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Birchas hatorah from the Torah?
I've heard many times that saying birchas hatorah is most likely from the torah (as apposed to mi-dirabanan). How could we not know? If it's from the torah, then it's from the torah!
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Where can I find indexes to the classic Torah works?
I want indexes (indices) to the classic Torah works, so that I can quickly find the pages that hold the information I need. Where can I find such indexes?
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Learning secular topics for parnassah
Assuming that one should only learn secular topics for the purpose of parnassah (making a living), to what extent may one learn those topics? Is it only permitted to learn enough to get a job that ...
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Ohr HaChaim on Redemption because of Torah
I've heard that the Ohr HaChaim quotes the Zohar Chadash that we will be redeemed because of the merit of Mosheh and learning Torah.
Does such a comment exist in the Ohr HaChaim? If so, can someone ...
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What scientific authenticity does the Dead Sea Scrolls provide to justify that Torah is a word of God? [closed]
The scrolls were discovered from the caves of Qumran in 1946-47. These scrolls have some variations as compared to the present Torah.
FYI:The Dead Sea Scrolls
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Does listening to Torah content count as the mitzvah of Talmud Torah?
Do I get the miztvah of learning Torah, by listening to your answers of these peoples questions?
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What is the origin of learning Talmud daf yomi?
These days, it is the practice of many to learn a folio of the Vilna printing of the Talmud each day. Where did this custom come from? When?
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How exactly does one fulfill Kove'a Itim La'Torah?
There is an obligation to set "times for learning torah." How exactly does one fulfill this obligation? Do you have to designate specific times in the day e.g. 9-9:30 am, or can it be a specific ...
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May one learn from a heretic?
The Rambam writes in his introduction to Shemona Perakim: "kabel ha-emet mimi she-amerah - accept the truth from whoever speaks it".
Furthermore, the gemarah Chagigah 15b indicates that Rebbi Meir ...
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Non-Jews learning or being taught Torah
I read on Mi Yodeya, and elsewhere on the Internet, that the Gemara (Chagigah 13a) says that Jews can't teach Torah to gentiles, and that according to Tosefot (Chagigah 13a sv. ein) this is because ...
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Listening to Music during learning
Is there any "chisaran" (is there something "lacking") in one's fulfillment of the Mitzvah of Talmud Torah if they listen to soft, slow paced, instrumental music (no vocals or lyrics) while learning ...
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Women and Birchas Hatorah
Why do women have to say Birchas Hatorah they are not commanded to learn Torah as men are?
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Learning Gittin a segulah for a good marriage?
I have heard that there is a segulah to learn the halachos of gittin or gemarah gittin to ensure shalom bayis and a good marriage. Has anyone heard of such a thing? Do you have a source for this ...
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Has anyone since Rashbi been considered so regularly involved in Torah study so as to be exempt from prayer?
In SA OC Siman 106 Sif 2, the Machaber says that someone that for whom "Toraso Umanaso" ("his torah is his occupation", ie a person that is constantly engaged in Torah study) like Rebbe Shimon Bar ...
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What was the earliest use of the Rambam's language in Shmita V'Yovel in support of kollel study?
Here's the Rambam, waxing poetic at the end of Laws of Shmita and Yovel (and his entire volume of Zeraim):
ולא שבט לוי בלבד, אלא כל איש ואיש מכל באי העולם אשר נדבה רוחו אותו והבינו מדעו להיבדל ...
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What are the earliest sources of Oral Law irrespective of Jewish denomination like Kariate Samaritan etc
I read Oral laws were forbidden to be written down by MOses and then due to a threat people started to write it down , Hence curious to know which is the first manuscript on Oral law , most probably ...
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How do we reconcile the order of creating animals betweeen Genesis and science?
http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6932/does-the-torah-encoded-age-of-the-universe-match-science#comment53788_6932
The Genesis 1 creation account conflicts with the order of events that ...
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Beit Kneset and Torah study - desecration?
By late antiquity, the "beth midrash" had developed along with the
synagogue into a distinct though somewhat related institution. The
main difference between the "beth midrash" and "beth ...
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Bal Keri and Learning
Many are stringent: if they become a bal keri (have a nocturnal emission) for any reason they don't learn or pray before going to the mikveh ("tevilas ezra"). However, even according to those that are ...
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Numbered breakdown of Mishnayos? [duplicate]
I'm setting up a daily learning schedule of Mishnayos. I need to find a summary of all masechtos, and how many mishnayos are in each chapter. A simple Google failed to yield any such listing.
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Does a Rov have to answer a question?
In the past I asked what responsibility does a person have to look up and investigate an answer to a question that he wasn't able to answer.
I'd now like to ask a similar question with a few points.
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Who is greater than whom?
From the fact that Levi was in Bavel, Rav derived that R' Efes passed away.
He derived it like this:
After Rebbi passed away, R' Efes took over Rebbi's position. Rav Chanina was equal (or greater) ...
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How can I understand the torah text? [closed]
Please tell me how can I read the Torah. I want to learn Hebrew so that I can read Torah perfectly. Please help me out.
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What is the meaning of Adultery in this verse
God uses the word 'Adultery' for indulging in idolatry in the verse below Jeremiah 3:8-9:,
emphasis added to show Adultery with Idols
8 And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had ...
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How is it possible for Muslims to be classified as Gentiles even if they Don't deem Torah to be corrupt and have Abrahimic Lineage?
Muslims don't believe Torah to be corrupt nor do they deny the Torah and it is considered in the six articles of faith to believe in all revealed scriptures like Torah, Psalms etc . Also Muslim share ...
