Questions tagged [internet]
Questions related to use of the Internet or resources available on it.
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Photocopies of R' Moshe's tefillin
The answers to this question discuss photocopies of the R"T tefillin used by R' Moshe Feinstein. Are scans of these photocopies available on the internet?
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Text based Ritva / Rabeinu Kresscass?
My chavrusa is looking for a text-based copies of Ritva (חידושים מכתב יד) and Rabeinu Kresscass (ריטב"א) on Gittin, so that he could put them into his computer.
Where can I find a copy of either of ...
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Where can I find an online copy of ספר החכמה?
In Gittin 10b, many Rishonim (Mordechai [who appears to have been a student of his] and a few more) reference one רבינו יקיר (aka אפרים, as in "הבן יקיר לי אפרים"), in a work called ספר החכמה. I can't ...
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Online דרשות הר"ן in Hebrew block print
Does any know where I can find online a pdf of דרשות הר"ן that's in hebrew text and not in Rashi script/ text?
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Creating a crowd-sourced database of non-dairy OU-D products
Several questions/answers on this site have pointed out that the OU-D hechsher does not always mean that the product is actually dairy. (But that it is, in reality, "OU-DE" [dairy equipment]. See here ...
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Can I trust a random internet user?
Does the halacha of עד אחד נאמן באיסורין (a single witness is trusted in matters of prohibition) apply to a random internet users? If someone presents themselves as being a practicing Jew, can I take ...
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What are the most active and educational religious podcasts and blogs?
I’m looking for more Jewish blogs and podcasts to subscribe to, and not wishy washy “Jewish life” ones full of dubious recipes and pop culture tie-ins. I’m looking for intermediate-level, English-...
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Drasha Le'Chasuna Le'HaRamban
I'm looking for an online copy of "Drasha Le'Chasuna Le'HaRamban".
I seem to have found one at some point in time and printed it out (picture below). (However, I might have gotten it from my friend's ...
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Is it permissible to post photos of pages of a siddur (containing YHVH) online?
I am planning to write a detailed blog post about the weekday Shacharit service, and I want to illustrate it with photos of pages from my ArtScroll siddur. Is this permissible, given that the pages ...
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Seforim and Books online
Does anyone know of a website like this that has the text (not PDF) of seforim posted on their website for free?
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Learning Aderet Eliyahu
Anyone know of any resources online to help one learn "aderet Eliyahu" (the vilna gaon's commentary on the Torah) - an online shiur perhaps?
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Text of Derashos HaRan online
I was looking online for the text of דרשות הר"ן but I have been unsuccessful. Does anyone where I might be able to find it online? (i.e like this)
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Can an automated online service business operate on shabbat?
While this question touches on mine, I'd like to know more specifically about operating an online service business, such as an online subscription based software on Shabbat.
Can the service be used ...
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Shaarei Teshuvah by Rabbeinu Yonah online
Does anyone know where I can find the Hebrew text of שערי תשובה by Rabbeinu Yonah online?
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Rav Ovadia Yosef's Books Online
Are any of Rav Ovadia Yosef's books available online? I had run across his son's Yalkut Yosef online at one point, but forgot to bookmark it and was wondering if someone could point me to either one.
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How can someone, halachically, do teshuva when s/he has offended an anonymous person on the internet?
Ramba"m among others, state that Yom Kippur does not atone for sins committed between a person and his neighbor until a person personally asks the other for forgiveness.
Mi Yodeya is an example of ...
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Ba'al Shem Tov online
Hebrew books does not have Ba'al Shem Tov on the Torah. Does anyone know where I can find the Ba'al Shem Tov on the Torah online?
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English Translation of Zohar online
I'm looking something up in the Zohar on Bereishis (Genesis), but I can't translate the words. Does anyone know where I can find an English translation of the Zohar on Bereishis, that's online?
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Recordings of Baer and Lewandowski
Chazzanim Avraham Baer z"l and Louis Lewandowski a"h created some of the most important books of chazzanut of the 19th century. בעל תפלה oder Der Praktische Vorbeter and Kol Rinnah U'Tefillah recorded ...
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613.org, 613db.org: what happened to it?
There used to be a website, 613.org, with a huge trove of music and shiurim. It got hacked at some point; the site was removed and access to the files was presented through 613db.org. For the last ...
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Is there anything halachically or hashkafically wrong with installing reference computers in a Bet Midrash?
With the vast amount of information available on the web, I am curious why I have not seen any Batei Midrash equipped with a number of central computers that can access only "kosher" web sites geared ...
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What are good quality sites for Shidduchim
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Boruch Hashem I am all set with my significant half but it becomes more and more revealed that we are living in "Shidduchim crisis".
I wonder if there are good sites for Shidduchim - if so - ...
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Is a Jew allowed to go on Facebook?
Sanhedrin 74a states that if the non-Jews are accustomed to have red shoe laces we should not have red shoe laces.
What is the extent to this rule of not copying the gentiles?
I have a few questions ...
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Texts of Shirei HaYichud Online
Does anyone know where to find a copy of the shirei hayichud online with cut-and-paste capability? I've checked piyut.org.il and HebrewBooks.org, however the only copies I found were with horrible OCR ...
