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How can I make the experience of eating more holy?
I am looking for advice on ways to infuse the experience of eating with holiness. Please only provide answers that are sourced.
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Holy Cities in Israel
It's almost a colloquialism that there are four holy cities in Israel.
If, indeed, there is some significant message derived from the historical importance of these cities that imparts in them some ...
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Stacking Jewish books in order of holiness
Assume I have the following books and no room to store them standing up. Being a good Jew, you know that the holier books go on top of those of lesser holiness. Here are 10 books: 1) Gemara ...
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Why do we say fear God because of the Benefits? Shouldnt it be Leshem Shomayim
It says (Tehilim 34:10):
יראו את ה' קדושיו כי אין מחסור ליראיו
Why do we tell the holy ones to fear God because they will lack nothing? The Mishnah (Avos 1:3) says one should serve God without ...
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Does the act of masturbation cause a change in one's spiritual/religious status vis-a-vis what he may and may not do?
Obviously masturbation is a very serious sin. However, if someone has already transgressed that sin, does his status change vis-a-vis things like learning Torah or davening? Does he need to go to a ...
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How should one treat important books of Judaism?
I was considering buying a version of the Sefer Yetsirah, but wondering how I should treat it. It's not the Tanach, so I suppose it probably doesn't require being as careful. Even though my question ...
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Cleaning chanukia in a bathroom?
The easiest way I have found to get candle wax off a metal chanukia is with a stream of hot water. The wax melts and runs off with the water.
One kettle of hot water is not enough to clean it all, ...
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Need to treat a kippah respectfully?
Do we need to treat a kippah with more respect than a normal hat? I frisbeed a couple of kippahs across the room to a friend and he became indignant at me throwing them on the floor.
I remember as ...
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what is “kodesh”?
What does the word קֹדֶשׁ (sometimes קודש), kodesh, mean?
Its form is that of a noun, like אֹכֶל or בֹּקֶר or לֹבֶן. But קדושה is a noun, and (I'm pretty sure) it means "the state/quality of being ...
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Kedushah vs. Simḥah
As pointed out here, and noted in the comments, there is no Taḥanun recited the entire month of Nisan. According to MB 429:2(7) it's because of Kedushah.
I was wondering if someone can weigh in on ...
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Welcoming someone back after a visit to Israel
Is it proper to say "Welcome back" after someone visits Israel because of the lower level of Kedussah between Israel and Chutz LaEretz?
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