Questions tagged [halacha]
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Speaking between two Sidrahs when reading a double Sidrah
While saying Shnayim Mikrah V'echad Targum, it is best not to talk. Magen Avraham (285:11) writes:
וְטוֹב שֶׁלֹּא יַפְסִיק כְּלַל בְּשִׂיחָה
It is good to not interrupt at all by speaking.
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Shaving a head for Hair Transplant
Before a transplant of hair is performed there is a shaving of the head done, is that permitted?
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Who is Patur from Marriage?
Is there anyone (like a Shoteh or Choleh) Patur from getting married & or having Children?
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Does Yom Kippur atone for the transgression of (not) honoring parents?
Following my previous question division-between-interpersonal-and-god-related-mitzvot (please read the background):
Does Yom Kippur alone atone for the transgression of (not) honoring one's parents as ...
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Does "anything go" against a Canaanite?
Tanach mentions how the Israelites were supposed to drive out the Canaanites but failed to.
If one lives in the time of Tanach:
Is one liable for murdering, robbing, coveting from, burning down the ...
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Is it worse to be a Christian or an atheist?
I've heard that Christianity is at least oftentimes avodah zarah, at least for Jews. Would that mean atheism is better halachically?
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Dimmer Lights on Yom Tov
On Yom Tov, we are allowed to adjust fire (i.e. change the strength of the stove) so long as we do not completely turn the stove on or off.
Therefore, if a room’s lighting has a dimmer switch, would ...
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Why father that teaches Torah is equal in honoring to divorced mother?
Here's another tricky question about Halakhot of honoring parents (Shu"A ר"מ-רמ"א). I rewrite it to change the line of thinking.
THe Gemmorah (Kid 30b, also Mishna Kritus 6,9 "**האב קודם לאם בכל מקום"...
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If a man passes away and has a lot of acquired assets where do these assets go to?
A man passes away with two children: the elder is a daughter, who has children of her own, and the younger is a son, who is infertile but has adopted.
My question is where do all the deceased's ...
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Is the Magen Tzedek for workers' living conditions?
Recently I chanced across websites that describe the pitiful living conditions of (largely migrant) agricultural workers in various countries worldwide (e.g., China, Africa, Europe, Asia, North ...
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Dirshu Daf Hayomi B'Halacha
Two questions :
1) How do I get Dirshu halacha shiurim on Kol Halashon AND
2) Is there a way that I could see the current schedule online ?
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Kiddushin by a man who has the din of a חייב מיתה
If a man has the din of חייב מיתה and performs קידושין, is his קידושין valid? We know that in the case of a man whose חייב מיתה, if a person were to go and kill that man, the man who killed him would ...
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Commiting to a group's educational system
In a community where spaces are scarce in educational institutions, may a Jewish institution refuse a child if the parents will not commit to letting the child continue in that group's separate ...
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Chametz left over Pesach -- Must be burnt?
Chametz that belonged to a Jew over Pesach is prohibted (ossur) to have benefit (haneh) from (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 448 Sif 3.)
Is it enough that this chametz simply be thrown away or ...
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Children of a Cohen who had a vasectomy
A previously asked question on this site was whether a Cohen who had undergone a vasectomy may get married. Assuming that he is permitted to marry in such a case - if he has a child (through invitro ...
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Must a woman cover her hair during childbirth?
Does a woman need to cover her hair during childbirth or other major medical procedures?
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Is a man obligated to provide a Succah for his grown-up sons?
I started with the "succah-precedence" question but it turned out some other premises are unclear.
One is obligated to provide shelter for his kids (let's say up to 18-22 Rambam Ishut 12:14)
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Where do Israeli nationalist Orthodox movements derive their Halacha?
This isn't a question regarding Israeli politics or issues like that. This question is purely about where these groups (Groups which followed Meir Kahane or similar voices) developed or derived their ...
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Copyright issues in apps
Are there be any Halachik issues with regard to using someone else's logo, twitter avatar or the like as part of an app?
If it would be okay, would that only be if I don't make any money from the app?...
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Modesty at the beach
Are there any opinions or “loop holes” that allow women to loosen up modesty rules at a mixed beach? I was told that many “frum” women who dress like rebitzens in their community, go to the beach in ...
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Non-Jewish relatives
How do you treat relatives whom are not jewish, ie Grandmothers and so on.
Can one benefit anything from them, as in being mentioned in a will…
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Is wearing Covid-19 masks idolatry for a Jew? Why or why not?
Are Covid-19 masks idolatry why or why not? I heard from an evil source (this guy is a freemason: https://www.bitchute.com/video/PHqFlPqV8AZV/ and a messianic Jew (according to his website)) that ...
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If One Considers Chabad to be Avodah Zarah What Kosher Products Should He Avoid?
If one were to consider Chabad to be a religion of Avodah Zarah because of their practices regarding the Rebbe as Mashiach, what otherwise marked "kosher" products should one avoid that are Chabad-...
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Is Ivanka Kushner really Donald Trump's daughter?
Is referring to Ivanka Kushner as a "daughter" of Donald Trump wrong from a Torah standpoint, being that Jewish tradition considers a convert to Judiasm as a newborn child with no relation to his or ...
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