Questions tagged [sources-mekorot]
Questions seeking sources for a given practice in general or in specific Jewish communities, alternatively seeking the location of a specific source of a teaching/idea/philosophy based on Torah writings.
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Source for quote from Rebbe Nachman zy"a
Does anyone know where the source is for the quote, "Remember: Things can go from the very worst to the very best in just the blink of an eye", I don't think this is an exact quote but if ...
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Sources on hirhurei aveira
There's a famous Rosh, very short, on the subject of הרהורים, and the mechanics of punishment for bad thoughts alone. Supposedly, it has opened a rich literature, but my חברותא & I are not ...
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Where to Learn Yekkish Minhagim [duplicate]
I'm a ba'al teshuvah who wants to learn more about yekkish minhagim, as my family comes from Berlin. Are there any good resources (in english would be better but my hebrew isn't too bad) to learn ...
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Lesser known Sefardi commentaries on the Parasha (online)
Very simple question. I am always looking to add to my list of Sefardi (incl. Edot Mizrach, Italian etc.) commentaries that I can draw Divrei Torah from. I have been relying mainly on the Chida, ...
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Saying something in the name of someone who never actually said it
I remember years ago reading in one of Aryeh Kaplan's compendium works, a law that when someone feels confident that they're saying something correctly, that they can actually say it in the name of a ...
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Is there a gemara that explains why our forefathers' prayers were answered right away?
I think I remember a gemara that says the reason why our fathers were answered right away as opposed to us is because they knew G-d's name. I am searching for it but I have not found it yet.
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Seeking to find a quote from Rashba on Kidushin
ולולא פירוש רש"י היו דברי התנאיים והאמוראים סתומות ולא היו ניתנים
להבנה
Were it nor for Rashi's commentary, Shas would remain a closed book to
us all.
I heard that the Rashba says the above in ...
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What is the dating of Herod and Pompey's conquests of Jerusalem and the solemn fast
According to Josephus, Pompey took Jerusalem in the third month (Sivan) of 63 BCE during the solemn fast. He then later states that Herod captured Jerusalem in the third month, on the same day, also ...
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The four descriptions of the world as a reference to the four galuyos
The Torah recounts the state of the world just after G-d created heaven and earth (Bereishis 1:2):
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face
of the deep. And a wind from G-...
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Touching dogs obstructs prayers - source?
One of the first things I learned in yeshiva was that there is some source that says that:
if one touches a dog, then their prayers are "held up in heaven" for 40 days.
I don't remember ...
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Yisro wanting to go back to convert people: Moshe says no!
In Parshas Behaaloscha (Bamidbar 10:29), the Torah says:
And Moshe said to Ḥovav, the son of Re῾u᾽el, the Midyanite, Moshe’s father in law, We are journeying to the place of which the L-rd said, I ...
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Does anyone know of a source for the ראם in the Torah (Devarim 33:17) being the same animal as the איל? [duplicate]
I’ve heard it said that it’s the same species as the איל (ram), just at a different age (like an אישה and a נערה).
Other answers to this question Animal R'aim of the midrash are almost certainly ...
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Signs that someone's kindness is real, and not just virtue signalling
I am looking at Torah lessons that enable one to assess if someone's kindness is genuine and not just a front for the sake of honour.
For example, if they are kind towards homeless people, but not ...
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Prohibition from having intimacy while being a guest - source from Chumash
I’m looking for a source from Chumash that intimacy should not be conducted in a another’s house.
I recently learned Siman 240:13 in OC Shulchan Aruch which prohibits intimacy when sleeping in another’...
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Source that Sarah laughed because she heard that the bracha for children was only temporary i.e. "You call that a bracha?"
In this answer I quote a lecture by Rabbi Manis Friedman, where he explains that Sarah heard that the beracha from the angel was only going to be temporary. Her laughter was a form of protest; a ...
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