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Are there Peirushim on the Tisha BAv Night kinot available on the internet?
In my preperation for this evening I have found lots of material for tomorrow's kinot, however, I have found next to nothing on this evening's kinot (Zekhor Hashem, Baleil Zeh, Shomron Kol Titein and ...
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GR"A (GR"a) re: Sefirot and Kabbalah
What is the GR"a ? Where on the internet can I find a resource for this and what does it have to do with the Sefirot and Kabbalah ?
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Prophet "Jeremiah" from Tanach in translation to German language online available?
These days the story of the prophet Jeremiah caught my deeper interest. Currently reading it in various German translations of the Bible I see that it might be non-trivial how near to the original the ...
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translation of the Shulchan Aruch online
I'm looking for a translation of the entire shulchan aruch online. Do you know of any website that might have one?
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Laser print Mikraos Gedolos Tanach online?
Does a laser print Mikraos Gedolos Tanach or Nach exist online (for free)?
Update: Since there seems to be some confusion as to what I mean by "laser print" I will clarify my question. The new ...
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Online Synopsis of each Mesechta of Talmud Bavli
Where can I find an online synopsis of each Mesechta of Talmud Bavli?
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I do not care so much about length, the longer the better. As long as it is not too long.
I want a overall summary of ...
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Rambam Interlinear Online?
Does anyone know a place online where I can find and English, interlinear translation of the Rambam?
The only English I found is on the chabad.org website.
But that is far from interlinear.
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Lashon Harah for anonymous to'eles
Necessary background: Lashon Harah (slander) is prohibited, unless it is for a to'eles (constructive purpose).
Can I say Lashon Harah that would be available to everyone, would be beneficial for some ...
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Where can I find online a good recording of Gemorah which explains it very well peshuta shel talmud
Where can I find online a good recording of Gemorah which explains it very well peshuta shel talmud?
I do not need a lot of mephorshim just someone who explains very well and clear the peshuta shel ...
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Can I change my mind after I fill out a tzedaka form?
If I fill out an online submission form for charity, including the amount I wish to contribute, and then before I click submit I decide I don't want to give the money, is that considered reneging on a ...
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Looking for a good online book for shemira einayim
anyone know of a good reliable online book for studying the matter of shemiras einayim (guarding the eyes)? (halachas/mussar. something like the chafetz chaim's book on shemira halashon)
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A computer file that I emailed you has a virus. Am I responsible?
My rav frequently discusses contemporary halachic questions. He quotes a general rule from the Gemarrah (I assume it's from Baba Kama or one of the "Baba's") that a person who causes damages is always ...
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Yabia Omer Online?
Does anyone know if it is possible to find the shu"t of Sefer Yabia Omer by R' Ovadia Yosef, online free?
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Jekkisch Käppchen (kaepchen)
Is there anyplace on the internet where one could purchase a Jekkische kippah (or käppchen, in German)? I would be looking preferably for ones made out of non-synthetic fabric if possible.
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Using a neighbor's encrypted Wi-Fi connection
This question asked whether or not one is allowed to use a neighbor's unencrypted (unlocked, without a password) Wi-Fi connection. This question touches upon a lot of different things in American law (...
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Online Yemenite Siddur
Does anyone know where to find a Baladi or Dor Dai Tiklal? I have seen a Siddur haRasha"sh, a Shami tiklal however, I would like to see the pre-Lurianic nusach of Teiman.
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embarassing an anonymous person online
There is a prohibition to embarass other people (Sanhedrin 99a).
Does this apply also to anonymous online people despite that nobody knows their identity and therefore they should not feel embarassed ...
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Selling Hametz on Ebay
Can I sell my chametz via eBAY? I have no expectation that I want to buy it back. I would pack it and ship it before Pesach, so it's definitely not in my posession during Pesach. Is this problematic ...
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Can you take and post pictures of people online without their permission?
Realizing that there is some concern with having one's picture taken in the first place; according to those who allow pictures of people to be taken, is there any halachic reason which would prevent ...
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Male equivalent to yoatzot.org
Are there any Ask-a-Rabbi websites that are geared specifically towards questions regarding Taharas Hamishpachah (i.e. marriage, sexuality, and men's health), parallel to yoatzot.org, from which I ...
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Where can I find Masechet Sofrim online?
I'm looking to be able to download the minor tractate Sofrim, but I've been unable to find a place to do so. Where can I find it?
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Violating the Shabbat across time zones [duplicate]
Let's say I'm on my computer in the United States on a Friday afternoon, well before the sun has set in the US, but after it has set in Israel. If I access an Israeli website during this time, am I ...
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Are there any tanakh search engines? [duplicate]
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Where is there a good online source to check how often a word appears in Tanach?
I'm looking to find instances where music, and musical instruments, is mentioned in Tanakh.
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Forwarding e-mail
Is there a halacha or other rabbinical consensus concerning a sole recipient of an e-mail forwarding the message to another person? I ask this question in the context of business. I recently received ...
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Where can I find modern business laws dealing specifically with online businesses?
I'm looking for something all-encompassing, specifically for an online business. Whether you're selling products, services or software online, I want to know how to deal with it in regards to Shabbat ...
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