User mbloch

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PTIJ: How do I know if MiYodeya cookies are kosher? What should I do on Pesach? [closed]

purim-torah-in-jest

asked Feb 14, 2018 at 17:58

16 votes

1 answer

749 views

Time for morning prayer when flying over Greenland and seeing the sun rise twice

asked Jan 11, 2016 at 4:24

11 votes

2 answers

1k views

Are thoughts of sin punished halachically?

halacha sin reward-punishment

asked Feb 8, 2016 at 14:43

10 votes

3 answers

671 views

Why does the sheakol blessing focus on bidvaro (his word)? Why not bore et hakol?

blessing shehakol-beracha

asked Feb 12, 2016 at 12:27

9 votes

1 answer

2k views

Does one really have 30 days to put up a mezuza outside Eretz Israel?

halacha time chutz-laaretz mezuzah rental

asked Dec 24, 2015 at 17:04

9 votes

4 answers

4k views

How can I connect with God on facebook? [closed]

purim-torah-in-jest

asked Mar 11, 2016 at 3:28

9 votes

5 answers

452 views

PTIJ: Forbidden to use a computer mouse? What are good alternatives? [closed]

purim-torah-in-jest

asked Mar 8, 2019 at 5:16

8 votes

1 answer

180 views

Gifting a kosher product one wouldn't eat or drink

halacha kashrut-kosher food gifts

asked Jul 4, 2019 at 8:55

8 votes

2 answers

170 views

Can one repeatedly say a prayer for a chronically sick person in Shmonei Esrei?

halacha shemoneh-esrei choleh-sick

asked Oct 26, 2017 at 20:18

7 votes

1 answer

290 views

Is it permitted for an Israeli to use Mi Yodeya on motzei shabbat?

halacha motzei-shabbos stackexchange lifnei-iver time-zone

asked Feb 28, 2016 at 7:52

7 votes

1 answer

105 views

What is the logic underlying the Mishna's chapter breaks

history mishna publications

asked Jul 3, 2018 at 12:47

7 votes

1 answer

3k views

One shouldn't drink water in front of others - but other drinks are OK - why?

halacha water derech-eretz-manners drinking

asked Feb 2, 2021 at 4:51

7 votes

1 answer

389 views

Which etrog is closest to the gemara's description of "the taste of the tree trunk and its fruit are alike"?

lulav-etrog-arba-minim simanim

asked Sep 20, 2018 at 19:27

6 votes

1 answer

181 views

Is it dangerous to drink water on Tuesday and Friday nights?

eating water maseches-pesachim sheidim-demons

asked Jan 24, 2018 at 15:08

6 votes

1 answer

181 views

Calling up more people to the Torah to ensure seven Shabbat observers

halacha shabbat number torah-reading non-religious

asked Sep 6, 2018 at 2:58

6 votes

1 answer

256 views

How come the Rambam forbids picking up money found in the street?

halacha rambam money lost-and-found

asked Aug 14, 2019 at 17:54

6 votes

1 answer

322 views

Meaningful ways to spend Tisha b'Av?

torah-study fast-days how-to tisha-bav

asked Jul 5, 2018 at 18:19

6 votes

0 answers

296 views

Should we ask a non-Jew to wear a kippa for a burial?

halacha sources-mekorot funeral-burial-levaya kippa-yarmulka

asked Dec 13, 2015 at 15:08

5 votes

1 answer

685 views

Validity to the saying that 3 shidduchim guarantee a place in olam haba?

shidduchim-dating olam-haba-world-to-come

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 5:56

5 votes

2 answers

573 views

What are the "four worlds" in Kabbalah?

hashkafah-philosophy number mysticism-kabbalah olam-haba-world-to-come

asked Feb 23, 2016 at 19:22

5 votes

1 answer

89 views

Time for evening prayer when flying eastward over Greenland and the sun doesn’t set?

halacha zemanim travel maariv

asked Jan 12, 2016 at 4:42

5 votes

2 answers

764 views

Is one allowed to learn a book written by a rabbi who was accused and convicted of impropriety? [duplicate]

halacha jewish-books rabbis

asked Nov 10, 2017 at 14:00

5 votes

3 answers

253 views

Meaning of "lifnei kisei kevodekha" in the blessing of asher yatzar

blessing asher-yatzar

asked Nov 20, 2017 at 13:59

5 votes

2 answers

158 views

Can a mourner attend a Torah lesson on Shabbat?

halacha shabbat torah-study mourning-aveilus

asked Dec 30, 2017 at 17:39

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

Making a pikuach nefesh phone call on Yom Kippur - mitzva or something to be avoided?

mitzvah yom-kippur pikuachnefesh-danger-life

asked Oct 11, 2019 at 5:16

5 votes

1 answer

358 views

Why were masechtot of mishna without gemara included (or not) in Talmud Bavli and daf yomi?

talmud-gemara pirke-avot-ethicsof daf-yomi eduyot

asked Jul 25, 2019 at 16:41

5 votes

1 answer

313 views

Source for parable about two twins in the womb

death pregnancy-birth olam-haba-world-to-come story-identification ramchal

asked May 26, 2019 at 15:10

5 votes

2 answers

236 views

Relief from fasting while traveling?

halacha fast-days eating travel

asked Feb 12, 2019 at 18:20

5 votes

2 answers

242 views

Is the Bnei Brak of the Hagada and Megila the same as modern-day Bnei Brak?

passover-seder-hagada megillat-esther geography

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 14:34

5 votes

2 answers

450 views

Link between 613 mitzvot and 613 parts of the body?

number mitzvah parts-of-the-body

asked Jul 23, 2021 at 13:51

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PTIJ: How do I know if MiYodeya cookies are kosher? What should I do on Pesach? [closed]

Time for morning prayer when flying over Greenland and seeing the sun rise twice

Are thoughts of sin punished halachically?

Why does the sheakol blessing focus on bidvaro (his word)? Why not bore et hakol?

Does one really have 30 days to put up a mezuza outside Eretz Israel?

How can I connect with God on facebook? [closed]

PTIJ: Forbidden to use a computer mouse? What are good alternatives? [closed]

Gifting a kosher product one wouldn't eat or drink

Can one repeatedly say a prayer for a chronically sick person in Shmonei Esrei?

Is it permitted for an Israeli to use Mi Yodeya on motzei shabbat?

What is the logic underlying the Mishna's chapter breaks

One shouldn't drink water in front of others - but other drinks are OK - why?

Which etrog is closest to the gemara's description of "the taste of the tree trunk and its fruit are alike"?

Is it dangerous to drink water on Tuesday and Friday nights?

Calling up more people to the Torah to ensure seven Shabbat observers

How come the Rambam forbids picking up money found in the street?

Meaningful ways to spend Tisha b'Av?

Should we ask a non-Jew to wear a kippa for a burial?

Validity to the saying that 3 shidduchim guarantee a place in olam haba?

What are the "four worlds" in Kabbalah?

Time for evening prayer when flying eastward over Greenland and the sun doesn’t set?

Is one allowed to learn a book written by a rabbi who was accused and convicted of impropriety? [duplicate]

Meaning of "lifnei kisei kevodekha" in the blessing of asher yatzar

Can a mourner attend a Torah lesson on Shabbat?

Making a pikuach nefesh phone call on Yom Kippur - mitzva or something to be avoided?

Why were masechtot of mishna without gemara included (or not) in Talmud Bavli and daf yomi?

Source for parable about two twins in the womb

Relief from fasting while traveling?

Is the Bnei Brak of the Hagada and Megila the same as modern-day Bnei Brak?

Link between 613 mitzvot and 613 parts of the body?