Questions tagged [internet]
Questions related to use of the Internet or resources available on it.
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Sending emails to people who will read/answer them on shabbat
Is it permissible to send an e-mail on Friday afternoon, knowing it will be answered or at least read on shabbat by a Jew?
I am inclined to think that, since the alternative to someone reading/...
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Where can I find the Talmud Bavli in Spanish online?
I have been using archive.org to read the Talmud in Spanish online but sadly now their website is down. Does anyone know where else I can find it? Any advice on where to find Jewish texts in Spanish ...
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Searching for a website that will calculate gematria and indicate parts of torah that match that numerical value
Many years ago I went to a website that had a Gematria calculator. You could type in any hebrew word and it would tell you the numerical value of the word. Then, it would show you any words or ...
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May one order food from Amazon Prime after Pesach?
May one order chametz from a publically-traded company (Amazon) which may have had food pass through any number of distributers on the way? The service in question is Amazon Prime Pantry.
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Looking for the right daf yomi shiur
I'm looking for the right daf yomi shiur that I can download online. I know there's a lot to choose from, so hopefully my criteria are specific enough to lead you in the right direction. I'm looking ...
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Free online editions of tosefot Shantz and other tosefot collections
I'm looking for a way to access a free online scan of the full tosefot shantz. I know that Hebrewbooks has scans of it on עבודה זרה ,מכות, and בכורות, but I am looking right now for חולין and ...
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Online English Rashi (Talmud)
Is there an English translation of Rashi's commentary on the Talmud available online?
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English Translation of Rabbi Chaim Volozhin's Nefesh ha-Chaim?
I need to find an English translation of Nefesh Hachaim. Preferably one that is gratis on the World Wide Web. Thanks!
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Where I can find the Iggeret Hashemad of the Rambam online in English?
Where I can find the Iggeret Hashemad of the Rambam online in English? There are lots of scholarly resources talking about it, but I am unable to find the words of Rambam complete in translation.
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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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Nechama Leibowitz Books online
I have two related questions:
Can I find Nechama Leibowitz books online anywhere for free?
I often see her books titled either with or without the word new. For example "Studies in Vayikra" ...
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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?
Details:
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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Why is it necessary to ask a Rabbi?
In various places on this site, including the FAQ, we have the following disclaimer:
Like Wikipedia, this site makes no guarantee of validity, and does not offer professional (particularly rabbinic)...
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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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Where can I download a complete text file of the Talmud Bavli?
I am writing a tool in python to analyze the Talmud (e.g. word counts, how many times a specific phrase is used etc.) and I need a free downloadable text file of the Gemara, preferably with Rashi and ...
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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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Online orthodox conversion [closed]
Is it acceptable to trust the legitimacy of an online Orthodox conversion program provided by studyjudaism.net?
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Is there an English Translation available of the Maamer Nefesh HaShfeilah by the Alter Rebbe?
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Is there an English Translation available of the Maamer Nefesh HaShfeilah by the Alter Rebbe available online?
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Sefaria and Rabbinic Endorsements
Sefaria is a popular Web site with various translations of holy texts. Are any rabbinic authorities on record as endorsing or forbidding it?
Translations can be subjective. It is inevitable that one's ...
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Shehechayanu for online transactions
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 223:4) rules one should recite shehecheyanu when making certain purchases of important new items. My question is whether they should recite it for an online transaction, or if ...
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Is there any Halacha that says you should notify the person on the phone he’s on speaker?
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Is there a Halacha that says a person should notify the person who he’s talking on the phone with that he’s on speaker so the other will know?
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Is breaking TOS (Terms of Service) an aveira?
I had a discussion with my friend yesterday about whether or not you can use a VPN according to Netflix TOS. The conclusion was that you can but it brought up another question, which is “do you have ...
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R. Shlomo Klonitsky-Kline's dictionary of synonyms and homonyms
According to the Hebrew Wikipedia article on R. Shlomo Klonitsky-Kline it is said that he composed a dictionary of Hebrew synonyms and homonyms titled מלון דקדוקי (CMIIW, all of them related to Torah ...
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What is a good place to buy kabbalah seforim online?
I am aware of Nehora and the other sites I could find googling this same inquiry, I'm looking for other recommendations of sites that have a good selection. Specifically I'm looking for Kanfei Yona (...
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online database containing seforim information
does anyone know of an online database that has seforim information, including author, year of publication, and short description.
Thanks in advance
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Where to find David Lau’s writings
Does the community here know where one could find any Halacha or responsa writings from Ashkenazi Israeli Chief Rabbi David Baruch Lau?
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Do i have a responsibility to report users breaking the rules?
