questions about numbers
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Echad Veshiv'im Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred seventy-one?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible.
At some undetermined point in the future, at least a day from now, I will:
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3
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3answers
83 views
Chamisha Ushloshim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred thirty-five?
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3
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4answers
71 views
Shiv'a Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred and seven?
?שבעה ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 307.
Check out ...
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3answers
56 views
Chamisha Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred and five?
?חמישה ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 305.
Don't be led ...
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3answers
51 views
12 hours to the day, 12 hours to the night
Why is a day and night divided into 12 hours? Why not 10 hours? What is the significance of 12?
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3answers
47 views
Shemona Ushmonim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred eighty-eight?
?שמונה ושמונים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 288.
This ...
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2answers
52 views
Arba'a Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred and four?
?ארבעה ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 304.
It could be ...
3
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1answer
68 views
Minimum number of days in the first week of the Hebrew calendar?
Does the first week of Nissan have a minimum number of days? Or does it range from 1-7? If it does have a minimum (greater than 1 ..obviously), why?
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2answers
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When lighting Chanukah candles on both entrances to courtyard, can I use only one candle?
In Hilchos Channukah OC Siman 671 Sif 8 we learn the halacha that if someone has 2 entrances to their courtyard they must light Chanukah candles by both of them. This is so that passers-by won't see ...
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2answers
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The number of Challot on Shabbat and salt
If my understanding is correct we use two Challot on Shabbat to represent the two portions of mana the Jews received in the desert of Friday to prevent them from having to collect on Shabbat. We use ...
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2answers
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Shisha Ushmonim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred eighty-six?
?ששה ושמונים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 286.
In casting ...
3
votes
1answer
51 views
Shemona Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred and eight?
?שמונה ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 308.
If you feel ...
3
votes
3answers
46 views
Echad Ushmonim Umataym - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred eighty-one?
?אחד ושמונים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 281.
The lazy ...
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1answer
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מֵאַבְנֵי (Gen. 28:11) and הָאֶבֶן (Gen. 28:18)
Do any commentaries mention a reason for the plural "stones" in Gen. 28:11 and the singular "stone" in Gen. 28:18?
In Gen. 28:11, it says that Ya'akov took "of the stones" (מֵאַבְנֵי) and put them ...
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1answer
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Chamisha Asar Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred fifteen?
?חמישה עשר ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 315.
Is there a ...
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2answers
66 views
Shelosha Asar Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred thirteen?
?שלושה עשר ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 313.
Lazy ...
3
votes
1answer
55 views
Shnaim Asar Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred twelve?
?שנים עשר ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 312.
Don't dwell ...
3
votes
2answers
75 views
Tish'a Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred nine?
?תשעה ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 309.
Swim not in the ...
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1answer
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Were there more than seven prophetesses?
The Bavli, M'gila 14:1 quotes:
Forty-eight prophets and seven prophetesses prophesied for the Jews….
Further along on the page, it questions this:
Were there no more? But it says [in ...
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1answer
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How could boiling 3 eggs at a time help?
A lot of people have a custom of boiling 3 eggs at a time, as mentioned here, among any other places.
One reason given for this practice is that if one egg turns out to be unkosher, the remaining two ...
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1answer
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Why did God take 7 days to create the world?
Generally we assume that God is omnipotent, and could have created the world in a single day\act, so He must have had a reason to organize creation into 7 days. Why?
In other words:
Why didn't God ...
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1answer
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Shisha Asar Ushlosh Meyot - mi yodeya?
Who knows three hundred sixteen?
?שישה עשר ושלוש מאות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 316.
And ... ...
3
votes
1answer
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Parshas Tzav - 96 Pesukim?
At the end of each Parsha many Chumashim have the number of Pesukim that are in that Parsha. By Parshas Tzav they all say 96 which is the Gematria of Tzav צו. However if counted there are 97 Pesukim. ...
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0answers
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Can “Three D'Rabbanans be 'motzei' ”Two D'Rabbanans"
We know that when there is a case of someone that is obligated to perform a mitzvah m'drabbanan (and in fact there are 2 d'rabbanans together) they can't be "motzei" someone in the mitzvah who only ...
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0answers
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How strong was Midian's army?
When Israel took vengeance on Midian they sent 12,000 troops (Numbers 31:4) and prevailed. We aren't told how numerous Midian was, only that the spoils includes 32,000 virgin women (31:35). This ...
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23answers
392 views
Arba'a - mi yodeya?
Who knows four?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. After Shabbat, I will:
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Go on to the next number.
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12answers
124 views
Arba'im - mi yodeya?
Who knows forty?
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11answers
233 views
Shnayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two?
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votes
8answers
79 views
Shnayim Ve'esrim - mi yodeya?
Who knows twenty-two?
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votes
12answers
119 views
Chamisha Asar - mi yodeya?
Who knows fifteen?
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10answers
190 views
Echad Ve'esrim - mi yodeya?
Who knows twenty-one?
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votes
6answers
74 views
Shelosha Ushloshim Umeya - mi yodeya?
Who knows one hundred thirty-three?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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votes
8answers
88 views
Shnayim Ve'arba'im - mi yodeya?
Who knows forty-two?
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2
votes
7answers
63 views
Esrim - mi yodeya?
Who knows twenty?
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2
votes
10answers
79 views
Shisha Ve'esrim - mi yodeya?
Who knows twenty-six?
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2
votes
9answers
96 views
Shemona Asar - mi yodeya?
Who knows eighteen?
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2
votes
5answers
96 views
Achad asar - mi yodeya?
Who knows eleven?
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2
votes
7answers
74 views
Shemona Ve'esrim - mi yodeya?
Who knows twenty-eight?
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2
votes
6answers
63 views
Chamishim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred fifty?
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votes
4answers
49 views
Shisha Ushmonim - mi yodeya?
Who knows eighty-six?
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Go on to the next number.
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7answers
76 views
Esrim Umeya - mi yodeya?
Who knows one hundred twenty?
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votes
9answers
73 views
Shiv'a Asar - mi yodeya?
Who knows seventeen?
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2
votes
8answers
92 views
Arba'a Asar - mi yodeya?
Who knows fourteen?
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2
votes
7answers
94 views
Chamishim - mi yodeya?
Who knows fifty?
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2
votes
7answers
107 views
Echad Ve'arba'im - mi yodeya?
Who knows forty-one?
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votes
5answers
47 views
Chamisha Ushloshim Umeya - mi yodeya?
Who knows one hundred thirty-five?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
Upvote all interesting answers.
Accept the best answer.
Go ...
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votes
3answers
57 views
Arba'a Ushmonim Umatayim - mi yodeya?
Who knows two hundred eighty-four?
?ארבעה ושמונים ומאתים - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about the number 284.
I don't ...
2
votes
5answers
72 views
Shishim - mi yodeya?
Who knows sixty?
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2
votes
5answers
48 views
Tish'a Ushloshim - mi yodeya?
Who knows thirty-nine?
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2
votes
6answers
47 views
Shiv'a Ushloshim - mi yodeya?
Who knows thirty-seven?
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Upvote all interesting answers.
Accept the best answer.
Go on to the next number.
