Questions tagged [product-recommendation]
Questions asking for a recommended product, book, website, etc. Note that questions must have an objective answer; primarily opinion based questions are off-topic.
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Best App to Track your Mikvah Dates
Looking for the best period tracker and mikvah (לוח מקווה) calendar to simplify my mikvah calculations. It should be available on Android phone and able to send reminders and notifications about ...
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Hesronot Hashas English translation
I am looking for an English translation of the Hesronot Hashas. Anyone aware of an honest and complete translation of this document? Also what does Hesronot Hashas mean?
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What is a systematic guide to dikduk?
What is an accessible but thorough work on Hebrew grammar for people who already know how to read Tanakh and mefarshim, but would like a more systematic understanding of the grammatical discussions? ...
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Does anyone know of an online source for חידושי רב נחום?
Seeing if anyone knows somewhere online I can get ahold of the sfarim of Nochum Partzovitz on shas.
I think they're called חידושי רב נחום
Thanks!
Edit: Ideally free, but curious either way
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Good quality Shulchan Aruch series, in audio or video?
I want to have an understanding of common Halacha and have an understanding of halacha.
Do you know any good source for good quality Shulchan Aruch series, in audio or video?
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Where Can One Buy a Griz (Brisker Rav) on the Rambam?
Does anyone know if the Griz al Harambam is available anywhere nowadays?
Thank you so much for any and all help.
I have tried ordering from many online and in-person seforim stores but to no avail.
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Seforim addressing numbness of heart?
Shalom,
Does anyone know any books / chapters in books that deal specifically with the problem of numbness of heart? I am looking for discussion / teaching on the causes and the remedies for this ...
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Mikraos Gedolos Recommendation
Can anyone please suggest/recommend a pocket set of Mikraos Gedolos besides for the 48 book set Oz Vhadar one? I'm just looking for a pocket chumash with the basic meforshim.
Thanks so much, ...
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Does Seret Vizhnitz have a particular kittle style and where can I buy?
My family are affiliated with Seret Vizhnitz Haifa. I have always wanted to find out what particular kittle style they wear on YK, or if it is a generic one. When I got married, a friend gave me his ...
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Using internet for bad
Does anyone know of any good shiurim or sefarim to get someone to stop using the internet for bad?
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Resources that bring out interesting scientific/historic/academic related discussions from the daf?
I have a relative that invests a few hours a day learning daf yomi, yet he recently admitted that he does this solely because he believes it's a good thing thing to do but not because he actually ...
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Internet Bavli resource
I am hoping (b'li neder) to start, relatively soon, a regular regimen of study of the Talmud Bavli. My goal is to learn large swaths of the g'mara, gaining broad knowledge, but without taking the ...
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Legal minyan in Stamford Hill
As of October 2020 the UK government has established strict laws and very specific guidelines for the currently ongoing holiday.
It would seem that we have to keep these regulations, especially since ...
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Sugya summary for each mesechta
I am looking for an English sefer that contains a summary of each sugya in a mesechta as well as the halachos learned in that sugya.
Thanks,
Yosef
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Tanach with out trup and nikudos
Where can I get a tanach without nikudos and trop in book form. It should be the whole tanach and not just the haftoras. It can be side by side with nikudos and trop like a tikun or just straight text....
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Torah Commentary of R. Nissim of Marseilles
Is the commentary of R. Nissim of Marseilles on the Torah available for free online?
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Best raisins to make raisin wine for kiddush?
Raisin wine.
SO O Ch 272 (6) quotes the Tur to say
יין צמוקים מקדשים עליו (והוא שיש בהן לחלוחית קצת בלא שרייה) (טור):
Kiddush may be recited over raisin wine (provided some moisture can be
squeezed ...
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Any good sefarim to learn basics of Kodshim?
does anyone know of any Seforim that are good introductions/ basics of Kodshim? (They can be in Hebrew/ English)
Thank you so much in advance!
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Biography of Rabbi Mordechai Carlebach [closed]
A very popular book in the "yeshivishe" world is the Sefer Chavatzeles Hasharon by Rabbi Mordechai Carlebach.
It has many shiurim on the Parsha, with a lot of lomdus.
I am wondering if ...
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Has a Scriptural index been compiled on Radak's 'Michlul'?
While not in a current position to browse the the end of any modern printings of Michlul, I have been interested to know if any of them contain indices which enable easy searching for any verse ...
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Mishnayos Set- Many Commentaries
Does anyone know if there are any Mishnayos sets which have both the Rash Mishantz and the late commentaries? Basically a normal mishnayos set combined with the mishnayos printed in the gemara sets?
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Dictionaries of Mishnaic/Rabbinic Hebrew
Do dictionaries exist that focus on the vocabulary of Rabbinic/Mishnaic Hebrew, including idioms? Ideally, I am hoping that a dictionary exists that includes Rabbinic/Mishnaic Hebrew as well as the ...
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Where can I download a full PDF of Tanakh?
I want to read about Judaism, and one of the best sources is to read Torah.
But as I searched, I realized it's not a single book. Rather it's a collection of 24 books and is categorized in pentateuch, ...
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How to get a self-published sefer into all of the Seforim stores?
Nowadays, there are a variety of very quick, reliable, and cost-effective ways to self-publish a book online. Sites like Lulu made it very easy to create a sefer for under $20. However, they don't ...
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Book (or section of one) about the years of the Jewish kings and their variations depending on their actions?
As anyone who's learned Sefer Melachim knows, there are a lot of places where the years of the kings of Yehuda and Yisrael don't quite seem to match up. (See this question.) As an example, Rechavam ...
