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Jewish law. Specifically, the legal process beginning with the written Torah and continuing through the Mishna, Talmud, and the legal codes (e.g., Rambam, Tur, Shulchan Aruch). // NOTE: Like Wikipedia, this site makes no guarantee of validity, and does not offer professional (particularly rabbinic) advice. Treat information from this site like it came from a crowd of your friends.
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Under what conditions may one leave Eretz Yisroel?
If you came to E"Y on condition that you wouldn't have to stay there in the first place, then yes- you could leave.
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How do you do the 3 steps back (forward) before/after Amidah
There is no right way per se, just whatever makes you feel comfortable. I generally do what HodofHod recommended. Personally, I also like to say the six words "Adonai Sefatai Tiftach Ufi Yagid Tehilat …
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Giving over 20% to Tzedakkah
Be a chassid and as much as you are able to give of your own to others.
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Shomronim and Halakha
Do the Baraitot brought down by Masechet Kutim and other random halachot in the Talmud that were said about "kutim" apply to the 750 remaining Samaritans in the world today (who currently live in Eret …
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How does a person who has left Judaism return?
I am unfamiliar with the Avos d'Rabi Natan that you seem to be referencing. However, the Rema says in Yoreh Deah 268:12 that an mummar (Apostate Jew) who does teshuvah need not immerse.
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Tzitzit length after knots
With regards to the length, the Gemara in Tractate Menahoth discusses whether it is long enough to be able to tie it in a knot, but leave it up as a Teiku (undetermined) what the halakhah is - is it r …
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Wheelchair-bound and matir asurim, zokef kefufim?
Is someone who is wheelchair-bound obligated to say matir asurim or zokef kefufim if they cannot get up?
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Making two brachos at once
I disagree with Monica Cellio's answer because I think that a hefseik should be permitted in cases where there is no hesech hadaat. For example, the shehechiyanu blessing in Yontif Kiddush is recited …
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Falling behind during davening
I once heard that, according to the opinion of the ARIZAL, one should always go in order and recite all of the Davening (prayers in the Siddur), even if it will entail falling behind. In fact, in some …
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Doggie "Kisses" on Tisha b'Av when Rechitza (Washing) is Forbidden
Several authorities forbid washing on the Ninth of Av, and many of those same authorities often require one to sit on the floor or a low stool during that evening and morning. However, I own a dog and …
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Falling behind during selichos
Just say whatever the congregation is saying, and concentration on the meaning of the words, even if you have to constantly have to glance over at the translation. An important general rule that also …
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Lamdeni chukecha. . . amen?
Sometimes in Tehillim (eg., תהלים פ"ט:נ"ג), you have the expression Amein v'Amein. This is also Tehillim, so why not?
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What makes a wine kosher?
On one hand, I heard that some interpret the rabbinic decree as being that a non-Jew cannot even look at wine, or it becomes yayin nesech. That is a stringent opinion, which is supposedly observed by …
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Is it a discouraged or an unacceptable practice for a Gentile to keep the Sabbath?
RMB"M writes that gentiles are not allowed to rest during any day of the week, be it shabbat, sunday, or even wednesday.
Cf. https://judaism.stackexchange.com/a/16325/1059
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What's the deal with showering on yom tov?
My rov told me that showering is yontif is muttar, and kol shekein (all the more so) on yom tov sheini. He said that you have a two or three-day-yontif, and are trying to be "machmir" and refraining …
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