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Questions about Jewish customs and traditions.
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Why fill the glass all the way to the top?
See the following article, quoting Rav Tuvia Goldstein, "Remember what is minhag and what is Torah Law," with respect to overdoing the wine-spilling thing. … I wonder if it is also applicable to the minhag quoted by the OP. …
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Is it required to knock on doors before entering?
I suggest that it is "acting similarly to G-d", or the mitzvah of V'Halachta B'Drachav. The verse states (Devarim 32:11)
כְּנֶשֶׁר יָעִיר קִנּוֹ
and (Devarim 33:2)
ה' מִסִּינַי בָּא
וְזָרַ …
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Source for reciting all of T'hilim (Psalms)
Recitation of the entire book of Psalms to merit heavenly intervention goes back to Yaakov Avinu, according to Midrash Bereishit Rabba (68). Maharsha (Megilla 11a) writes that this is the source of t …
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Staying up all night on Shavu'ot
When we stay up all night, it isn't intended to replace that which the Israelites shoud have done. They weren't expected to be up all night - they should have simply woken up early. If so, all we'd ne …
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Bedikas Chometz - 10 pieces of bread
There is a kabbalic concept known as the "ten crowns of impurity". Thus we lay down ten pieces of chametz to represent those ten crowns. See R. Zev Wolf haLevi of Zitomir, Ohr haMeir (vaYikra: Pesach) …
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Source of Burning Lulav with Chometz
Ultimately the source is from the Talmud:
Rabbis Ami and Asi would make a meal of the bread that was used for an eiruv, stating since it was used for one mitzva, let us use it for another (Talmud Sha …
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How does an outsider know how to dress for a particular Orthodox community?
The first time, dress so that you can add a sweater or remove a scarf and blend in. Some women have an outfit that is just for this sort of occasion.
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What does "to confuse the Satan" mean and why does it work?
It is said in the name of Rabbi Akiva Eiger as follows:
The Talmud states that if one repents due to fear of punishment, his sins are converted to unintentional sins. However, if one repents out of l …
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