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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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Ptij: Halachos of a dead phone?
Rather than answering each of your questions, I'll give you a far shorter answer of what you should do when you have a dead phone.
Have you noticed that the Urim Vetumim looks like a telephone? Yup! …
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Why was Mordechai wearing a royal garmet with a hole in it? [closed]
Esther 8:15:
ומרדכי יצא מלפני המלך בלבוש מלכות תכלת וחור
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king with a royal blue and holey royal garment
I understand that while he was mourning Haman's …
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PTIJ: How can I halachically kill a vampire?
This is one instance where the Gemarah, apparently, contradicts modern medicine.
First of all, you didn't read the last word in that phrase correctly. The entire phrase is:
דברים שבלב אינם דֹבְרִ …
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Is one allowed to fly a "Yiddish" Kite on Shabbat? [closed]
A "Yiddish" kite is a special kite that is shaped like a huge piece of kishke and has the words, "Ah Gitten Shabbess" (In Yiddish) on it. Assuming that there is an Eruv, would one be allowed to fly th …
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How can one prevent women from attending shul this Shabbat? [closed]
While I have nothing against women or their attending shul on Shabbat or at any other time of the year, this Shabbat, in particular is שבת זכר , a Shabbat designated for just men.
For some odd reason, …
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In Hallel, why did the idolators invent idols with sinus problems? [closed]
A phrase in Hallel says:
אף להם ולא יריחון ידיהם
They (i.e., the idols) have a nose, but they can't smell their hands
I know that idols are not humans, so they can't smell like humans do. But, I ass …
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Refuting my rav who says that using Mi Yodeya is a bad thing for someone to do? [closed]
I seem to be going in circles regarding the use of Mi Yodeya. As you can see, I have been a Mi Yodeya member for over a year. I find a lot of good information on it, and, B"H, my profile shows that I' …
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PTIJ: Why do Ipods come in only 3 colors? [closed]
Shemot 28:6 says:
ועשו את האפוד זהב תכלת וארגמן
You shall make the Ipod gold, blue and scarlet
Why does the Torah limit making the Ipod only in these 3 colors? What's so special about these 3 specifc …
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PTIJ: Can a king ask someone wearing a Yale U. sweatshirt a war question? [closed]
The seal of Yale University says אורים ותומים.
The Urim Vetumim was originally worn by the High Priest as part of the breastplate. Today, there is no High Priest, but, it seems that via the logo, we s …
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PTIJ: Is there a Y'dei Esav Siddur? [closed]
There has been a siddur around for many years called קול יעקב. I assume that the name of the Siddur was inspired by Breishit 27:22:
הקול קול יעקב והידים ידי עשיו
I also understand that the Siddur is …
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PTIJ: Have we been davening for Shalom to reach 100 K? [closed]
At the end of every Amidah and Kaddish (except the "half" Kaddish) we say:
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יעשה שלום עלינו
Shalom should be over us.
Well, it seems that Shalom has passed the 100K reputation mark. He's #2 on th …
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What is this parsha about Haman and why should I read it daily? [closed]
This morning, as I was about to put my tefillin bag in the closet, I saw a young guy still davening something after minyan was finished. I waited until he finished and asked him what he was saying. He …
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PTIJ: Fibonacci Numbers - Mi Yodeya? [closed]
Who knows Fibonacci numbers?
מספר פיבונצ'י - מי יודע
From Wikipedia:
In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following
integer sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, and charac …
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PTIJ: Why did the Torah forbid itself? [closed]
Near the beginning of the Torah, in parshat Breishit we see that G-d exiled Adam from the Garden of Eden because he was worried that Adam would eat from עץ החיים - the tree of life (Ber 3,23).
וַיֹּ֣ …
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Irrational Numbers - Mi Yodeya [closed]
Who knows irrational numbers?
?מספר אי-רציונלי - מי יודע
In the spirit of the song "Echad - mi yodeya", please post interesting and significant Jewish facts about irrational numbers. I tried dealing w …
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