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Jewish philosophy as well as Jewish perspectives - i.e. not only formal philosophy. NOT for questions about Jewish practice unless there's a philosophical component.
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Does the president of the USA have free will?
The famous saying that you are thinking of is לב שרים ביד השם. Unfortunately this saying is not from Tanach, rather it is an adaption of the Posuk in Mishlei 21:1 לב מלך ביד השם.
This is generally un …
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When is it moral to line up and kill thousands of little girls? A question on the Torah's mo...
Similar to the Hitler question, if you could go back in time and kill Hitler when he was a cute baby, would you / could you?
Perhaps all these children would have turned out destructive later in life …
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The purpose of Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashanah 16a, 34b:
The Holy One Blessed is He said… on Rosh Hashanah recite before Me verses that speak of Sovereignty, Remembrance and Shofar Blasts. Sovereignty so that you should make me your …
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How did the Gedolim achieve fear of Yom HaDin when the Gemoro says daya letzarah beshatah?
The Gemoro says (Brachot 9b) dayah letzarah beshaatah. The way I understand this and I think Rashi learns like this as well, is that there is no point worrying about an upcoming Tzarah. If you can do …
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Has a gadol be'Torah ever drastically changed his type of avodas Hashem?
Mesorah has it that Rabbi Elimelech from Lizensk was famous for starting out as a massive talmid chacham whilst Litvish, and converting to Chasssidus later after being persuaded by his brother Reb Zu …
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Who was for and against Jews fighting back against the Germans in WW2?
There was a famous controversy regarding the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that was the largest uprising the Jews performed against the Nazis.
I have heard tell that a lot of Rabbonim banned fighting back a …
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May one complain to G-d?
I believe the Gemoro somewhere says that One should never send harsh words against God, as Levi did so and injured his thumb afterwards. (Source required. Anyone?)
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Is it permitted to be upset after your favourite soccer team lost an important match?
I have a friend who is extremely into international sports games. When the team that he supports loses an important game, he gets really upset. When his team recently got kicked out of the competition …
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Scriptural evidence that angels have no free will
I can bring you a proof that some angels do have at least limited free will. At the time of the Churban when the Yidden were besieged, the Midrash (Yalkut Shimoni II:1023) tells us that the Yidden wer …
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What is the source of hatred perceived by Jews in different parts of the world?
Rashi Genesis 33:4 says the Halacha is Esau hates Yaacov. This can be understood that this is Halacha and not dependent on external factors.
The Gemoro also says
Rav Chisda and Rabbah the son of …
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