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| visits | member for | 3 years, 5 months |
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17h |
answered | Why do Israelis keep one day of Yom Tov? |
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18h |
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According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses? Sourced |
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18h |
answered | According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses? |
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May 14 |
answered | How can I know a rav has daas Torah |
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May 14 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 14 |
answered | Is it considered Pikuach Nefesh if you break Shomer Negiah to give someone emotional comfort? |
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May 12 |
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Relying on the tasting of a Jewish chef @SethJ yes; keep in mind that in a big Israeli caterer/hotel it's not unheard-of that you'd have non-Jewish Arabs, sephardim, and ashkenazim all on the kitchen crew. |
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May 12 |
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Relying on the tasting of a Jewish chef My understanding is that it's done; I've heard multiple yoreh deah shiurim from multiple sources that discuss a story in which the Sephardi chef asked the non-Jewish chef to taste it; then the Sephardi chef tasted it and told the result to the Ashkenazi chef. |
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May 12 |
answered | How does Halacha view someone who converts to Islam? |
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May 10 |
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Misreading a k'suva I only heard that R' Yaakov Kaminetsky instructed someone to have a dummy kesuba read, not that he ever read one himself. The point is still the same. |
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May 10 |
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Misreading a k'suva Clarified - R Yaakov Kaminetsky's psak, not necessarily a wedding he did |
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May 10 |
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Is there any evidence that Rabbi Akiva's students fought alongside Bar Kochba? See torahmusings.com/2013/05/audio-roundup-87 . Rabbi Hershel Schachter quotes R' Yosef Eliyahu Henkin as saying "they died of the plague" was their coded way of saying "the Romans killed them." |
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May 8 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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May 8 |
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Misreading a k'suva I realized there may be an Ashkenazic/Sephardic divide here depending if the kesubah has already been executed; see revisions to my answers. |
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May 8 |
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Misreading a k'suva Added Ashkenaz/Sephard divide |
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May 8 |
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When a Bris is being done for a baby at the same time as his Pidyon HaBen Further clarification |
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May 8 |
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Misreading a k'suva Added explanation |
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May 8 |
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If no one else was available, could a mohel ride a bicycle on shabbos to perform a circumcision? @DoubleAA Now that's psak! |
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May 8 |
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Misreading a k'suva From what I've heard, Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef's concern about "mideoraysa" concerns whether we're talking pure silver (as used to pay Biblical sums) or silver alloy (as used to pay rabbinic sums) -- not fair to demand a far bigger sum from the groom! |
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May 8 |
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When a Bris is being done for a baby at the same time as his Pidyon HaBen Clarified |
