User RCW

28 votes

9 answers

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Does one have to take a Midrash/Aggadah literally?

asked Nov 19, 2010 at 2:48

23 votes

3 answers

8k views

Can you drink a beer (such as Miller or Budweiser) at a bar?

asked Jul 22, 2010 at 8:03

18 votes

8 answers

39k views

What does Kadosh really mean?

asked Jul 23, 2010 at 2:34

15 votes

1 answer

736 views

Woman and Zimun: What is the requirement?

asked Nov 7, 2010 at 23:21

14 votes

1 answer

3k views

Can I do the Hoashanas service if praying alone?

asked Sep 25, 2013 at 16:25

10 votes

3 answers

399 views

Why did Moshe and Aaron need to use a staff in initiating the plagues?

asked Jan 14, 2013 at 19:31

10 votes

4 answers

376 views

What is the reason for שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום?

asked Jun 10, 2011 at 22:19

8 votes

3 answers

771 views

What is the Yetzer Harah?

asked Jun 12, 2011 at 5:50

8 votes

2 answers

293 views

If Hashem brought about Macos Bechoros by himself, with out any angel, then what is the משחית?

asked Mar 25, 2013 at 2:34

7 votes

2 answers

601 views

Why in the Haggadah do we split up the Hallel?

asked Mar 26, 2015 at 22:28

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

Why must a Yoledet, a woman who just gave birth, bring a sin offering?

asked Apr 21, 2015 at 3:26

7 votes

2 answers

600 views

What is the reason we say שפך חמתך, pour out your wrath?

asked Apr 5, 2017 at 2:30

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

Why is Shmoneh Esreh referred to as 18 blessings when there are actually 19?

asked Aug 18, 2013 at 20:53

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

According to Halacha are you permitted to melt cheese on Shabbos?

asked Feb 1, 2016 at 19:29

6 votes

4 answers

129 views

What unifies all the ideas of the הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא together?

asked Apr 20, 2016 at 0:38

6 votes

5 answers

263 views

How can two contradictory ideas exist in Matzah?

asked Apr 10, 2014 at 4:46

6 votes

2 answers

278 views

Why did the Bnei Yisroel deviate from God's command to ask for gold and silver?

asked Jan 23, 2015 at 20:30

6 votes

7 answers

2k views

How did Vashti grow a tail?

asked Feb 22, 2013 at 23:25

6 votes

2 answers

148 views

If a person stops doing the bad action or begins to do the right action, why does he still need to do Teshuvah for a חטא (sin)?

asked Sep 20, 2012 at 4:22

5 votes

5 answers

1k views

Hashem is here, Hashem is there......REALLY?

asked Aug 5, 2010 at 8:28

5 votes

4 answers

252 views

Does God's providence extend to all people or only righteous people?

asked Mar 27, 2014 at 4:47

5 votes

1 answer

645 views

Why in הא לחמא עניא do we invite people to come to our seder table while the seder is going on? [duplicate]

asked Apr 20, 2016 at 0:25

5 votes

3 answers

769 views

Does Techiyat Hameisim, resurrection, apply to Non-Jews as well?

asked May 5, 2018 at 0:24

5 votes

1 answer

209 views

What is the basis for the custom to stand or sit by Vayivarech Dovid?

asked Oct 17, 2019 at 16:56

4 votes

2 answers

277 views

Why don't we say Al HaNisim on Pesach?

asked Mar 30, 2017 at 1:10

4 votes

3 answers

353 views

How should we understand the Torah’s comparison of a tree to a “man”? What message is the Torah trying to convey?

asked Sep 10, 2016 at 2:15

4 votes

1 answer

418 views

Rock and Roll: Why did Yaakov roll the rock off of the well? What was his objective?

asked Dec 20, 2016 at 18:44

4 votes

2 answers

113 views

Why does the Haggadah tell us that "Even if they are all Chachmim" they are obligated in Sippur?

asked Mar 25, 2013 at 2:40

4 votes

2 answers

182 views

Why should God punish the firstborn of another nation that was in Egypt?

asked Jan 23, 2015 at 20:44

4 votes

1 answer

506 views

Does a woman do Tashlumin for an omission in Prayer?

asked Jan 27, 2015 at 4:01

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60 Questions

Does one have to take a Midrash/Aggadah literally?

Can you drink a beer (such as Miller or Budweiser) at a bar?

What does Kadosh really mean?

Woman and Zimun: What is the requirement?

Can I do the Hoashanas service if praying alone?

Why did Moshe and Aaron need to use a staff in initiating the plagues?

What is the reason for שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום?

What is the Yetzer Harah?

If Hashem brought about Macos Bechoros by himself, with out any angel, then what is the משחית?

Why in the Haggadah do we split up the Hallel?

Why must a Yoledet, a woman who just gave birth, bring a sin offering?

What is the reason we say שפך חמתך, pour out your wrath?

Why is Shmoneh Esreh referred to as 18 blessings when there are actually 19?

According to Halacha are you permitted to melt cheese on Shabbos?

What unifies all the ideas of the הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא together?

How can two contradictory ideas exist in Matzah?

Why did the Bnei Yisroel deviate from God's command to ask for gold and silver?

How did Vashti grow a tail?

If a person stops doing the bad action or begins to do the right action, why does he still need to do Teshuvah for a חטא (sin)?

Hashem is here, Hashem is there......REALLY?

Does God's providence extend to all people or only righteous people?

Why in הא לחמא עניא do we invite people to come to our seder table while the seder is going on? [duplicate]

Does Techiyat Hameisim, resurrection, apply to Non-Jews as well?

What is the basis for the custom to stand or sit by Vayivarech Dovid?

Why don't we say Al HaNisim on Pesach?

How should we understand the Torah’s comparison of a tree to a “man”? What message is the Torah trying to convey?

Rock and Roll: Why did Yaakov roll the rock off of the well? What was his objective?

Why does the Haggadah tell us that "Even if they are all Chachmim" they are obligated in Sippur?

Why should God punish the firstborn of another nation that was in Egypt?

Does a woman do Tashlumin for an omission in Prayer?