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May 10 |
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What if someone is unable to believe in God? Try amazon.com/Permission-To-Believe-Approaches-Existence/dp/… "Permission To Believe: Four Rational Approaches to God's Existence" by Rabbi L Kelemen. |
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May 9 |
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When the first of the 3 days of hagbalah is Sunday, are haircuts permitted the Friday before? @SethJ Indeed. Yes. |
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May 9 |
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HaKohen, HaLevi - source and reason Kohanim do not go up to duchan with laced shoes. According to Rav Ashi the reason is that Kohanim have to be careful not be thought of as a chalal (invalid Kohen). I suggest that the reason for writing after HaKohen their names is to show that they are genuine kohanim and not chalalim. I don’t have the same justification for the Leviyim. |
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May 8 |
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Are homeopathic remedies kosher? But if there is not a single molecule present - then there is nothing there of it. This is not a question of bittul - it's a question of existence (so to speak). |
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May 5 |
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How to care about the molad But do you remember the time of the molad till the last time for kiddush levonoh? |
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May 2 |
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Is Chazaq Chazaq v'nitchazeq חזק חזק ונתחזק an interruption for the reader? @DoubleAA Is it worth asking the question in the case where the Ba'al Keriyah is the Oleh as well? |
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Apr 30 |
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Where does it say that one must wear two layers on their head(one of the reasons for the black hat)? Please see my question judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/11004/… and some of the answers comments which relate to your comment. |
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Apr 22 |
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May one say the letters of Hashem's name i.e. “Yud hei vov hei”? @SethJ Yes - but the letters Yud Kei (and Vov Kei, my Rav tells me) create a name of Hashem on their own. |
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Apr 21 |
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May one say the letters of Hashem's name i.e. “Yud hei vov hei”? @SethJ Yes it is. But I don't see your point. BTW the Gr"a did not say any "leshem Yichud"s. |
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Apr 21 |
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May one say the letters of Hashem's name i.e. “Yud hei vov hei”? BTW, the marginal note in Sukkah refers to two other Tosafos. Shevuos 35a s.v. b'alef dales agrees with Tosafos in Sukkah that is that without intention for the name is not a problem. Avodo Zoro 18a s.v. hog'e says that one should not mention even the letters yud hei - and does not speak about intention. |
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Apr 21 |
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May one say the letters of Hashem's name i.e. “Yud hei vov hei”? @DoubleAA Thank you. Incorporated your comment into the question. |
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Apr 19 |
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Can I prevent trespass through (for example) my garden? @DannySchoemann Do you have a source for that please? |
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Apr 17 |
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Am I allowed to wear my Pebble Watch on Shabbat? The question seems to be a special case of this question judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/8725/… "What is a watch one can wear on shabbat?". See the discussion there. |
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Apr 17 |
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Can I prevent trespass through (for example) my garden? I would certainly like to know the law outside of Israel (as well as in Israel). |
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Apr 17 |
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Singing Lecha Dodi before Shabbos related judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/13713/… |
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Apr 17 |
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Can I prevent trespass through (for example) my garden? זה נהנה וזה לא חסר and/or הזק ראיה אין שמו היזק I don't know |
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Apr 12 |
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Why do we not reply to “Mazel Tov” with “Tov Mazel”? @SethJ Pischei Teshuvos quotes one source who does not like Kohanim responding Baruch Tihyeh to Y"K after blessing the people in case they are adding to the blessing. He recommends K"Y. No, I didn't change it. |
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Apr 9 |
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How to handle cadavers @DoubleAA But if you did know? |
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Apr 9 |
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How to handle cadavers What about a cadaver that is or is likely to be Jewish? |
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Apr 5 |
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What are the reasons that chewing cud is a kosher sign? Try Horeb, Rabbi S R Hirsch z”l and this book on the dietary laws by the Dayan I Grunfeld z”l. |
