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On Shabbat, Superman saw the Batmobile was stuck in a narrow alley (more than 3-handbreaths wide) between the Daily Planet and Wayne Enterprises. In order to carry the Batmobile out of the alley, ...

According to the mishna on 25b of Masechet Megilla, "בני העיר שמכרו רחובה של עיר לוקחין בדמיו בית הכנסת" (if the people of a city sell an open area, the money is used to buy a synagogue). ...

In Megillas Esther it says Haman stood to beg for his life...........fell on the couch Esther was reclining on. Question is: What was her reaction, and her action in response? why is there no mention ...

We know that all the riches of Haman belonged to the king after he was hung. The king gave it to Mordechai and Esther. Also in targum it says that Haman promised to give 10000 silvers and a town ...

Can Mrs Potato Head leave her limbs and face intact when immersing into a Mikvah (to convert or become Tahor), or does her accessories, limbs, and face count as a Chatzitza, and need to be removed? ...

In Ezra 7:8 it says Ezra and the people who made aliyah with him arrived in Yerushalayim in the fifth month. In 8:32-33 it says they rested for three days and on the fourth were ready to count the ...

Is there an English translation of "Maamar Minchas Kenaos" by Maharatz Chayes available?

If one wants to learn Torah, and doesn’t want to (in general or in that moment) learn Torah She’Bichtav or Torah She’Baal Peh, what is considered learning Torah? I.e, does Igeret HaRamban count? Does ...

Among Catholics and Orthodox Christians, the tradition of asking Mary (the mother of Jesus), "angels" and saints to intercede with HaShem in favor of one or more living people is very ...

Is it considered Bal Tashchis to delete files/folders needlessly on a computer, or to send data to /dev/null in Linux? This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely ...

Being that there is a prohibition of Sha'atnez when wearing wool and linen (or flax) may one listen to FLACs (FLAC audio files) while wearing a wool sweater? This question is Purim Torah and is not ...

If a Sefer Torah became self-aware and conscious, would such a Sefer Torah be Halachically allowed to get ink tattooed into it when needed (such as correcting cracked letters)? Or would this ...

The genie (from Aladdin) lives in a lamp. Assuming the lamp has living quarters, does one need a Chazakah of living there for 3 years to own the lamp (or require a document of sale), or is it ...

When is one Yotzei when sitting in a web-based Sukkah (online Sukkah)? This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely seriously. See the Purim Torah policy.

There are many different algorithms used for compression, such as .zip, .rar, .tar, .gz, etc. Hashem used the ultimate compression algorithm, compressing the infinite knowledge of the Creator into a ...

If a Kohen is prohibited from becoming Tamei, and people become Tamei upon dying, then wouldn't it be prohibited for a Kohen to die? This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken ...

In the software field, Black-Box testing is performed when an engineer is examining a closed system without any knowledge of its inner workings. That being the case, do we have any documentation of ...

Cookie Monster loves cookies. So what does a Jewish cookie monster do during Pesach, when cookies are Chametz? This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely seriously. See ...

Can one substitute a babysitter with a baby siddur (siddur for children)? This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely seriously. See the Purim Torah policy.

Is it bad for one's Middos to use a Chutzpah Javascript Test Runner? https://github.com/mmanela/chutzpah This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken completely seriously. See the ...

Based on the סברא of תשבו כעין תדורו, that a person lives in a Succah the way they live in their home, and normally people don't build houses when they're traveling on vacation (they stay in hotels, ...

Can Mr Potato Head carry stuff inside himself on Shabbos without a Kosher Eruv? And is there a difference if he's carrying food, body parts, or non essentials? Of course, his own limbs which can ...

Can one make a Kaballah to be Mekabel Kaballah from a Mekubel? Similarly, may a Kadosh kid participate in a Kiddush for the Kedushin of a Kadeisha during Kadeish of the Pesach Seder, or should one say ...

Does Aesop's story about The Boy Who Cried Wolf actually originate from Miriam Bas Bilgah, the girl who cried wolf (Sukkah 56b)? Miriam accused the altar of being a "wolf", consuming ...

What should a person do if they keep forgetting to dry their hands with a towel after Netilas Yadayim? The Tashbetz Katan 287 states that drying hands on one's clothes leads to forgetfulness. So, if ...

The Midrash Shochar Tov (22:25) writes לשלשה חלקים נחלק ממונו של המן. שליש למרדכי ואסתר. ושליש לעמלי תורה. ושליש לבנין בית המקדש - Haman's money was divided into thirds: 1/3 was given to Mordechai ...

Is it more so "morning" as in the "morning" of one's life, intended proverbially to signify the beginning of an epoch or process? I would appreciate an answer with sources. The sun,...

