Relations with non-Jews, and laws regarding them.
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Are the airuv rav compared to tza'ras?
Looking for a source in chazal that compare the airuv rav to tza'ras.
I have vague recollection of learning something to this effect once and it would make a killer addition to my Shavuos dvar ...
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Stitches on Shabbos
If someone cut their finger (lo aleinu!) on Shabbos in a way that wasn't going to threaten them however is a fairly deep cut may they get stitches put in by a non-Jew on Shabbos? Theoretically they ...
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Non-kosher, non-Jewish-run, Sushi Restaurants
Is the food served at a non-kosher, non-Jewish run sushi restaurant considered non-kosher because of the non-kosher-ness of the knives, the bishul akum of the rice, or both?
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one who says something in the name of the person who originally said it
The Sages (Avos 6:6) teach: ha'omer davar b'shem omro ("one who says something in the name of the person who originally said it"). We have learned that one who says something in the name of the one ...
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Gentile Biography which Inspires
What is the jewish view on reading biographies of remarkable gentiles which one finds inspirational provided there is no apikorsus in the content.
Have come across a website about a certain person ...
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Genevas Daas (deception) with a gift
The Shach in YD Siman 117 Sif-Katan 13 writes,
דאין במתנה משום גניבת דעת
With regard to a gift there is no problem of "genevas daas" (deception).
The Shach writes this in regard to selling ...
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Singing or listening to non-Jewish religious music
Is it permissible to listen or sing non-Jewish religious music so long as praise and worship is only expressed to Hashem and this is clear and/or your intention is only to praise G-d and no one else?
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Motivation for becoming Jewish? Why would a person want to become Jewish? [closed]
I've read on this site that Jews believe many "good" unbelievers will get to heaven, eventually. And that truly "bad" unbelievers will cease to exist. Without consequences for non-Judiasm why would a ...
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Would Israel's sibling nation do Yibbum?
If Klal Yisrael would all die, ch"v, then would Edom become obligated in Tora uMitzvot because of Yibbum? (because Jacob's/Israel's brother is Esav, Edom.) Or would chalitzah happen because no other ...
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How does Halacha view someone who converts to Islam? [duplicate]
What is the halachic status of the person who converts to Islam, does he remain a Jew in spite of conversion? I am specifically asking the Muslim case since they don't deny the Torah and believe it to ...
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Can a gentile celebrate the holidays like Rosh Hashanah or Pesshach with jews?
we have gentile friends that would like to celebrate the Chagim with us.
Can they do it? Also on Yom Kippur?
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Was Ishmael a Gentile?
I was wondering whether Ishmael was a Gentile, because that would seem to mean that an animal slaughtered by him would be non Kosher.
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How did foreign biblical people became the followers of their respective prophets [closed]
How did the foreign people enter the fold of believers in biblical times of Moses and prior.
One scenario to better understand this question:
In biblical times, A foreign person would have entered ...
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Who is a gentile? [closed]
What makes one gentile and what makes one Jew according to preferably Tanach , not restricting authoritative rabbanic sources.
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Would Muslims be recognized as Karaite Jews by Kariate Judaism [closed]
I was reading this article ON Karaite jews about "Who is a Jew" it says:
However, anyone who formally accepts the God of Israel as his own god,
the people of Israel as his own people, and is ...
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How is it possible for Muslims to be classified as Gentiles even if they Don't deem Torah to be corrupt and have Abrahimic Lineage?
Muslims don't believe Torah to be corrupt nor do they deny the Torah and it is considered in the six articles of faith to believe in all revealed scriptures like Torah, Psalms etc . Also Muslim share ...
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Why do the Philistines have many Giants?
Were the Philistine giants bigger than the Israelites? Were giants common among the Israelites' neighbors? Did they have better nutrition? (Just curious.) Were the Israelites typically smaller in ...
