Questions tagged [books-generally]
Books, generically, as related to by Judaism
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Recomendation for Good Books To Read to a 2-Year-Old Child
Any recommendations on books I can read with my 2 year old to help introduce her to Torah or other Judaism concepts? She can't read, but she copies everything I say and shows me things so I think ...
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What are the major ancient literature on Judaic mysticism and spiritual development?
What are the major ancient literature on Judaic mysticism and spiritual development? By ancient I mean B.C.E.
I also would appreciate if you can also provide links to online English translations if ...
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Closing abbreviation ושכמ"ה
Every [anonymous] question asked in the responsum Torah Lishmah ends with an address to the answerer and the abbreviation ושכמ"ה (e.g.). The Otzar Rashei Teivos had only one entry for this ...
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Returning a Library Book on Shabbat
When I return a book I put it in a bin, and a (non-Jewish) worker later takes it from the bin, and scans it into the computer as "returned." As such, can I return a library book on Shabbat?
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Is Harry Potter considered to be problematic?
Is there any halachic problem with a Jew reading the Harry Potter series? I know some people are against it, so wondering if there are any solid prohibitions involved beyond bittul zman, bittul torah, ...
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Can someone recommend a niggunim / Jewish melodies book
I read notes well enough to sing them. I need two things:
Niggunim/Jewish melodies song book
Niggunim/Jewish melodies ADVANCED for piano
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Sefas Emes and your mission
Someone mentioned that the Sefas Emes quotes in the name of the Chiddushei HaRim on that Mishnah (Avos 1:14), אם אין אני לי מי לי, וכשאני לעצמי מה אני, ואם... The Sefas Emes says, Every yid has ...
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Is a library book with an embedded RFID tag a problem on Shabbos?
RFID tags have very many uses in identifying different objects via radio waves. Recently, libraries have started using them to help keep track of books.
I would imagine that the tags, in themselves, ...
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Bons-mots of R' Yoel Teitelbaum
I've heard many Judaism-related witticisms attributed to the Satmar Rebbe over the years, often without sources. This has led me to wonder whether a compendium, preferably sourced, of R' Yoel ...
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Why does "ateres roshi" mean "my parent"?
The phrase "עטרת ראשי" (ateres roshi == my head's crown) appears in many Hebrew texts to refer to respectable individuals. I heard in a shi'ur recently that it specifically refers to the father of the ...
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Is it permissible to peruse a sefer someone brought to shul without their knowledge?
This past yom tov a guy in my shul brought a bunch of English Jewish books to shul to keep himself busy during the delays and what not. When he was not around I noticed a bunch of guys picking up the ...
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Choosing literature based on content/values
I saw this list of secular books for Jewish children ( http://savvima.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/4552B_a_00663_book_list_with_comments_and_cover1.pdf ) and it says this as part of its rationale:
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Recommend Book on Jewish Philosophy contrasting Secular philosophies
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I am looking for a contemporary book with Jewish philosophies and how it relates to other philosophies throughout history whether comparing or contrasting. Not comparative religion books but ...
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Which Chumash has the most meforshim?
What sefer (prob Mikraos Gedolos) has the most meforshim in it?
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Secular books for Torah study
If one is reading a secular book about electricity in order to understand how it works so that I can learn the halachos of using electricity on Shabbos, would the studying of the secular book be ...
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Tetragrammaton in Non-Jewish Books
If there was a New Testament in Hebrew and it contained the Tetragrammaton in it, how would you get rid of it? Obviously it cannot be buried next to Sifrei Torah or other Holy works.
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Is the author of this book reputable regarding discussion of this topic?
I found a book titled:
Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism : how to Respond to the Challenge by Faranak Margolese.
The topic seems interesting, offhand. I read the introduction, and ...
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Sherlock Holmes & the Maharal of Prague [closed]
What is the connection between the Maharal and SHerlock Holmes?
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