User Shalom - Mi Yodeya

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

may 24 '12 at 21:20 Menachem 21.7k

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When blogging/emailing/etc., do I use “God” or “G-d”?

words internet shemos-sacred-names electricity

jul 2 '12 at 18:53 Adam Mosheh 2,499

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Am I allowed to give my kid a non-Hebrew (non-Jewish?) name?

names

may 16 '11 at 8:25 Danny Schoemann 2,226

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Shaking hands with the opposite gender?

halacha tznius-modesty negia

may 15 '12 at 2:25 HodofHod 12.3k

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

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apr 11 at 17:46 Charles Koppelman 2,977

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What is it about pigs that's so despised vs. other non-kosher animals?

kashrut-kosher animals

dec 1 '11 at 14:21 Moshe Yitzhak 348

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Riddle: when would a couple be forced to break their engagement? [closed]

riddle marriage

oct 4 '10 at 0:26 Isaac Moses 16.5k

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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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What's the leading medical explanation for the “woman whose husbands keep dying” (“katlanit”) phenomenon?

marriage death medicine

nov 18 '11 at 21:21 Community♦ 1

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Should one induce vomiting upon realizing s/he just ate non-kosher?

kashrut-kosher medicine health-safety-shmira mistakes repentance-teshuvah

jul 19 '12 at 19:09 Double AA♦ 33.1k

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Can you remove a sticker from fruit on shabbos?

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may 8 at 7:03 Moda 1

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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 2,499

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First-Temple-Era names of the Hebrew months?

history hebrew tanach calendar months

mar 1 '12 at 5:11 Double AA♦ 33.1k

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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 12.3k

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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 2,876

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What was the dietary source of calcium in Talmudic times?

history food dairy medicine

jul 6 '11 at 22:39 Shmuel Brin 15.4k

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In the Bible, why did robbers bother tunneling into houses to rob them?

parshanut-torah-comment hebrew tanach choshen-mishpat-civil-law gezel-stealing

may 20 '11 at 16:02 Seth J 17.1k

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What rabbinic/Judaic scholar has the lowest Erdős number?

history rabbis books-generally number

mar 22 '11 at 16:18 Shalom 58k

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How “with” the congregation do you have to be to avoid saying “Kel Melech Ne'eman” before Shema?

tefilla

jun 28 '10 at 19:12 WAF 11.6k

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

history marriage shidduchim-dating 15th-of-av

mar 29 at 0:55 andrewmh20 417

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

history rabbis sephardi-mizrachi-eastern ashkenazi rishonim

mar 12 at 16:33 Seth J 17.1k

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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 2,226

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Does our literature discuss invalidating a conversion because the convert would not put his/her lot with the Jewish people?

history gerut-conversion am-yisrael-jewish-nation

may 22 '12 at 1:49 Adam Mosheh 2,499

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How do scientists such as Natan Aviezer and Gerald Schroeder understand the fourth day of creation?

science parshanut-torah-comment tanach theology

jan 19 '12 at 16:48 avi 10.9k

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When/how was the controversy regarding stainless-steel blades for shechitah resolved?

history slaughter-shochet-shecht food halacha meat

jan 1 '12 at 3:38 Shmuel Brin 15.4k

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How Kabbalistically accurate is the golem-making procedure described in “Niflaos Maharal”?

history books-generally mysticism-kabbalah kabbalah-maasis

nov 27 '11 at 7:14 HodofHod 12.3k

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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 1,773

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Would halacha permit bombing Auschwitz?

mussar-ethics murder history halacha holocaust-shoah

feb 16 '11 at 17:29 Isaac Moses 16.5k

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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-nikmasi 2,881

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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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