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halacha× 1028 NOTE: Like Wikipedia, this site makes no guarantee of validity, and does not offer professional (particularly rabbinic) advice. Treat information from this site like it came from a crowd of your frien… 30 asked this week, 114 this month	number× 334 questions about numbers 8 asked this month, 131 this year	shabbat× 328 The seventh day of the week and a day of rest. Also use this tag for questions that apply equally to yom tov and shabbat. 17 asked this month, 188 this year	history× 321 Questions related to how something was in the past, and how it's developed since then. 6 asked this week, 23 this month
tefilla× 320 questions about Jewish prayer 6 asked this week, 21 this month	minhag× 318 Questions about Jewish customs and traditions. 8 asked this week, 23 this month	mi-yodeya-series× 294 for the series of "[number] mi yodeya" questions 101 asked this year	parshanut-torah-comment× 267 interpretation of parts of Tanach by close reading, not derivation 22 asked this month, 135 this year
food× 200 one of the bases of Jewish culture. Questions with this tag relate to laws of food or anything pertaining to food. 12 asked this month, 97 this year	blessing× 198 questions about short prayers called b'rachos ("benedictions" or "blessings") 7 asked this week, 20 this month	kashrut-kosher× 168 Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, כשרות or כַּשְׁרוּת) is the set of Jewish dietary laws. 10 asked this month, 88 this year	words× 154 101 asked this year
hebrew× 142 pertaining to the Hebrew language 8 asked this month, 87 this year	hashkafah-philosophy× 128 Jewish philosophy as well as Jewish perspectives - i.e. not only formal philosophy. NOT for questions about Jewish practice unless there's a philosophical component. 5 asked this week, 14 this month	gentiles× 122 Relations with non-Jews, and laws regarding them. 5 asked this week, 12 this month	chanuka× 117 Hanukkah, a holiday commemorating the miracles surrounding the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BCE 40 asked this year
passover× 117 the holiday of Pesach 6 asked this month, 69 this year	names× 117 11 asked this month, 70 this year	tanach× 115 An acronym of "Torah" (Five Books of Moses), "Neviim" (Prophets), and "Kesuvim" (Writings). The three books together form the "Written Torah". 11 asked this month, 76 this year	talmud-gemara× 105 7 asked this month, 71 this year
rabbis× 90 8 asked this month, 64 this year	women× 87 Questions about or that apply specifically to women. 8 asked this month, 56 this year	books-generally× 86 50 asked this year	calendar× 83 46 asked this year
marriage× 82 13 asked this month, 40 this year	choshen-mishpat-civil-law× 75 5 asked this month, 53 this year	technology× 74 technological innovations 7 asked this month, 56 this year	product-recommendation× 72 6 asked this week, 6 this month
torah-study× 70 7 asked this month, 44 this year	internet× 68 42 asked this year	purim× 67 the holiday of Purim 5 asked this week, 6 this month	money× 66 5 asked this month, 40 this year
eretz-yisrael× 66 The "Land of Israel", it may refer to either the biblical country or the modern one. 37 asked this year	riddle× 65 discouraged as questions on StackExchange. Any riddle questions posted here are likely to be closed. 6 asked this year	tzitzis× 64 the fringes tied to the corners of four-cornered garments 36 asked this year	clothing× 64 33 asked this year

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