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How was Rabbi Akiva’s wish to fulfill the commandment of ״בכל נפשך״ actually fulfilled?
The Gemara (Berachos 61b) tells the story of Rabbi Akiva, who was killed for teaching Torah, and before he was killed, he told his students that he was now finally able to fulfill the commandment of ״...
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Did the conversos who continued to live as crypto-Jews in Spain have any Halakhic justification?
Avoda Zara is 'ייהרג ואל יעבור', one of the few transgressions a Jew should give up their life for and be willing to die 'על קידוש השם'. In the medieval period, around the time of the Spanish ...
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Is "taking a knee" prohibited
Is it prohibited to perform "taking a knee" for Black Lives Matter?
The question is about the action of taking the knee itself, not to support or rejection of the movement or its ideas. ...
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Death over sins & idolatry for gentiles?
As we know there are certain sins a Jew cannot commit like murder or idol worship. A Jew should rather die than commit these sins. Does this apply to gentiles as well?
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Must one die al Kiddush Hashem in cases of doubt?
In the Rambam's Mishneh Torah Yesodei haTorah Chapter 5:2, he explains that a Jew must die rather than perform idolatry, murder, or gilui arayos.
Does this also apply in cases of doubt? (i.e whether ...
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Are there Jewish sources regarding this degradation of the Jews of Prague
Are there Jewish sources regarding this degradation of the Jews of Prague? (Allowing it, protesting it (they should have been killed and not do it))
From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Why can't one be cured with Asheira wood?
The Gemara in Pesachim (25a) says
א"ר יעקב א"ר יוחנן בכל מתרפאין חוץ מעצי אשירה היכי דמי אי נימא דאיכא סכנה אפילו עצי אשירה נמי ואי דליכא סכנה אפילו כל איסורין שבתורה נמי לא לעולם דאיכא סכנה ואפי' ...
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Conversion to Islam
Although Islam is considered monotheistic I would imagine that in a case of 'oness' (coercion) one would still not be allowed to convert. Is conversion to Islam considered to be a case of יהרג ואל ...
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