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Why was Rachel shepherding instead of Leah?
In Bereshit 29 we learn that Rachel was shepherding her father's sheep. Do any commentaries explain why Rachel, the younger sister, was the shepherdess instead of Leah the older sister?
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Did Moses ever meet his parents after the separation?
IIRC the Biblical narrative, after being born, Moses spends 3 months at home and then moving to the royal palace. His mother continues to breastfeed him for a certain period of time but then the link ...
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How can I redeem a wasted youth?
I wasted my youth. I am 35 years old. I had a toxic relationship with my parents, especially my mother. My career never started, and I am still looking for a fresh start and finding it humiliating at ...
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How many sin-offerings are due for one who (unintentionally) sleeps with his mother while she's married to his father?
Sanhedrin 7:4 lists several types of transgressor who are stoned, and then talks about some unintentional sexual transgressions:
הַבָּא עַל הָאֵם, חַיָּב עָלֶיהָ מִשּׁוּם אֵם וּמִשּׁוּם אֵשֶׁת אָב. ...
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The importance of family
Do the Sources anywhere specifically stress the importance of family in general? Maintaining ties with family members, even though they may live far away, seeking long-lost cousins, having reunions, ...
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Jewish significance of being an uncle or aunt?
Is there any Jewish significance to the relationship between an uncle/aunt and their nephew/niece? Meaning to say, are there any special things (opportunities, responsibilities) about being an uncle/...
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Father as an heir
In Parashat Pinchas we learn about the rules of inheritence. A son inherits first. This is implicit from the first statement of the Parsha. It says that if the deceased person
didn't have a son, then ...
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Are common half siblings related to each other?
I have 2 half-siblings, one through my father and one through my mother. Are these 2 related to each other in any way according to the Torah (even though they share no common parent)? For example, ...
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Obligation of a Beis Din to judge and decide on Issurim?
THe question about the baby switch made me think of this question:
In the realm of Issurim (Arayos, Mamzerim, conversion, Kohen, etc) when new evidence arises, is a Beis Din and what Beis Din ...
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What damages does a hurting husband pay to his wife?
If a husband willingly hurts his wife (physically or sexually), which of the 5 parts of damages is he obligated to pay?
What does he pay immediately and what is held as a debt until divorced?
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How can one say “my son is Mamzer”?
הָאוֹמֵר, בְּנִי זֶה מַמְזֵר ... רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר (להלכה), נֶאֱמָנן:
If a man declares, “this son of mine is a mamzer” ... Rabbi Judah says: he is believed. (Mishnah Kiddushin 4,8 adopted)
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Benefiting from a Jew's meizid melacha on Shabbos
The introduction to the first volume of the English edition of Shmiras Shabbos k'Hilchaso states that a person who does melacha b'meizid on Shabbos is forever banned from benefiting from that melacha. ...
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Are there any specific minhagim to celebrate Purim as a family?
וְהַיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֠לֶּה נִזְכָּרִ֨ים וְנַֽעֲשִׂ֝ים בְּכָל־דּ֣וֹר וָד֗וֹר מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ וּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה מְדִינָ֥ה וּמְדִינָ֭ה וְעִיר וָעִיר וִימֵ֞י הַפּוּרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה לֹ֤א יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ ...
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Is Aaron's lesson one of nepotism?
Is Aaron's lesson one of nepotism? In Exodus 32, Aaron takes the lead in creating the golden calf, but in Deuteronomy 9:20 all is forgiven because Moses prays for him. One could say the lesson here ...
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Can a convert be considered in-law after the conversion?
I was taught that a convert loses his relations after conversion:
"גר שהתגייר כתינוק שנולד".
First, after Tzipora allegedly converted Yitro is no longer her father in relation to anything Halachic, ...
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Does Jewish law have a separate status for someone whose father is a Jew rather than simply grouping them with non-Jews? [duplicate]
Traditional standards on Judaism are clear about the topic. One is only legally Jewish if they have a matrilineal connection to the community.
