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Sources that permit applying sunscreen on shabbos?

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Moses at fault for spies?

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Had an unmarried Jewish woman ever owned a male slave, whom she acquired or asked to become her husband?

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Playing with non-kosher animals

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Taz About self defense

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Source that the spies had prophecy

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Moshe davening 515 times to enter Eretz Yisrael

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Who was the Megilat Esther?

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Chatam Sofer on tumat met

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Difference between רבון and אדון

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What happens the second you die?

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Biblical personality prepared wicks of Menorah

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Judaism and Ping-Pong

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Does the Gemara talk about interpersonal dynamics between step-siblings in blended families?

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