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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Talmud Yerushalmi: comparing paginations
As far as I'm aware, there are three different popular paginations of the Talmud Yerushalmi: the Venice edition (four volumes, two columns per amud), the Vilna edition (one column per amud), and the ...
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Which Books in English Go into Kabbalistic Depth of the Beit Hamikdash?
Looking for a reference book in English from the mekorot on every aspect of the Beit Hamikdash.
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What are the best biographies Vilna Gaon? [closed]
I watched Henry Abramson's lecture on the Vilna Gaon prepared with the book The Genius: Elijah of Vilna and the Making of Modern Judaism by Eliyahu Stern.
The reviews of that book are good, but ...
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Where can I order a Kasket online?
According to Wikipedia a Kasket also known as a kashkettel or kasket) is a cap, usually made of felt, worn mainly by Hasidic Jewish children as an alternative to the kippah. It has a crown, a band and ...
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Is there kosher spreadable whiskey-infused preserves?
I am looking for spreadable whiskey that is kosher. I cannot find any sites, be it kosher certification sites or product sites, which even discuss kosher spreadable whiskey. From my search of the ...
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Idea for good insulating s'chach
I live in a fairly cold climate (at least during Sukkos, especially this year) and so I am always looking for ways to reduce heat-loss in my Sukkah. There are plenty of options for the walls, but the ...
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Compare large print machzorim
My husband is recently visually impaired with a condition called NAION. He has been using the Artscroll large print siddur on Shabbat and a siddur app on his phone for weekdays. I want to get him ...
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Which Book Should I be Reading to Learn Everything About Eliyahu Hanavi's Teachings?
Which book should I be reading to learn everything about Eliyahu hanavi's teachings? I have Shai Lamoreh, but right now need more depth into his teachings, with extended explanations.
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Tikkunei Zohar in English or Hebrew
Has the Tikunei Zohar ever been translated into English? Perhaps Hebrew? Online or dead tree works.
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Online preparation for Bar Mitzvah
Would it be possible to do a crash course online to prepare our 11-year-old boy for becoming Bar Mitzvah?
If so, would it be possible to have a mentor/tutor through your site? How many lessons it ...
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Websites or books about the Torah and history of the world
I am looking for recommendations of good websites and books that talk about various ways of understanding the 'conflicts' between the Torah and a modern understanding of the age of the universe, the ...
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What software to use to write a multi-section sefer?
What software is available that allows Hebrew and English and multiple sections? i.e. the main section and then a footnote/pirush (section #2) on that, and then a 3rd section which footnotes items ...
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The Secret of Nature Valley
What, if any, might be legitimate halachik concerns with uncertified Nature Valley granola bars? Their "Crunchy" line of products seems to be certified as OU pareve(?) However, many of their other ...
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Sefer explaining why Aggada stories in the Talmud are located where they are
I saw a great reason given by R' Tzaddok HaKohen about why the story about the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash and its aftermath is specifically in Maseches Gittin 55b-58a:
(adapted from a Jewish ...
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Halachic resources for someone going to Jail
Are there Halachic resources or books that can be recommended to a frum person who will be in a jail outside of Israel (and such country does not respect religious/human rights enough to provide ...
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Is there a book or online source explaining Jewish year-“type” sequences?
The current Judaic calendar allows for three types of year lengths:
Chaser ("missing") - 353 days
Kesidra ("in order") - 354 days
Shalem ("full") - 355 days
(Add 30 to each of the above for leap ...
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What is a summary of basic Jewish metaphysics or theology?
Whilst wishing no disrespect to any religion, various "basic concepts" are easily found summarised or explained in introductory texts or online. For example:
Buddhist metaphysics would have to do ...
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Books/ biography about the Ketzos and his learning methodology
Does anyone know of any noteworthy books/ biographies on R' Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller (1745 – 1812) author of the Ketzos Hachoshen, Avnei Miluim, and Shev Shmaytsa- that explain his learning ...
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Sefarim about how to respond or debate an apikores?
A friend of mine told me either the Steipler (or another gadol, my friend was not certain but recalled) wrote a Sefer concerning responding to an apikores. My main question inquires if any Sefer ...
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Seforim about Halachic status of Beta Israel
I am looking for any seforim that talk about the halachic status of the Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews).
(I remember once seeing a book generally about yichus of Jews, mainly the Russians and the ...
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Recommendation for Temple archeological tour
It's been a while since I have visited the archeological sites near the Temple area. I believe that you appreciate what you read in history is best appreciated by personally seeing it.
As I plan to ...
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Rashi font with Nekudot for download?
Where can I find a "Rashi script" Hebrew font with Nekudot available for download? Interested in either free or paid purchases.
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Is there an English translation of Siddurei Geonei Rav Amram and / or Rav Sa'adiah?
I enjoy exploring the history of the Siddur. Rav Amram and Rav Sa'adia's siddurim are two of the oldest.
One of them, from what I recall has loads of "instructions" some of which explain halachot and ...
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Learning Ramban Al HaTorah
I'd like to begin learning Ramban Al HaTorah and was wondering if someone has had experience with learning Ramban using a certain set of Chumash. I know of three different sets that have biurim/notes ...
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Books on philosophical questions underpinning Halachah
In Deuteronomy, Moses says "For this command that I command you today is not a wonder to you and it is not distant..." I want to explore the (possible) tension between this sentiment and laws whose ...
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How to make a personal siddur/birchon/bentsher as a wedding present
I'm looking for a convenient software that allows me to create and design a personal siddur/birchon/bentcher to give as a wedding present. In particular, I would like to have a convenient way to ...
