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Why are none of the Pharaohs in the Torah identified by name?

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What is the oldest manuscript of Torah Shebaal Peh?

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Can a Noachide continue to believe in religious tenets that are against the Torah?

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Why does the Hebrew alphabet not have letters representing vowels?

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May (or should) a convert recite kaddish after his biological parents' deaths?

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In what way are mushrooms considered "non-nutritive"?

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Can you walk and chew gum at the same time?

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Why, in double parshiyos, are the aliyos not simply combined in pairs?

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Can a kohen be a mamzer?

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Saying words of prayer or Torah while an immodest photo or drawing is in your field of vision?

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How "with" the congregation do you have to be in order to say the 13 Divine Attributes (middos)?

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Jewish names commonly used in a different form than found in Tanach

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Description of what Yaakov's sons plundered from Shechem

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Why not "Where is Achashverosh in the Torah"?

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Can anyone help decipher the bottom two lines of this inscription?

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What is the shortest interval during which we read publicly from each of the five Chumashim?

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Why do many (most?) people call the upcoming holiday "Peysach"? [closed]

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Why is "Kedoshim tihyu" (Lev. 19) interposed between the chapters about illicit relations?

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How does a door hit against a lintel (משקוף)?

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Why is המחזיר אבידה לכותי singled out?

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Why only beginning with the fourth plague is the exemption of the Jews mentioned?

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When a goel (close relative) redeems property, who actually takes possession?

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"Veadar" as the name of the extra month in leap years?

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Why were the prophecies of Eliyahu and Elisha not written as separate books?

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Connection between the metzora's purification and the Four Species of Sukkos?

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Retention of urine causing infertility?

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Why is this not a valid way of evading the prohibition of ribbis?

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"A life for a life": execution or reparations

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How is a heter iska made to work with a non-business loan?

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Why are none of the Pharaohs in the Torah identified by name?

What is the oldest manuscript of Torah Shebaal Peh?

Can a Noachide continue to believe in religious tenets that are against the Torah?

Why does the Hebrew alphabet not have letters representing vowels?

May (or should) a convert recite kaddish after his biological parents' deaths?

In what way are mushrooms considered "non-nutritive"?

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time?

Why, in double parshiyos, are the aliyos not simply combined in pairs?

Can a kohen be a mamzer?

Saying words of prayer or Torah while an immodest photo or drawing is in your field of vision?

How "with" the congregation do you have to be in order to say the 13 Divine Attributes (middos)?

Jewish names commonly used in a different form than found in Tanach

Description of what Yaakov's sons plundered from Shechem

Why not "Where is Achashverosh in the Torah"?

Can anyone help decipher the bottom two lines of this inscription?

What is the shortest interval during which we read publicly from each of the five Chumashim?

Why do many (most?) people call the upcoming holiday "Peysach"? [closed]

Why is "Kedoshim tihyu" (Lev. 19) interposed between the chapters about illicit relations?

How does a door hit against a lintel (משקוף)?

Why is המחזיר אבידה לכותי singled out?

Why only beginning with the fourth plague is the exemption of the Jews mentioned?

When a goel (close relative) redeems property, who actually takes possession?

"Veadar" as the name of the extra month in leap years?

Why were the prophecies of Eliyahu and Elisha not written as separate books?

Connection between the metzora's purification and the Four Species of Sukkos?

Retention of urine causing infertility?

Why is this not a valid way of evading the prohibition of ribbis?

"A life for a life": execution or reparations

How is a heter iska made to work with a non-business loan?

Looking for biographical information about R. Avraham Halevi Fattal [closed]