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Similar Book Recommendations [closed]
Chodesh Tov,
I just finished reading As A Driven Leaf by Milton Steinberg and I truly enjoyed it. I feel the book spoke to me and the questions I am struggling with religiously. I was wondering if you ...
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Modern Zohar printing with older pagination
Has the Zohar been reprinted in such a way where the pagination follows the old printing? Meaning, it is common to find myriads of editions that where printed in modern times, but I have found that ...
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Rabbi Matis Blum Torah Lodaas Sheets Online?
I've been trying to find copies of Rabbi Blum zatza"l's Torah Lodaas Parsha Sheets online, but I can't seem to find them. Are they documented anywhere, or am I out of luck?
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Chassidishe Davening nusach
I'm searching for a recording of the davening nusach of Shabbos/Yom Tov according to hasidic tradition. I have in mind something from Belz/Bobov/Satmar/Vishnitz
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Maharam Shiff’s Mnemonic indexes
The Wikipedia page (from Jewish encyclopedia) for Rabbi Meir Shiff states:
A mnemonic index to the Bible and the Talmud by him is also extant.
Where can I find such an index?
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Where can I find Sefer Hatishbi with Hagahot Ragle Mevaser?
I am trying to locate, electronically or otherwise, a copy of Sefer Hatishbi with Hagahot Ragle Mevaser, for purchase or otherwise.
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Talmud Yerushalmi M'nukad
I'm currently looking to buy a Talmud Yerushalmi M'nukad individual/set (not Artscroll/Schottenstein). Are there any out there?
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Commentary of Rav Saadiah Gaon
Other than Tafsir Rasag, what else did Rav Saadiah Gaon write on Tanach? Did he write a full commentary on it? Can I find these writings online?
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English Exodus Rabbah
Is anyone aware of a full text of Shemos Rabbah in English available online? Sefaria has bits and pieces, but I'd like the full thing.
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What are the best sites online for understanding tumah and tahara
I'm speaking in general and not of the laws of Taharat Mishpacha. As a scientist I find Tumah and Taharah fascinating, but I haven't found anything on Taharot (at least in English) that's comparable ...
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Is there a sefer on yeridas hadoros?
I'm looking for a sefer (ideally Hebrew, from a distinguished Rabbi) on the concept of yeridas hadoros. I have no clue if one even exists, but I figured I'd ask on the forum and see what people have ...
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What is the best haggadah to prepare/use in a Seder with 6-12 year old kids?
There are a literally a million Hagaddos out there, but i need something that helps me explain Magid to young kids in a way that gives over sipur yetzias mitzayim, not nice vertilach.
The past couple ...
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English translation of Tur Yoreh Deah
I am looking for a translation of the Tur's Yoreh Deah, specifically siman 335. I have not been able to find a translation online anywhere. Sefaria has some of it, but not that siman. Thank you for ...
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Looking for “The Jewish rite of circumcision” (1873) by Asher Asher
A Google search doesn't come up with any proper results at all. A jstor link and a University of Glasgow biography of Asher Asher didn't offer a link to the entirety of this publication.
I'd like to ...
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Purim 2020 Skype megilla leining recommendation
Due to the 2020 Coronavirus epidemic, many are unable to go to shul this year to hear the Megilla. For those who are unable to find a private reading and are without their own Megilla, they have ...
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Commentaries on Moreh Nevuchim
I have heard that there are many commentaries on Moreh Nevuchim. However, all editions that I have seen in person contain just the text, sometimes with editorial footnotes. Can anyone provide:
1) A ...
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Hebrew “work” calendar PDFs … where?
Many years ago I came across a nice PDF that listed yontif dates for the coming years. It was an easy way to share a long-distance heads-up of when I’d be out of the office and “unplugged”, without ...
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Is there a beard poster?
Here is a poster of the general areas and halachos of what is included in peyos. Does a similar thing exist for beards?
I’m imaging it would have red areas (agreed by all to be part of the beard) ...
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Where to find a Jewish Barber? [duplicate]
I recently moved from New York out west. I travel between Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. I am looking for a Jewish Barber who is experienced properly cutting hair giving consideration ...
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English-speaking kollels in Yerushalayim [closed]
I am looking for an English-speaking kollel for either morning or afternoon anywhere in Yerushalayim for a bright, young married American with a YU yeshiva background. He is not particular about the ...
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Rav Yosef Karo's Kesef Mishneh: is there online an English translation?
Do you know of online an English translation of Rav Yosef Karo's Kesef Mishneh? Unless I'm mistaken, it is a fundamental work to better understand the Mishneh Torah.
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Is there any research available for the original 'Hebrew' 3rd & 5th month names?
I'm looking at a question that was posted here 7 years ago about the original name of the months.
First-Temple-Era names of the Hebrew months?
There is mention of a possible month called, "Tzach."...
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Resources for learning the shorshei mitzvos of the Rambam
The Rambam lays down 14 principles, which he terms shorshei mitzvos, to determine which mitzvos are part of the 613. Besides the commentaries in the standard Mishne Torah, are there any other books ...
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English language guide to how Talmudic discussions have been treated by Rishonim and Acheronim
I have a general interest in the Talmud and how it is studied in yeshivot. However, my Aramaic and Hebrew are basic and I cannot read Rashi script. I recently enjoyed a book called The Talmud: A ...
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Looking for an English translation of the mishna berura
Question as stated in title. So far I've only been able to find two through online searching:
Ohr Olam, with a very... sparse website. They direct purchasers to zbermanbooks, but (1) I can't seem to ...
