THIS QUESTION IS ONLY IN JEST. Purim Torah is a term used to describe humorous and satirical writings customarily read on the Jewish holiday of Purim.
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Why does a Hamentash have three sides? [closed]
All Hamentashen that I've seen have three sides and all Hamentashen have filling.
Why is that?
This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely seriously. See the Purim ...
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Haman was Basar b’Chalav, so how could we eat him? [closed]
Esther 3:5 says, “וימלא המן חמה” Haman was filled with butter. This would presumably make his flesh basar b’chalav, but Shemos 16:35 clearly says “ובני ישראל אכלו את־המן” the Children of Israel ate ...
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Eating Hamentashen on Purim [closed]
I've been wondering: how much hamentashen must one consume on purim? Is this independent of type or amount of filling? If not, what kinds of hamentashen qualify?
This question is Purim Torah and is ...
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Why did David only seem to prohibit a Moshav Leitzim? [closed]
This question mentions the prohibition against living in a Moshav Leitzim.
My question is, what about a Yishuv Leitzim or a Kibbutz Leitzim -or a Kfar Leitzim? How could David have been so ambiguous?
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Can I Have a Chumra Please? [closed]
I'm looking to take on a really, really, really enourmous chumra which will greatly affect my life to show how dedicated I am to Hashem. Does anyone have any suggestions?
This question is Purim ...
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What's up with this strange new hechsher? [closed]
All of a sudden, I’ve seen the hechsher shown in these photos popping up on various products. I’ve never seen it before, and I don’t see it listed on any of the usual online hechsher lists.
Have ...
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If I am obligated to be drunk all the time, how is Purim different? [closed]
We all know the halacha of עִבְדוּ אֶת-יְה-ה בְּשִׂמְחָה (Tehillim 100:2). But the gemara paskens (Pesachim 109a) that since the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash "אין שמחה אלא ביין" ("Joy only comes ...
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What's an “achashvei”? [closed]
From my preschooler:
What's an Achashvei?
I know that a rosh is a head. I want to know what kind of head Achashveirosh was.
Can you help me come up with a satisfying answer? I'd prefer not ...
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Am I yotzei bikur cholim by visiting someone's Facebook page? [closed]
Since people increasingly live their lives online can I be yotzei the mitzvah of bikur cholim by visting the choleh's Facebook page?
This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken ...
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Why didn't Mordechai keep Mitzvos? [closed]
It says in the Megilla "ויאמרו עבדי המלך אשר בשער המלך למרדכי מדוע אתה עובר את מצות המלך" - "The servants of the King (who were in the King's gates) asked Mordechai 'Why do you go against the command ...
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heresy on Purim [closed]
On Purim we're supposed to engage in מִשְׁלוֹחַ מִנּוּת, the sending of heresy to our fellow Jews. What are some pieces of heretical literature that are appropriate for sending on Purim? Or ones you'd ...
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No Offense Loophole [closed]
(Inspired by this question)
Who came up with the No Offense loophole of:
No offense, but your sweater makes you look fat.
OR
No offense, but if you really think what you just said is true, ...
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Is Daylight Saving Time a Mitzvah DeOraitha or Takkanah DeRabanan? [closed]
This week many in the U.S. will change their clocks for Daylight Saving Time. Is this a Mitzvah DeOraitha or Takkanah DeRabanan? I can't seem to find any source for this except a poorly worded and ...
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ואם תאמר— but what if we didn't say anything? [closed]
When Tosafos or other Rishonim introduce a question with the phrase "and if it were said" (my translation) do they mean to imply that the question is b'dieved and everything would make more sense if ...
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Why did Lavan say “Ashre”? [closed]
In parashas "Vayetze", 31:25, we have the following in Onkelos:
וְאַדְבֵּיק לָבָן יָת יַעֲקֹב וְיַעֲקֹב פְּרַס יָת מַשְׁכְּנֵהּ בְּטוּרָא וְלָבָן אַשְׁרֵי יָת אֲחוֹהִי בְּטוּרָא דְּגִלְעָד.
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The media in Shushan [closed]
Esther 10:2 says:
הֲלוֹא-הֵם כְּתוּבִים, עַל-סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים, לְמַלְכֵי מָדַי
Behold, they are written in the book of chronicles of the kings of the media.
Who were the kings ...
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Im l'eit kazot higa'at lamalchut - mi yodeya? [closed]
Who knows if you come to royalty for a time like this?
?אם לעת כזאת, הגעת למלכות - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Shoshanat Ya'akov", please post interesting Jewish facts about the significance ...
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Mah tov la-adam bachayim - mi yodeya? [closed]
Who knows what is good for a person in life?
?מה טוב לאדם בחיים - מי יודע
Contrary to the spirit of Kohelet 6:12, please post happy and lighthearted Jewish prescriptions for what is good for a ...
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Daylight Saving Time - forward or backward? [closed]
Halachically speaking, do I have to set my clocks forward one hour in the spring, or can I set them back one hour (this will give me two hours more in my day than everyone setting their clocks forward ...
