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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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Which Brachas are said only once a year?
One that has not been mentioned so far is the brachah on rain. The gemara Taanit 6 discusses a unique brakhah recited over the first rainfall of the year or first rainfall after a drought. Shulchan Ar …
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Is it loshon hora to speak badly about someone even though the listener already knows?
The Chafetz Chaim writes about the heter for lashon hara of something that is already public in Chapter 2. He writes that "yesh omrim" that if you heard something said in public (i.e., before three pe …
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Are you allowed to request someone to buy a product that by law you would not be allowed to ...
As a matter of secular law your premise is incorrect. In the U.S. alone laws regarding minor alcohol consumption are extremely varied. In Wisconsin, a parent can legally buy their child a drink in a b …
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Product recommendation: A "Starter" Responsa Set
I second the recommendation of Minchat Asher. Another good candidate would be Rav Ovadia's Yechave Daat. They are generally intended to be shorter and more accessible to an audience with less backgrou …
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Is a Jew permitted to believe in gods other than Hashem, provided they are not worshipped an...
This is a really thought-provoking question. We need to begin with the Rambam. Most of the prohibitions around avoda zara are based on practice rather than belief: worship, making images, etc. However …
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What is Chametz?
According to the strict letter of the law chametz is one of the five grains that has become fermented. See Pesachim 35a. The five grains are traditionally identified as wheat, barley, spelt, rye, and …
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When was the concept of large-scale Hechsherim introduced and was it controversial?
Nowadays, Jews in America and Europe often rely on national or regional hechsherim whereby a product is certified as kosher by a rabbi the consumer does not know (and may not even really know who the …
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How does timing work for shechiyanu on fruits?
For purposes of reciting shechiyanu, how do we determine if I am having a fruit for the first time "this season"? Do I need to have gone a whole year (or some other period of time) without eating it? …
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Mamzer from non-Jew
In addition to what @Double AA wrote in their answer, that is absolutely the view of modern poskim as well. Rav Ephraim Oshry has a thorough and moving teshuvah about it Shut Mimaamakim 2:24.
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What is the status of a Tefilah in which one prayed for rain when he shouldn’t have?
See Biur Halacha to 117:2. It seems to me that much of the U.S. has a similar climate to Ashkenaz in that farmers rely on rain in at least part of the time between Pesach and Sukkot. …
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