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Web-hosted Baby/Security Cams - tzniut?

https://www.yeshiva.co/ask/59434 according to this Q&A, it seems the general Halacha is, when you are pretty easily seen by other people (such as through a clear window in a region with people ...
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Why does a convert receive bris milah before the mikvah?

R David Brofsky asks and answers your question in a series of lessons on the laws of conversion and circumcision (here) and brings different opinions The Talmud (Yevamot 47b) teaches that after the ...
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Chazal contradicting science

This is a very broad and complex topic, with multiple opinions in every direction, and the practical halacha depends on the topic being studied. Entire books have been written on it, so it is not easy ...
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Chazal contradicting science

Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi said that the Sages of Israel were mistaken in their view that the sun travels behind the sky at night. There is broad support from Rishonim and Acharonim on this. See the Gemara ...
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Is there a translation of Rashi on Shas in English?

Yes, I often find myself using themercava.com. Click on the words of Rashi, and the translation of the highlighted line should appear at the bottom of the page.
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