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Can you remove a sticker from fruit on shabbos?

may 8 at 7:03 Moda 1

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Which 20th-century Rosh Yeshiva studied under the mysterious Monsieur Chouchani?

history rabbis yeshiva-school hashkafah-philosophy

apr 21 at 4:53 not-vram 2,748

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When did kosher bakeries, restaurants, etc. start requiring supervision?

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apr 11 at 17:46 Charles Koppelman 2,671

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(How) was Tu B'Av observed as a matchmaking/singles-meeting event through history?

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mar 29 at 0:55 andrewmh20 415

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Did the Rosh (Rabbeinu Asher) describe the culture clash moving from medieval Germany to Spain?

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mar 12 at 16:33 Seth J 16.8k

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Why aren't any of the main American brands of chewing gum kosher?

kashrut-kosher food

mar 7 at 17:31 HodofHod 12k

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Where does Ramban discuss OCD and the mikvah?

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mar 5 at 0:26 Double AA♦ 32.7k

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At what point was it recommended to have a separate kosher certifier (mashgiach) for local Jewish businesses?

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feb 28 at 20:35 Bruce James 3,470

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What's the “ORegon 7-1222” on R' Moshe Feinstein's letterhead? [closed]

history geography moshe-feinstein phone

feb 21 at 20:24 msh210♦ 26.1k

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What is the typical retirement plan for a Chabad-Lubavitch shliach (emissary)?

rabbis chabad employment

jan 6 at 5:38 IntrospectiveRabbi 71

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Electric Appliances and Mikva

halacha technology tevilas-keilim-dipping appliances

jan 3 at 20:09 Lchayam 21

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What's the oldest continuously-existing, still-open kosher restaurant?

history food

dec 27 at 18:11 Gary 150

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Which 20th century rabbi said “G-d normally doesn't stop the ill-intentioned”?

sources-mekorot rabbis sin agada-stories-legends quotations

dec 26 at 22:20 msh210♦ 26.1k

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Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue?

halacha clothing wedding minhag

dec 26 at 19:12 anna morel 1

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An improved Jewish calendar after this one expires?

calendar semicha mathematics

dec 26 at 18:39 Gershon Gold 57.9k

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Did Rabbi Dovid Feinstein of Uzda wear tefilin that were Ktav Ari or Ktav Beit Yosef? What about his son?

history tefilin chasidut-hasidism moshe-feinstein safrus

dec 26 at 10:01 Moshe 1

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In what countries is chalav yisrael not required for milk?

food kashrut-kosher travel dairy chalav-yisrael-jewishmilk

dec 21 at 11:41 Daniel 1

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Do we know anything else about the calculus problem solved by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein?

history moshe-feinstein mathematics

dec 19 at 3:18 yydl 16.2k

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What does the Bible mean by “those that urinate against the wall” in I Samuel 25:22?

hebrew tanach targum-translation samuel-shmuel-book-of

dec 2 at 0:44 Judith Schaefer 9

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Did “Litvish” frock coats button left-on-right?

history clothing men-male misnaged

nov 6 at 21:09 msh210♦ 26.1k

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How important is it for everyone to revolve the bima 7 times on Simchas Torah?

tzibur-community simchat-torah dance

nov 1 at 12:47 Danny Schoemann 2,186

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Halachic/sociological basis to support the split-apart beds for a nida couple?

marriage sleep popular-culture niddah

oct 28 at 7:18 Baruch 21

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Which rabbi said “if a horse had the mind of Kant …”?

hashkafah-philosophy sources-mekorot rabbis mussar-ethics quotations

oct 23 at 14:50 Isaac Moses 16.2k

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“Think about love for fellow Jews before praying” - source?

tefilla hashkafah-philosophy sources-mekorot kavana-concentration ahavat-yisrael

oct 14 at 7:15 msh210♦ 26.1k

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Original source for Maharil endorsing tunes as “MiSinai”?

minhag history music

oct 12 at 14:43 Shalom 57.2k

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Where/when/how/why did flags become part of Simchas Torah celebrations?

minhag history children-parenting simchat-torah provenance

oct 11 at 22:30 msh210♦ 26.1k

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If the odds are against you in life (Bais Shammai's opinion), why did G-d bother?

hashkafah-philosophy theology

oct 3 at 4:19 lilyan 1

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What do we know about the Yemenites adding (deleting?) Maimonides from their prayers in the 1100s?

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sep 24 at 1:41 Double AA♦ 32.7k

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Was there a song about the year 5773 being special?

calendar music

sep 21 at 17:55 J. C. Salomon 1,152

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Are there standard sizes for tefilin batim (leather cases/housings) today?

tefilin size

sep 19 at 21:27 msh210♦ 26.1k

Shalom

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