User Shaul Behr

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Why is techeles not universally accepted?

asked May 17, 2011 at 13:46

19 votes

2 answers

4k views

What is the meaning of psak?

asked Sep 20, 2011 at 18:59

19 votes

5 answers

5k views

If the last day of Passover is Friday, may I eat chametz on the Shabbat right after?

asked Feb 14, 2012 at 18:56

16 votes

6 answers

1k views

What is "emunas chachomim"?

asked Nov 25, 2011 at 9:33

14 votes

3 answers

2k views

Why does Moshe have a shalshelet?

asked Apr 1, 2012 at 7:54

13 votes

2 answers

850 views

Berachos over food mixtures

asked May 24, 2011 at 19:26

12 votes

2 answers

1k views

How did Rambam eliminate "ben gilo" from the halacha?

asked May 11, 2011 at 8:58

12 votes

2 answers

5k views

Is Coca Cola (and other beverages) kosher everywhere in the world?

asked Apr 7, 2013 at 12:40

10 votes

3 answers

421 views

Mezuza on an elevator?

asked May 17, 2011 at 13:28

9 votes

3 answers

6k views

Kashering pot from meat to dairy/parev?

asked May 16, 2011 at 7:16

8 votes

2 answers

402 views

Handing over a murderer to the Goel Hadam?

asked Aug 23, 2015 at 8:25

7 votes

1 answer

499 views

Why do most of the shuls in Manhattan face the wrong direction?

asked Aug 23, 2012 at 4:01

7 votes

1 answer

351 views

What is "blood that moved from one place to another"?

asked Dec 19, 2012 at 8:57

6 votes

2 answers

230 views

Need some good Russian Purim/kiruv links

asked Mar 6, 2012 at 8:52

6 votes

1 answer

276 views

Looking for a drasha on Yerach ben Yomo/Karnei Para [duplicate]

asked Jul 18, 2014 at 10:33

5 votes

1 answer

245 views

Why do some shuls have the Rabbi facing forward?

asked Sep 4, 2018 at 17:52

5 votes

1 answer

481 views

How could boiling 3 eggs at a time help?

asked Jul 26, 2012 at 20:51

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Your funniest Baal Teshuva stories [closed]

asked May 11, 2011 at 20:30

4 votes

1 answer

97 views

Looking for a list of cities with mikvaos

asked Dec 28, 2013 at 21:54

4 votes

3 answers

648 views

Nusach Askenaz in siyum kaddish - vayatzmach purkanei?

asked Jan 27, 2015 at 13:17

3 votes

1 answer

68 views

Internal contradiction in Mishna Bava Kama 3:11?

asked Feb 5, 2015 at 2:34

3 votes

3 answers

113 views

Where is the first time that the splitting of the Red Sea is referred to as קריעת ים סוף?

asked Apr 22, 2014 at 11:37

3 votes

0 answers

53 views

How did the mesorah for how to put on tefillin change? [duplicate]

asked May 12, 2020 at 9:39

3 votes

2 answers

863 views

Why is the atara on a tallis always the same design?

asked May 17, 2011 at 13:23

2 votes

1 answer

150 views

Mishna Demai 5:11: why can't you take teruma from vadai on demai?

asked Jun 19, 2013 at 19:37

2 votes

1 answer

170 views

Wanted: stories about shaatnez [closed]

asked Nov 23, 2013 at 18:10

2 votes

2 answers

264 views

How can a table be a sheni l'tum'ah?

asked Jan 7, 2021 at 8:08

2 votes

2 answers

866 views

Source for story about the Chasam Sofer, Rav Nosson Adler and an Amalekite?

asked Aug 12, 2014 at 16:18

2 votes

1 answer

53 views

Questions about the fence dividing a subdivided field

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 19:18

2 votes

0 answers

52 views

Source for requirement of 3rd party hechsher? [duplicate]

asked Aug 27, 2015 at 8:15

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32 Questions

Why is techeles not universally accepted?

What is the meaning of psak?

If the last day of Passover is Friday, may I eat chametz on the Shabbat right after?

What is "emunas chachomim"?

Why does Moshe have a shalshelet?

Berachos over food mixtures

How did Rambam eliminate "ben gilo" from the halacha?

Is Coca Cola (and other beverages) kosher everywhere in the world?

Mezuza on an elevator?

Kashering pot from meat to dairy/parev?

Handing over a murderer to the Goel Hadam?

Why do most of the shuls in Manhattan face the wrong direction?

What is "blood that moved from one place to another"?

Need some good Russian Purim/kiruv links

Looking for a drasha on Yerach ben Yomo/Karnei Para [duplicate]

Why do some shuls have the Rabbi facing forward?

How could boiling 3 eggs at a time help?

Your funniest Baal Teshuva stories [closed]

Looking for a list of cities with mikvaos

Nusach Askenaz in siyum kaddish - vayatzmach purkanei?

Internal contradiction in Mishna Bava Kama 3:11?

Where is the first time that the splitting of the Red Sea is referred to as קריעת ים סוף?

How did the mesorah for how to put on tefillin change? [duplicate]

Why is the atara on a tallis always the same design?

Mishna Demai 5:11: why can't you take teruma from vadai on demai?

Wanted: stories about shaatnez [closed]

How can a table be a sheni l'tum'ah?

Source for story about the Chasam Sofer, Rav Nosson Adler and an Amalekite?

Questions about the fence dividing a subdivided field

Source for requirement of 3rd party hechsher? [duplicate]