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THIS QUESTION IS ONLY IN JEST. "Purim Torah" is humorous and satirical writings customarily read on the Jewish holiday of Purim. Mi Yodeya has a great collection of Purim Torah, under this tag. For our collection of *real* Q&A about Judaism, see our home page: judaism.stackexchange.com.
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Mi Yodeya min HaTorah minayin?
God had Moshe gather an assembly of elders to receive spill-over prophecy and become adjuct prophets. Two men who weren't amongst the assembly received the prophecy where they were. When Moshe's assis …
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PTIJ: Who made the cholent?
God made the cholent.
The law, found in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim 276:5, is:
הכל חולים אצל הקור
Everyone is [considered] sick when it comes to the cold.
As the purpose of cholent is to have hot fo …
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Tahanun on Superbowl Sunday in competing market?
On Superbowl Sunday itself, supporters of both teams should say Tachanun as well as Selichot, as we do on the date of the war - 13 Adar.1
On the day after Superbowl Sunday, supporters of the winning …
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What does Judaism think of math?
The Talmud, in Bava Kama 80b-81a, reports that Yehoshua' made the inheritance of the Land of Israel conditional on, inter alia,
.ומת מצוה קונה מקומו ...
... and math is a commandment [of the] One wh …
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Who is this Lamar?
Thanks for asking!
I like to say this to fulfill one of the mitzvot that we learn about on Purim, but which are applicable all year. As we are commanded in "Shoshanat Yaakov",
וְגַם חַרְבוֹנָה זְכוֹר …
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PTIJ: "Can't argue with that?" Says who!
There seems to be a great deal of confusion about whether Jews argue or not:
The taste/smell issue you cite.
NYTimes claiming that Hebrew had no word for "debate," and Philologos countering that, ye …
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PTIJ: Levels of attribution
As I suggest here based on R' Hirsch citing Isaiah, the ultimate Redemption is associated with our attribution of God as the Author of everything.
Therefore, R' Shim’on ben Zebid's reporting the attri …
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Is the "Special K" a reliable hechsher?
"K," all by itself, as everyone knows, stands for "kosher," and indicates that a product fulfills the basic kosher requirements, as attested to by the company that made it. It's perfectly fine to eat …
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Is wearing masks on Purim a Biblical Commandment or a Rabbinic Commandment?
Actually, it's not a Mitzva by itself, but it almost became one, as documented in this passage from Meigillat Esther (From Esther's Joy): Transcripts of Esther's Joyful Conversations in the Wake of th …
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√-1 - mi yodeya?
√-1 is the imaginary unit, used as the basis for all imaginary numbers, which are used to count imaginary things. Generally speaking, imaginary things are a theoretical concept, invented by mathematic …
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What are the ramifications of nailing my sleeveless sweater to the wall?
Keeping one's vest in check seems to be a full time job! I just started reading this book that my rabbi recommended when I asked him for a Jewish book that doesn't talk about God on every other page, …
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What are we supposed to do about losing an hour of Purim this year?
The Sages decreed that, in accordance with the rule of "כל הגורע - מוסיף" ("Whoever subtracts must add."), whenever we are forced to subtract an hour from Purim night, we must make it up by extending …
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PTIJ: If Bernie Sanders had been elected, would Eruvei Chatzeiros have become unnecessary?
Yes, under a Communist government, Eruvei Chatzierot would be taken care of as a matter of course by the People.
As described in the Halachipedia article on "Introduction to the Modern Eruv", there a …
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PTIJ: Which Dr. Seuss books should one obtain?
Sorry, but this answer is an anti-recommendation: there is no apparent evidence that The Cat in the Hat is authentically part of Jewish tradition.
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PTIJ: Rules of הלכות שטגן
אמר רב גידל בראשונה כל מאן הוה יכיל לקראי משרבו שקיא לא הוה יכילין קטניא לקראי הקשה ההוא קטן לרבנן והלא תלוי מלתא במוזניא אמרו ליה כל דאלים גבר
Rav Gidel said: Originally, anyone could call. But once …
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