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Is the wine spilled at the Seder “cursed”?
If I'm not mistaken, my mother usually discards the wine that is spilled at the Seder during the listing of the plagues. But I think she does this because, well, just because it's spilled wine and it ...
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what is the source suggesting that blasphemous sentences are exempted in distressing situations?
I read a talmudic source recently suggesting an 'exemption' for 'blasphemous' statements uttered in situations of extreme distress - the source for which was Talmudic, and this was articulated in the ...
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Why is misusing God's name so bad?
One is not allowed to take God's name in vain, and certainly not allowed to curse the name of God (chas v'shalom). I'd like to understand conceptually why these things are considered such grievous ...
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Who is “the blaspheming foe” of Maoz Tzur?
In the song Maoz Tzur it says
לְעֵת תָּכִין מַטְבֵּחַ מִצָּר הַמְנַבֵּחַ -
which the OU translates as -
When You will have prepared the slaughter for the blaspheming foe.
Who is this ...
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Did Bilaam have free will?
By God preventing Bilaam from cursing the Jews, was that not an impingement of Bilaams free will?
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Do blessings and curses affect the dead?
Do blessings and curses have any effect on the dead?
We say things like, " may his memory be a blessing," "may the Neshamah have an 'Aliyah," etc.
What effect does it have?
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Why did Noach curse Canaan and not Cham?
After the incident with Cham after the flood, Noach curses Canaan (Genesis 9:25). Why does he not curse Cham, the one who actually wronged him?
The explanations I've seen of this incident have Cham ...
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Spain and curse
Was there a Curse placed on Jews returning to Spain after the Spanish Inquisition if so who stated it and general background information would be appreciated?
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The curse of cannibalism
In parshas Ki Tavo there is much talk in the curse section about parents eating their own children, G-d forbid. We understand this came into fruition in the time of the first Temple's destruction. ...
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From Cursing to Blessing
What was Billam's thought process? At first he was going to curse the Jews; after Hashem tells him no, he says 'OK, in that case, let me bless them'? If you want to curse someone, your second option ...