That being said, I've heard a few people throw around ...
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Does Chinese ancestor worship have the full status of idolotry?
In the front of a Chinese restaurant they have a small shrine - a succah less than a foot tall. Placed before it is a bowl of rice with vertical chopsticks and a plate of oranges. There is no idol ...
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Does Bishul Akum Apply To Half-Siblings
Speaking to a Rabbi recently he told me the rules of Bishul Aqum have more to do with preventing intermarriage than risk of non kosher ingredients being added to food without a Jew's knowledge.
Let'...
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Rachel Imeinu Deceiving Lavan while pregnant
In Bereshit 31:35 we learn that Rachel was able to hide the Teraphim under her saddle by telling her father Lavan that "The way of women is upon me", presumably a euphemism for menstruation.
Just a ...
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Being with a non Jew [closed]
I’ve read on this site that teshuva fixes all sins except the ones done between you and someone else, like stealing someone’s shoe for example.
If teshuva does work, will that take away her soul ...
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Is there a concept for individuals who are “too” destructive, in that they destabilize all of those around them?
Obviously, no one is inherently evil. All humans are constantly in battle with their evil inclination and we have to actively work to groom positive traits within us.
That being said, do the sages ...
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Is a convert's biological son obligated in "kibud av' (honoring his father)?
This is the reverse of this question, in a sense.
Suppose that a Gentile intermarries and he has a son who is Jewish. Later, the Gentile converts. Is the biological son ever halachically obligated to ...
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Do I need to honor a grandparent?
Do I get reward (or am commanded, presumably) for honoring a grandparent? Is there some direct opinion like that out there in the Talmud ?
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Sources on Ephraim and Menashe's greatness [duplicate]
Many of us bless our children on Friday nights. The bracha for daughters is pretty easy to understand- among other things we wish them to be as great as Sarah, Rivka and Leah- towering female figures ...
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What tribe were Eldad and Medad from?
I have been trying to find biographical information about Eldad and Medad but cannot seem to find a source which states which tribe they are from. The Baale Tosfot - Daat Zekeinim says they were ...
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A dying man designates a disciple to care for his mother — does that carry any legal weight in Judaism?
(I originally asked this question on Christianity.SE, and was redirected here for a better understanding of the Jewish laws and culture.)
I’m hoping someone can help me concerning ancient Jewish laws ...
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Did Avraham Avinu really have a daughter named Bakol?
I heard that Avraham Avinu had a daughter named Bakol. But in the Biblical narrative, there is no mention of a daughter to Avraham, only a son, Yitzchak, whom we all know well.
Did Avraham really ...
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Will non-Jews be welcome in a Jewish neighborhood? [closed]
We are considering buying a house in a suburban Philadelphia neighborhood that has a large Jewish population (we are not Jewish)and are wondering if we would be welcome there. Are there special ...
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Can you marry your Wife's Sister as a non “Rival Wife”?
When discussing polygamy with someone from Chinese culture, they mentioned how marrying sisters was considered a good idea as they were more likely to get along.
This made me wonder about the ...
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What is the definition of a “shituki”?
What is the definition of "shituki"?
This term may be found in Rambam, Mamrim 5:9.
I apologize that I was not able to be more specific in adding contextual 'tags'.
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Jew with non-Jewish father: maternal grandfather has no Hebrew name; great-grandfather's Hebrew name unknown [duplicate]
Usually, when a Jew's father is not a Jew, the name of the maternal grandfather is used when being called up to Torah. (Source?) But what happens if the maternal grandfather does not have a Hebrew ...
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Is anything known of יהודא בן טיטוס?
In Yerushalmi Bikkurim 11b(end) a person by the name יהודא בן טיטוס is mentioned. I would like to know if this person is the son of the famed roman emperor Titus (unlikely as that may be) or if any ...
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Is there a mitzvah to honor the bechor?
