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Is the brain the seat of the soul?
There are disturbing ideas in the Feb 21, 2011 Time magazine cover article 2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal. The article attributes to Raymond Kurzweil the prediction that within the next 25 years ...
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Eglah Arufah (עגלה ערופה) Measurement
How does one measure, for עגלה ערופה purposes, which city the dead is closest to: from which part of the body?
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Kohanic Hand Gestures?
How are Kohanim supposed to position their hands and in what shape during Birkhat Kohanim? Answer with most opinions backed by sources wins.
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Talis over head
Why is it that most Ashkenazim that are not married do not put the Talis over their head?
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Why the Heel of the foot? (Parshas Ekev)
Parshas Ekev starts off
וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים
Rashi says on this:
אם המצות הקלות שאדם דש בעקביו תשמעון:
What is the significance of the so called lite Mitzvos ...
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chapstick/vaseline on shabbos
How should one deal with chapped lips on shabbos? Is it considered refuah?