If I know that a certain user of a website is breaking the rules, can I just turn a blind eye, or must I report it? Also,
Does it matter what kind of rule it is? (E.g. No swearing vs. age requirement)...
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Position of gedolim on AI chatbots
I have heard that some gedolim have recently expressed special opposition to Artificial Intelligence (in contrast to whatever their attitudes are for internet in general). Which gedolim have spoken in ...
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Hilchos Shabbat shiurim recommendation
Does the community here have any recommendations for podcasts, blogspots, shiurim apps/websites etc. that cover Hilchos Shabbat? Particularly I’m looking for something that is English, understandable ...
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What happened to the website https://mechon-mamre.org/? [closed]
I was regularly in contact with friends on this website, but I realized that their email [email protected] no longer works. Do you know what happened?
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Is there a Coursera for learning Halacha and Gemara?
I am a Baal Tshuva and I never had a proper Jewish education. I have come a long way but I am still unable to learn independently (directly from early text). I've been considering some online courses ...
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Does anyone know of an Illustrated/Animated Audio Bible resource on YouTube or other video platforms?
I'm looking for a YouTube playlist or something along those lines which includes an Audio Bible reading along with illustrated images as the audio keeps going.
The focus is on the five books of Moses.
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Is it permissible to use an anime drawing as a profile picture online if the character depicted in the drawing is of the opposite gender?
Basically as the title says. The anime drawing wouldn't contain anything lewd or suggestive, but is simply a regular anime picture, but the character depicted in the drawing is of the opposite gender ...
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Where is there a good online source to check how often a word appears in Tanach?
Where is there a good online source where you can check how often a word appears in Tanach?
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Looking for a solid Online Semicha
I would love to get a semicha online. ( I have a job and family)
I am looking at it as a mile-stone (a degree I am proud of), not as a source of parnasa .
Any program you know which is trustworthy?
I ...
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Seridei Ha'Eish by Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg
Does anyone know where I can find the sefer Seridei Ha'Eish online? I want to find it for free, but at the very least, does anyone know of the cheapest price for me to buy it?
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Is ad-blocker software permissible?
Kalashnikover_Rebbe at hashkafah.com asked:
Isn't blocking ads stealing? The people put them on the sites for a reason.
He elaborated:
On one hand, the argument can be made that [forum XYZ] is ...
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Shiurim on Approaches of Meforshim
Does anyone know of any good shiurim that I could find online that go through the approaches of the various meforshim on Torah?
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Mechirat Chametz on Internet
I see that many Jewish sites make Mechirat Chametz on the Internet.
I know that traditionally, people make the sale by writing a Shtar and using a Kinyan Sudar to make the Rav a Shaliach to sell the ...
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Most comprehensive collection of responsas online
I would like to fine-tune GPT-3 to produce a chatbot similar to ChatGPT based on all authoritative halachic question-answer pairs out there. There is a corpus on Sefaria and supposedly Bar-Ilan has a ...
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Can an ecommerce website remain open on Shabbat?
This question is more general and doesn't apply specifically to ecommerce sites even though the discussion mentions them a little.
Specifically, we know we can't do business on Shabbat. So what is ...
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Online mishna with vowels (according to sephardic tradition)
I would appreciate if anybody could help me in finding an online mishna vowelised in accordance with the sephardic tradition (i.e. following the Livorno prints opposed to the Vilna ones).
Thanks in ...
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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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Where can I buy inexpensive seforim online?
Where can I buy seforim online for inexpensive prices? I mean real seforim.....not digital ones.
I'm willing to buy seforim either new or second-hand.
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good online mussar work to study with a beginner
I am looking for recommendations for a good online mussar work to study with a beginner (english).
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Finding the Biur HaGra on Aggadatah Online
I'm making a source sheet and I want to use the Biur HaGra on aggadata as a source. Any ideas where I could find it?
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Reliable Ask-a-Rabbi Websites
There are some times on this site where questioners will be directed to "ask their Rabbi." While it's always optimal to have such people discuss the question with their own Rabbi (and such action ...
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Online Udemy Like Torah Classes
I was wondering if there any Udemy Like Torah classes (Parsha, Jewish history, Tanach, Mishna, Gemara etc..)
Affordable (Udemy classes usually sell for 10-20 dollars can pay a bit more but you get ...
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Where to download Tanach text in digital format
I want to download Tanach, or at least Chumash, in a word type format. I want to be able copy and paste etc...
Any help would be much appreciated.
Yasher Kokachem.
Edit: Mechon Mamre texts are ...
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Does hearing the megillah over the internet fulfill the mitzvah?
Does hearing the megillah read over the internet fulfill the mitzvah? This is not the first year of Covid restrictions, surely it was considered in 2020 or 2021.
I would imagine this is similar to ...
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