different trop or pronunciation when using text in different contexts for other parts of chumash? (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290244 |
Would a line of smoke constitute a connected stream or must it be literally liquid, or could it be something which looks like it flows? Would steam which condenses on the utensil count? (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290243 |
This calls into question the threshold of use. Do I have to hold each spoon? Lick it once? Use it for cereal? Is it about stated kavannah or demonstrated action? I have utensils that, after many years, I haven't actually used. When I put them in the drawer, did that constitute intent? (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #290241 |
I would think that it would still be considered as being used under the same initial erroneous assumption. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290242 |
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— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290242 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Halacha applied differently dependent on the situation 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 up serving treif food to a Jewish customer. I don't know, then, if this would only apply in areas of the co... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #290241 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Tevillas Keilim on Used things I was reading up on tevillas keilim and saw the following statements on this site: > Utensils require tevila if they were given by a Jew to a Yehudi as a gift or if they were bought from a aino Yehudi . this would lead me to think that if one BOUGHT from a Jew, one would not be required to... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289800 |
the three are connected because of the supposed Abrahamic linkage. There are distinct differences in concepts of prophecy and a whole lot of other stuff. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289800 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: The Essence of Judaism Judaism doesn't distinguish itself -- the other religions, as offshoots, differentiate themselves, Christianity by the abandoning of the laws and adopting Jesus, and Islam, by adopting Muhammed and following the Koranic text. Judaism is an exhaustive way of life with many rules and texts which oth... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289059 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Why is the system of listing unkosher animals inconsistent? I am looking for resources that go through the section (Vayikra 11:1-30) with a fine toothed comb and discuss and explain the inconsistencies in how animals are described/listed. I have assembled a chart which helped me see that some categories are spoken of via the signs of being edible while others... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289015 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Tallow candles and Kashrut There are candles that are made from beef tallow (https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2014/01/tallow-emergency-candles.html). If one were to burn one, residue and soot from incomplete combustion could end up on the walls, and, I assume, if one burned the candle near dishes, on those dishes. Does r... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #288717 |
But if on shabbos, we don't generally have the aveil daven for the amud (usually -- there are cases where it could happen) then is it still a shiva minyan (for the sake of no tzidkat'cha) because of his presence which would, even if he didn't daven for the amud on a Tuesday, stop tachanun (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288717 |
So it is the house and not the person? I recall that when I was an aveil and minyan was in shul I DID daven for the amud but I don't remember whether or not we said tachanun. What if (as was the case in the olden days) the person sitting shiva lived in the shul? (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288716 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Nemuel vs Yemuel I am looking at the geneology of the 12 tribes and I found that Reuvein had son named Palu. Palu had a son named Eli'av and Eli'av had 3 sons, Datan, Aviram and Nemuel (Bamidbar 26:9) וּבְנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֔ב נְמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָתָ֣ן וַאֲבִירָ֑ם Shim'on also had a son named Nemuel (26:12) בְּנֵ֣י שִׁמְעוֹ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288712 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Tzidkat'cha in the presence of a mourner 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? My logic -- during the week,one does not say tachanun in the house of a mourner (or, if the mourner must daven in shul, in the shul). My siddur says that we don't say T... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288518 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Was Mordechai Consoled? When Haman came home after leading Mordechai around, he complained to his wife, Zeresh. Her reaction was (from Sefaria) > וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר הָמָ֜ן לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וּלְכׇל־אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו אֵ֖ת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ ל֨וֹ חֲכָמָ֜יו וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אִ֣ם מִזֶּ֣רַע הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים מׇרְדֳּכַ֞י א... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288517 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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A: Why is kosher wine sometimes boiled? Kosher wine must never have been used for anything that he talmud sees as idolatry and the suspicion, dating back to talmudic times, is that an idolater's even slightly moving an open bottle, could have had in mind idolatrous service thus changing the status of the wine to "forbidden" for Jews. As su... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288250 |
there are definitely different rules for contact between hot and cold items but does the nesech status of wine transcend that? (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288250 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Wine Making things treif 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 from the non kosher food. Let's say that I have a non Jewish friend over at my house for a meal. I serve... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288230 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Inference of Opposites as Halachic process 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 covered. As explained in Ketuvot 72a (via dafyomi.co.il) > Question: Uncovered hair is mid'Oraisa! ... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288186 |
https://images.shulcloud.com/1275/uploads/Events-Activities/Adult-Learning/Shavuot-5780-Study-Materials/Ruth-KriandKtivRCW.pdf https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1003951/rabbi-mordechai-torczyner/ruth-week-12-kri-and-ktiv/ https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/14671/general-understand... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288144 |
The Baal Shem Tov name is a reference to a shem tov or a "good name" or reputation and refers to a phrase used in the oral law (ethics of the fathers chapts 2 and 4). (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288104 |
@#60327 you bring up what sounds like a rule/policy, that nothing was instituted after the time of the Nevi'im. Is that true? Wouldn't there be a derobonon possibility? (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #288104 | Initial revision | — | almost 2 years ago |
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Why isn't Iyar 16 a fast day? There are fast days through the year which commemorate the process leading to the destruction of the temple. The way I learned them, there was a date marking the beginning of the siege, one for the breaching of the walls and one for the ultimate burning of the Beit Hamikdash. I just read on chabad... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288033 |
Wikipedia says that Chazeret (Romaine) is used for koreich but maror (horseradish) is used for achilat maror. Chabad.org talks about why romaine is useful as a bitter herb/chazeret (and is what is used for the Hillel sammich) but doesn't discuss why there is a distinction between the 2. (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288032 |
related question https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/bshalach-question.267293/ (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #288033 |
Are you referring to chazeret? I've never really known what it is... (more) |
— | almost 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #287984 |
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— | about 2 years ago |