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Real money trading in online games
Is farming virtual currencies(like world of warcraft gold) in online games and then selling it for real money allowed?
Is it considered like stealing from the company that owns the game?
Is boosting ...
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Chametz on Pesach in products other than food
Is it allowed to have products for cosmetics or medicine which contain elements of what's considered chametz during the Pesach?
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Measuring the time of eating (c'dei achilas pras)
I once saw written in a "alon" (given out in shuls before Shabbos) that in regards to eating matzah that it has to be done in the amount of time that is "c'dei achilas pras" -- that this time begins ...
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Why may one not make a business out of hunting wild animals?
Sheviis 7:4:
צָדֵי חַיָּה עוֹפוֹת וְדָגִים שֶׁנִּזְדַּמְּנוּ לָהֶם מִינִים טְמֵאִין, מֻתָּרִים לְמָכְרָן. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אַף מִי שֶׁנִּתְמַנָּה לוֹ לְפִי דַרְכּוֹ, לוֹקֵחַ וּמוֹכֵר, ...
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Why does the Ezras Torah Luach say horseradish is preferred?
The Ezras Torah Luach (in the obvious place) says that horseradish is the best way to fulfill the mitzva of maror.
I've seen answers on this site that say the opposite: horseradish is a very bedieved ...
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Do Beta Israel eat kitniot?
Do Beta Israel eat kitniot during Pesach? More broadly do they have unique a mesorah for Pesach kashrus?
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Is a Jew allowed to sell tours to visit ruins of pagan temples? What if they're part of a bigger tour package?
I'm curious if Jews are allowed to sell tours to places like the Angkor Wat temples, which were places of idol worship (and apparently still have monks wandering about, presumably for some religious ...
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Which parts of the seder must be performed individually?
I have always wondered something about the Passover seder. Is the host being motzi everyone with his seder plate, or does everyone/every head of household* need to make a plate and personally carry ...
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Hard Boiled Eggs
I heard second hand that one can eat hard boiled eggs on pesach, even if they were cooked in a not kosher l'pesach pot (presumably non-ben yomo?). Is this true? If so, why? Would one consequently be ...
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Why does the Shulchan Aruch say to make a bracha on Hallel Pesach Night?
In Shulchan Oruch Orach Chayim Siman 487 Sif 4 it is brought the minhag of saying Hallel in shul the first night of Pesach
בליל ראשון של פסח גומרים את ההלל בצבור בנעימה בברכה תחלה וסוף ובן בליל
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Reheating Food Cooked Before Passover
Let's say a family cooked some non chametz food before kashering their dishes before Pesach and saved the leftovers to be reheated later.
A few days go by and Pesach gets closer, and they kasher all ...
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What is the source and reason for the two dipping items at Pesach Seder?
I somewhat understand why many have the custom to dip things in the first place during the Pesach Seder. But, I'm curious about the source and reason for these two specific items, namely:
Why ...
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Can you tell a client that he's being overcharged which might put the service provider out of business?
Are there any issues involved with telling a client that a service they are using is overpriced and that a competitor will give them a much cheaper option? Let's assume all the parties are Jewish (...
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Making Juice "Bread" During Passover
I was thinking of making non-chametz bread during passover using wine, milk or other non water liquids, and the issue wether or not there might be water added, intentionally or accidentally to such ...
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Is arak kosher for pesach without a specific P hechsher?
I have a bottle of The Spirit of Jaffa Arak (ערק הניחוחות של יפו) with a regular circle-K hechsher as well as hashgachat-badatz-yerushalayim.
Is there any reason this shouldn't be kosher for passover ...
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