User Shalom - Mi Yodeya

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Are there any brands of mustard powder (flour) that are kosher for Passover for Sephardim?

mar 25 '11 at 5:37 msh210♦ 26.2k

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Is there a problem with women wearing red clothing?

halacha clothing tznius-modesty color

dec 21 '11 at 9:41 Shmuel L 2,959

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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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Why isn't “Adam” a traditional Hebrew name?

names

jul 13 at 20:30 Adam Mosheh 2,491

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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 12.1k

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Is the lemon slice added to a soda in many bars a problem kosher-wise?

food kashrut-kosher shidduchim-dating

aug 8 at 20:03 Dov F 4,054

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Can you use plastic cable-ties to hold down your schach in your sukkah?

sukkot sukkah product-recommendation

sep 21 '10 at 5:47 Community♦ 1

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Shaking hands with the opposite gender?

halacha tznius-modesty negia

may 15 '12 at 2:25 HodofHod 12.1k

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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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How to pray in public places?

tefilla

apr 18 '10 at 18:18 Isaac Moses 16.3k

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If someone needs to shave during Sefirah or Three Weeks because of work, should he also shave before Shabbos?

mourning-aveilus sefirat-ha-omer hair three-weeks erev-shabbat

jul 31 at 17:56 Isaac Moses 16.3k

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What are the oldest Jewish songs (tune plus words) that are still popular today?

history music tefilla chazzan-prayer-leader

jul 23 at 16:09 Yaakov Kuperman 1,180

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Is a mechitza required for dancing at Jewish weddings? Why?

women tznius-modesty wedding mechitza-partition dance

jun 8 '12 at 18:37 Adam Mosheh 2,491

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How do you obtain Dole/Fresh Express bagged romaine lettuce with a Star-K on it?

product-recommendation passover marror-bitter-herbs food

jan 25 '12 at 5:43 Community♦ 1

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How precisely oriented towards Jerusalem should we face for praying?

tefilla geography eretz-yisrael

nov 18 '10 at 18:50 msh210♦ 26.2k

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Anyone know anything about Shlomo Kluger Yeshiva?

chinuch-education history

sep 10 at 23:58 Community♦ 1

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Did any Achronim comment on the American Revolutionary or Civil Wars?

history rabbis chutz-laaretz jewish-books

may 24 '12 at 21:20 Menachem 21.5k

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Which parts of the Chazon Haftorah get sad tune (Eicha trop)?

parshanut-torah-comment tanach music trop-cantillation torah-reading

sep 27 '10 at 9:20 allced 1,321

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How do you build an eruv from your house to your sukkah?

shabbat sukkot sukkah eruv-chatzerot architecture-design

jun 1 '12 at 8:29 Double AA♦ 32.9k

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What's the earliest source/discussion on green beans being “kitniyot” (prohibited legumes) on Passover?

kitniyos-semigrain-legume passover minhag ashkenazi history

mar 25 '11 at 5:34 msh210♦ 26.2k

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What's the best thing to use for Marror?

food passover priorities marror-bitter-herbs

feb 1 '12 at 13:06 follick 1,763

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What is the original halachic source for a woman covering her collarbones out of modesty (tznius)?

tznius-modesty women halacha history

apr 9 '12 at 5:58 Meir Zirkind 2,635

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What size hex nut will properly fit a standard chanukah candle?

chanuka product-recommendation minor-katan-child chinuch-education

feb 10 '11 at 20:03 Community♦ 1

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How do those rabbis opposed to the RCA (“Rabbi Willig's”) prenup feel about the Nachlas Shiva document?

marriage choshen-mishpat-civil-law

jan 27 '12 at 6:45 Community♦ 1

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Hebrew letters Hey-Yud-Dalet after a name

hebrew names acronyms

oct 3 '11 at 1:22 msh210♦ 26.2k

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Custom of not giving knives as a gift?

minhag marriage gifts

dec 30 '11 at 7:39 msh210♦ 26.2k

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Which communities accept sheitels (wigs) as adequate hair coverings for married women?

women tznius-modesty hair hair-covering

mar 8 '12 at 6:54 Adam Mosheh 2,491

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Where did the “different bracha for mishloach manos” idea come from?

purim mishloach-manot food halacha blessing

sep 5 '11 at 18:36 follick 1,763

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What do I need to make a Jewish wedding?

halacha marriage

jul 26 '10 at 14:27 SimchasTorah 17.9k

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Pronunciation of משנה הלכות

hebrew grammar-dikduk jewish-books pronunciation

apr 11 '12 at 20:30 Community♦ 1

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