I have heard that the mitzvah to honor ones parents includes a commandment to honor one's oldest brother. Is this really the case?
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Is the mitzvah to honor the bechor d'oraisa or d'raban?
I see in the answer to this question that the mitzvah to honor one's mother and father includes an obligation to honor one's oldest brother. This idea is originally referenced in Ketubot 103a. Is this ...
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In Behar Chapter 25, verse 49, why does the Torah specifically mention 'his uncle or his cousin shall redeem him'
What about his Mother? Father? Sister? etc
I can't find any commentary on that verse by Rashi. Hmm
Thanks :)
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If my maternal grandmother's maternal grandmother was Jewish, does that mean I'm technically Jewish? [duplicate]
My family is from the Netherlands and my grandmother was always aware that her grandmother was Jewish but she did not mention it to the family until recently, mainly because of hangover trauma from ...
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Father and son - Hagbah and Gelilah, Pesicha for two Torahs
The Shulchan Aruch 141:6 writes that from a halachic standpoint a father and son may have aliyos back-to-back, however due to the worry of ayin harah we don't allow it. The Misnah Brurah and Be'er ...
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Avuncular marriage in the Torah
Isn't avuncular marriage considered incest in Judaism? Doesn't that mean that Moses was a product of incest since his mother was married to her nephew?
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Does Reform Judaism recognize children of Jewish father as Jews?
Does Reform Judaism recognize children of Jewish father as Jews (under conditions that father is Jewish both from mothers and fathers side). If so, that person does not have to go through conversion ...
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In regards to Torah and Rabbinical writings, how does “honor your father and mother” work when you've been raised in an abusive household?
This is a question I have always had a hard time getting an answer for and I was hoping somebody would be able to explain it.
Honoring your parents is one of the most basic mitzvah in all of Judaism....
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Yocheved is the daughter of who?
So Yocheved, as it is known, is the wife of Amram,mother of Moshe Rabbeinu, Aharon HaCohen, and Miriam the prophetess, peace be on them. And Yocheved, like Amram, is from the Tribe of Levi.
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Mom And Baby Talk
What do other Jewish moms do with their babies?
I have a six month old baby. I want her to learn Torah from the first words she speaks.
I don't live around other Jewish people, we've only been ...
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Can I add והבאת שלום בין משפחה למשפחה to אלו דברים in the morning?
Rashi says about the altar that we can't wave a sword over it in משפטים, the maftir.
Can I add his opinion (above included also) to the list of אלו דברים שאדם אוכל פירותיהם בעולם הזה in Shacharit? ...
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Is negiah okay if the relationship would be forbidden?
Please excuse my lack of knowledge on this topic. Is non-sexual touch allowed between two people between whom a relationship would be halachically forbidden? I assume the answer is "yes" for, say, a ...
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Under what conditions may a newly married couple go on birth control?
Which halachic conditions may allow a couple to go on birth control upon getting married?
Is the desire to work on building a solid relationship between man and wife before starting a family a valid ...
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Leniency to aggrieve a minor (one's child)?
Causing certain types of harm to one's fellow (for example, stealing or battering) is prohibited. But do these laws apply if the victim is a minor? To what extent? What if the minor is one's own child-...
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Geneology - Mechon Yochsin [closed]
I'm looking to do some family research and have heard about a so called Mechon Yochsin in Boro Park. Does anyone know their contact information, I can't seem to find it online.
Also, are there any ...
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Does the grandfather make a blessing on seeing his granddaughter for the first time?
The father of a new girl makes the shehechiyanu blessing on seeing his daughter for the first time.
Does the grandfather make a beracha ? He has not seen the child before and is surely joyful. (See ...
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Books on respect between partners
I have been told that there are good books for helping understand how to improve the respect I can give my significant other. I have found a few online stores, but was wondering what sort of books I ...
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Ownership of sunken treasure
If you discover a valuable sunken treasure, and you can identify living relatives of the treasure's original owners, must you give them what you find or keep it for yourself?