Is there any Torah commentary that addresses how Yaakov’s ten sons could have been so cold, heartless and cruel, to cause Yaakov’s intense, 22-year, unconsolable grief over Yosef’s death? What child ...

The Chizkuni (Shemos 25:11) writes וצפית אתו זהב ראוי היה הארון להיות כולו של זהב אלא שלא יהא כבד לנשאו, ודינו להנשא בכתף כדכתיב כי עבודת הקדש עליהם בכתף ישאו, וכן מצינו במזבח שהיה נבוב לחות כדי שלא ...

My friends and I were learning about the way that the Jews camped in the wilderness, and someone heard about a book called Degel Machane Efrayim. Does anyone know who wrote it and where I can find it?

Was the Mishnah compiled in the order we find it today? If so, this would mean "Zeraim" was written first, and finally "Tohorot"? If the Mishnah wasn't compiled in the order we ...

Hypothetical case -- I am within my year of saying kaddish and am on a business trip. I am in a very small and unfamiliar shul waiting for a minyan and in walks someone from my town who has been ...

Rituals and laws, in certain situations, are predicated on the presence of certain drinks. The four I can think of are the test for an adulterous woman which requires the use of Soda Water any ...

Is there a correct or preferred point (aliyah) during the Shabbat Torah reading at which the traditional "mi shebeirach lecholim" prayer for the sick should be recited by the gabbai? If such ...

When I was wearing my mask, one of the strings snapped, I then typed the two ends together and reapplied. The Rambam writes (Malve 23:14): נקרע קרע בית דין הרי זה פסול איזהו קרע בית דין שתי וערב If ...

Under Jewish law, does a Jew who turns his back on other Jews change in his status in any way? Is he, under any law or any religious context, treated like a non-Jew for any practical intents?

This year's JAK Rettelswen mentions a recording of Kiddush Yaknha"z (Jag 'n Has) sung by Chazzan R. Neves. Does anoyone know about Mr. Neves and if he did any other recordings ? This question is ...

Many siddurim in my possession indicate one who davens minchah after sunset omits tachanun. What are the sources behind this ?

I am looking for a rolling gate. All of my life I’ve maintained that it is vital I find it. It has been pointed out that a lion wrote on the rolling gate, a lion with great zeal indeed wrote on the ...

The book consists about relating different lifes in the Torah. E.g: the couple Yossef and the Pharao's wife and Yoshua and Rachav are the same souls. The author is one of the Arizal's students.

The Sefer HaMatamim (Shabbos 1) explains the reason we say Migdol instead of Magdil in bentching is because מגדיל היא בכתובים בתהלים ואין קורין בכתבי הקודש בשבת - Magdil is part of Kesuvim in ...

Shalom. My JPS English Tanakh translates Mishlei 16:4 as 'The LORD made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for an evil day'. This rendering implies (to me) that the wicked were made wicked, ...

The Talmud says (Ketubot 50a): אמר ליה רב לרב שמואל בר שילת בציר מבר שית לא תקביל בר שית קביל וספי ליה כתורא Rav say to Rav Shmuel bar Sheilat, who taught children: With regard to a child less than ...

On Passover, we are required to eat a substantial amount of ritually designated food, and also a proper holiday level meal. This is the obligation of a "seder". Two nights of this (in the ...

King David tells us in Tehillim (55:23) לא יתן לעולם מוט לצדיק, [Hashem] will never give a carrying bar/pole to a tzaddik. Now, granted, such poles have sometimes been used for nefarious purposes, ...

We see in the Torah that Haman (המן) came to Bnai Yisrael every morning in the desert. We also see that Haman stopped coming as soon as they entered Eretz Yisrael. Where was he from the time they ...

Pesikta Rabbati 36: שנו רבותינו בשעה שמלך המשיח נגלה בא ועומד על הגג של בית המקדש והוא משמיע להם לישראל ואומר להם ענוים הגיע זמן גאולתכם Our Rabbis taught: 'When King Messiah is revealed, he will ...

The Megilla says : ויהי אמן את־הדסּה (Esther.2.7) That is : And Aman was Hadassa But if Aman was Hadassa, Hadassa being Esther, so Aman was Esther ? So how did Mordehai marry her ? And how can he ...

On special occasions, multiple Torah portions are read in a given service ie. Mishpatim and Shekalim. When multiple Sifrei Torah are available, a different Sefer is used for each portion, and each ...

Did the Sanhedrin ever use Greek as a main or auxiliary language during the Second Temple period? I ask because Sanhedrin is a Greek word and many Jews had Greek names so it stands to reason that the ...