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Kiruv and halachik compromise

What is the basis for a blanket allowance of halachik compromises by organizations involved in kiruv, if any? The purpose of this question is to see if there were responsa that give blanket ...
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What is the source for the mitzvah of kiruv?

Is kiruv a mitzvah? Is it biblical or rabbinic? Is there any reason it should supersede other mitzvot? what are the sources in chazal and halacha relating to kiruv? related: Kiruv and halachik ...
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Why does God care so much about Details

Kizayis, Kebeitzah, Toich Kedai Achilas Pras, Zman Kriyas Shemah Why is god so into details what are their significance(e.x why does god care if I daven after Zman Kriyas Shemah)?
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Helping others succeed

What do you do when you are trying to help friends get themselves on a good track, but you are afraid that by helping them you yourself might fall...what is the Torah obligation here?
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Reaching out to our unaffiliated Jewish brethren [closed]

The "unaffiliated" is the largest growing Jewish denomination. In this editorial article, Reform Rabbi Rick Jacobs criticizes synagogues for not reaching out to them. Is he specifically referring to ...
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Need some good Russian Purim/kiruv links

I was totally shocked today, talking with one of my Russian colleagues. He had absolutely no idea what Purim was about. Not Mordechai, not Ester, not Achashverosh, not Haman - he didn't even know ...
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how does one affect a jew who is not connected at all?

i have a friend who is hallachikly jewish, but is very far from being "connected". he doesnt care about it at all. he is not a close friend at all, just someone that i know. he lives far away. is ...