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What resources can help me understand agriculture for Zeraim?
I am studying Mishnayot from Seder Zeraim and I am often having difficulties because I have no idea how agriculture worked in the days of the Second Temple (or even today). Are there any good ...
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Is there a way to find out where a Pidyon Peter Chamor will be performed?
I am planning on being in Israel later this summer, IY"H. I'd like to do a few "unusual" things (call it my "mitzvah bucket list") that I may not do otherwise.
I've never been to a pidyon peter ...
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Book on changing habits and middot (character traits) improvement?
There is now an increasing body of secular literature on how changing habits can help change character (e.g., The Power of Habit, Atomic Habits) but this is not new to us (see Rambam's Hilchot Deot 1:...
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Newer edition of Zohar HaRakiah
The Rashbatz (Rabbi Shimon Ben Tzemach, 15th century) authored a commentary on Rashbag's (Rabbi Shlomo ibn Gabirol, 11th century) Azharos (poem on the 613 mitzvos) called Zohar HaRakiah.
There's an ...
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Livorno siddurim
Since my old siddur is on the process of dying, I am in the market for a new siddur. I understand that some of the reprints of the Livorno siddurim in print today have incorporated some changes to the ...
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Commentaries on aruch hashulchan
Did anyone write a peirush on aruch hashulchan?(on the choshen mishpat part) I am looking for a english or hebrew commentary.
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Where can the Tosafot of Rabbi Samson of Sens be found?
This might be quite a basic question, but there’s a passage from Rabbi Samson of Sens’s commentary on Mishnah Eduyot 1:5 that I’ve seen quoted in a few books eg here.
(Sometimes it’s quoted as being ...
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Where can I find the music of the trop for Book of Ruth
I need to find out the trop for the book of Ruth fairly soon because our Rabbi has developed a minor illness and I'll have to do the reading on Shavuot. Surely there is something on the web with the ...
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Sefer which expounds names in Tanach [duplicate]
The Torah itself in several places explains the names of people's names. For instance:
Yaakov was so called because he grabbed onto Esav's heel (Bereishis 25:26), and he was later called Yisrael as a ...
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Where can I find the radio program of יחוה דעת?
The books called יחוה דעת were authored by Rabbi Ovadya Yosef. In the title page, it states that these books are essentially transcriptions of a radio show called פניני הלכה, with small additions. ...
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Hexagonal seret vizhnitz yarmulke
Does anyone know where to find the hexagonal seret vizhnitz yarmulkes? They are impossible to find.
And to get it from Israel especially is impossible and super expensive, is there maybe any place to ...
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Where can I find R. Hirsch's Hebrew essay on Agaddos?
There is a essay on Aggados written by R. Samson Raphael Hirsch, sometimes it appears in loose translation in English here and there. But I feel that doesn't convey its meaning properly (I suppose).
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Is there an English translation of Die wichtigsten Instanzen gegen die Graf-Wellhausensche Hypothese?
Is there an English translation of Die wichtigsten Instanzen gegen die Graf-Wellhausensche Hypothese? This is the book in German by R' Dovid Tzvi Hoffman זצ''ל, disproving the documentary hypothesis.
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What does the Dikduk Hataamim of Ben Asher (the A. Dotan edition) say in reguard to the 10 sons of Haman?
After the ensuing back and forth on this post regarding the authenticity of the small שׁ ,ת, and ז and the large ו by the ten sons of Haman, I would like to consult the A. Dotan edition of Ben Asher's ...
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Is there a code of the Rosh in a single volume?
I am familiar of modern single volume editions of the codes of Rambam (other) and Alfasi.
I have yet to come across such a volume of the Rosh. Has such such a volume been produced?
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Trop Keyboard Stickers
Quite a simple [product-recommendation question]: where would I find keyboard stickers for trop, including all te'amim from throughout Tana"ch ?
Background: I have a custom keyboard layout for Hebrew ...
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Sefardic Halacha online
Is there any sefardic halachic book in english online that includes all the necessary topics(or at least most) for a jewish life?
(i checked peninei halacha but it doesnt have laws of haskamat ...
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Women's prayer books in Yiddish/English
Does anyone know of a good siddur/prayer book designed for women that is in Yiddish and English?
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Online chumash with kometz katans indicated
Is there a free site online that has a chumash online with kamatz katans indicated?
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot for download
Do we have any pdf of Tikkun Leil Shavuot (Nusach Edot haMizrach)?
If not is there any syllabus (which portions from Tanach, Mishnayot, etc.) suggested by Chacham Ovadia Yosef or any other ...
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Movie about Tales of Rabbi Nachman
I'm looking for the complete movie related to the trailer that is in this video: https://youtu.be/qnWAQdxDS-k . Do you know where I can buy a copy of this full movie?
Warning: I have already emailed ...
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Is there a modern printing of the book Doros Rishonim?
Rabbi Yitzchak Issac HaLevi wrote a 6 volume set of books entitled Doros Rishonim. The only version I found is on Hebrewbooks.org from the 60's. Is there a more recent printing of these books (printed ...
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Which Black Fedora fits Chabad?
Recently I've decided that I want to start wearing a double covering for when I daven. I believe that it would thus be best that I get myself a black fedora, however I don't know which to get.
Are ...
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Introductory seforim for learning Kabbalah
Are there any seforim which serve as an introduction to learning Kabbalah? These seforim, I imagine, would give the basic terms and ideas of Kabbalah along with some explanation for the novice learner....
