Questions tagged [heterodox]
General questions about non-Orthodox Jewish practice and ideology.
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Can a secular Jew drink non mevushal wine that he touched?
If a secular (non-observant) Jew touches wine that isn't mevushal does that render it not kosher for him to drink?
Nafka Mina: gifting non-mevushal wine to a secular friend.
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Shomronim and Halakha
Do the Baraitot brought down by Masechet Kutim and other random halachot in the Talmud that were said about "kutim" apply to the 750 remaining Samaritans in the world today (who currently live in ...
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Renting digital services to Jews who are known to work on Shabbes
Given the following scenario:
A Jew is the sole owner of a digital business which rents its services (a digital platform that does not require human intervention from part of the owner) for a monthly ...
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Explaining lack of mixed dancing
How do you explain to non-frum relatives why your simcha will have separate dancing?
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Sefardi/Mizrahi rulings on non-Orthodox denominations
I'm aware why Chatam Sofer and R Feinstein had such harsh and castigating stances on associating/celebrating with non-Orthodox Jews or entering those prayer spaces, as they were actively fighting the ...
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What's the origin of the Conservative recititive?
I've noticed that people who learned to daven in the Conservative movement have a particular recititive which they use for weekday nusach and another for Shabbat nusach (this is among those who ...
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Was Solomon Schechter shomer shabbos?
I heard anecdotally that the early JTS president Solomon Schechter was not, but I have been unable to find a citation either way on this claim.
Schechter was allegedly one of the most accomplished ...
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Greeks' gas lamps
I once heard that there is a source that says the Greeks invented gas lamps or some sort of street lights which enabled the Jews to roam the streets at night and not be with their families. The plan ...
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Is there a Karaite answer to the Kuzari?
According to Wikipedia, the Kuzari was originally written as a reply by Rabbi Yehudah Halevi to a heretic, likely a Spanish Karaite.
Indeed, sections of the book are dedicated to refuting the Karaite ...
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Conservative Jews saying "amen" instead of saying Harachamans
I've noticed that among Conservative Jews, it seems to be a common practice that one person recites the harachamans after Birkat Hamazon and others are silent and only respond "amen". Now, after one ...
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