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Questions about how Judaism interacts with technological innovations.
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Is it permissible to erase the name of G-d from an E-reader?
A Rabbi Akiva Dershowitz addresses this question here.
He permits it for two reasons. The first is that he says the necessity of power to maintain the writing doesn't impact the fact that it is not c …
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Sources on the Halachic status of creating three parent child
See here for the background. The basic idea is that the DNA is taken from the mother and father, but rather than traditional IVF, the nucleus is implanted in a donor egg. So there is no male donor inv …
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Sh'kiya alarm app (iOS)
Ultimate Zmanim for iOS has that feature.
With Zmanim Alarms, Ultimate Zmanim can remind you of important zmanim throughout the day. Shema, Tefila, and weekly candle lighting are all covered.
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Why wasn't the Torah given to klal Yisroel as a DVD?
This question mirrors Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Bardishov's famous complaint that Gan Eden and Gehinom are written in books, but the pleasures of this world are readily seen and experienced. If we could exp …
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How do soldiers in the IDF obey Deuteronomy 23:13?
The English term for this tool is an entrenching tool. Here it is described as standard issue gear for a paratrooper in the IDF.
As far as I know, it is pretty standard, when required, for soldiers i …
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What halachic issues are involved in turning off a mobile phone while praying the quiet Amidah?
In Lma'an Yishme'u #267 (page 2) Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin says that it is a Halachic obligation to quiet or turn off a cell phone before starting to Daven.
If he did not, and his cell phone rings, h …
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Determining the status of bedika cloths via digital media
So until we can digitally capture the full light spectrum and replicate it with high fidelity, this is simply not a feasible technology for examining bedika cloths. …
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Is Listening to a Torah Tape considered Talmud Torah?
Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilchos Talmud Torah 3:12 says in part:
וכל אדם צריך ליזהר להוציא בשפתיו ולהשמיע לאזניו כל מה שלומד בין במקרא משנה ותלמוד אלא אם כן בשעת עיון להבין דבר מתוך דבר וכל מה שלומד בהרה …
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