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I’m an engineer, graduated with a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from the Cooper Union, and working in that field in the Greater NYC area.
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Aug 22 |
asked | Does “foreign religious obligation” = “Takruvas Avodah Zarah”? |
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Aug 19 |
answered | Why name but five creations? |
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Jul 22 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jul 10 |
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Shiluach HaKen: why not “Hatzipor” I would guess that, similar to the English word nestling meaning a bird to young to leave the nest, the Hebrew word ken can refer to the adult bird (of either gender) protecting the nest. (If I were surer of my guess I would give this as an answer.) |
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Jul 9 |
asked | Falling behind during selichos |
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Jul 9 |
awarded | Caucus |
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Jul 2 |
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Is it permissible to name one's child with a name from the opposite gender? @ShmuelBrin, Country Yossi’s parody on Shel Silverstein’s song (most famously performed by Jonny Cash) A Boy Named Sue. |
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Jun 19 |
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Can an Alien convert to Judaism? IIRC, there is some discussion about “Jewish” & “non-Jewish” shedim. Halachic discussions of demons would be where to look regarding aliens (whether the original discussion was meant practically or theoretically). |
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Jun 17 |
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When/where did the practice of “recycling” names begin? Last week’s Torah reading mentions the spy from Yissachar, Yig’al ben Yosef. |
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Mar 16 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Mar 9 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Mar 9 |
accepted | Haman was Basar b’Chalav, so how could we eat him? |
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Mar 9 |
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Haman was Basar b’Chalav, so how could we eat him? But oznei haman become a problem, since ears are so thin. ☺ |
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Mar 9 |
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Is it permissible for a Jewish woman to marry a Muslim man and vice versa? @Maxood, re interest: There is nothing immoral about lending money with a reasonable interest rate. However, one of my duties as a Jew is to charitably lend to my fellow Jew forgoing this profit. See, e.g., this question or questions tagged lending-interest-ribbis. |
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Mar 9 |
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Is it permissible for a Jewish woman to marry a Muslim man and vice versa? @Maxood, re Judaism & Zionism: The “national identity” aspect of Judaism is distinct from Zionism. Jews, observant of Judaism or not, share a national identity somewhat similar (but not identical) to the Muslim concept of the Ummah. Zionism is one particular way of expressing this identity by seeking to live in a Jewish state in the land of Ancient Israel. If you want to understand the distinction better, ask for an explanation as its own question. |
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Mar 9 |
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Is it permissible for a Jewish woman to marry a Muslim man and vice versa? @Maxood, the tone of your questions is making me wonder whether you want to understand or provoke. It is difficult to properly express nuances of speech online, so I shall give you the benefit of the doubt & try to answer your questions. |
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Mar 5 |
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Is it permissible for a Jewish woman to marry a Muslim man and vice versa? @Maxood, the question of why Judaism follows matrilineality is a valid one, but is too big to be discussed in comments here; ask it as a distinct question. |
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Mar 5 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Mar 5 |
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Is it permissible for a Jewish woman to marry a Muslim man and vice versa? Because Jewishness is a matter of national identity as much as religious observance. Every member of the Jewish nation is obligated to observe the Jewish religion. A Jew who practices the basic rules of morality via Islam or any non-Jewish faith may be a wonderful person but is failing in his duty as a Jew. |
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Mar 4 |
answered | Citation format for G'mara |
