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Posts by rosends‭

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Meta 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 w...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A Can suicide be halachically acceptable?

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 behavior: ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2mo ago by rosends‭

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Q&A 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־אֲשֶׁ...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by rosends‭

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Q&A 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 fro...

1 answer  ·  posted 10mo ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 6mo ago by robbiefowler‭

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Q&A 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...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Q&A Why is the verse about old age specifically read aloud in Selichot?

Rashi there (Tehillim 71:9) understands "eit ziknah" not as a chronological age but "If I have aged with sins, meaning, I have sinned exceedingly." So the speaker is asking for Hashem not to aband...

posted 1y ago by rosends‭  ·  edited 1y ago by rosends‭

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Q&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 alerts@ounetwork.org Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 1:17 PM ) The clear majority of Hal...

posted 3y ago by rosends‭

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Q&A Why does the Written Torah include construction details?

The understanding I have is that every word in the Torah (5 books) is important and what is related there is essential to building a Jewish world-view. Therefore, the stories and laws are to be por...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by rosends‭

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Meta "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...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A 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...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Isaac Moses‭

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Q&A 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 bo...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by msh210‭

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Divrei Torah Dreams, interpretations, and outlook

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Meta 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...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Maariv with a mincha minyan

I'm not fully finished with my hypothetical but it goes something like this: If I davened mincha at the earliest possible time, I can daven maariv before sunset. If I am called to help out with a...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Why is Yemei singular?

The first 2 verses of Parshat Vay'chi present me with a question, so I'm soliciting any help on this. Here they are, for convenience's sake (from Sefaria): וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם ...

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Q&A What exactly changed when Adam and Chava ate the fruit?

In Gan Eden, Adam and Chava were unclothed. I recall reading that, had they not eaten of the Eitz HaDa'at, moshiach would have come and ushered in the messianic era (I'm not sure of a source for th...

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Q&A 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...

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Q&A 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 cove...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by rosends‭

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Meta 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 noti...

0 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by rosends‭

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Q&A 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 אֱל...

0 answers  ·  posted 9mo ago by rosends‭

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Q&A 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...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by rosends‭

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Q&A 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 Ye...

2 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A 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 ...

1 answer  ·  posted 4mo ago by rosends‭  ·  last activity 4mo ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A 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 pronunciatio...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by rosends‭

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Q&A How is Mitoch Shelo lishma ba lishma allowed?

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, that ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by rosends‭

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