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What are the essential books which every religious Jew should own? [closed]

asked Mar 5, 2010 at 11:27

17 votes

3 answers

615 views

Adoptee a Cohen or Levi?

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asked May 23, 2011 at 1:17

15 votes

3 answers

967 views

Jewish definition of a charity

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asked Mar 7, 2010 at 0:29

11 votes

3 answers

647 views

Receiving Too Much Change

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asked Jun 14, 2011 at 23:36

10 votes

1 answer

3k views

Husband lighting Shabbat candles

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asked Oct 27, 2011 at 22:31

10 votes

3 answers

585 views

Stealing from a thief

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asked Apr 10, 2011 at 11:28

8 votes

3 answers

765 views

Trash as Chometz

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asked Mar 28, 2011 at 21:02

8 votes

4 answers

551 views

Will rabbis allow brainy Shabbat driving?

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asked Apr 10, 2011 at 11:07

8 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is Yom HaAtzma'ut a Chag?

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asked Apr 18, 2010 at 12:23

8 votes

4 answers

1k views

Reading a newspaper on Shabbat

shabbat halacha

asked Mar 11, 2011 at 21:10

8 votes

4 answers

574 views

Priority of Davening with a Minyan

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asked Dec 11, 2009 at 10:48

8 votes

2 answers

1k views

Mixed Minyan in a Shiva House

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asked Dec 11, 2009 at 17:49

8 votes

3 answers

1k views

Why still keep two days of Yom Tov outside of Israel?

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asked Jan 18, 2010 at 10:50

7 votes

2 answers

517 views

A restroom in a formerly-kosher eatery vs. one in a never-kosher eatery: which is preferable?

halacha kashrut-kosher bathroom restaurant marit-ayin

asked Jan 6, 2010 at 1:57

7 votes

1 answer

433 views

Eating in someone's home who eats in non kosher restraurants

halacha kashrut-kosher

asked Mar 11, 2011 at 21:13

7 votes

1 answer

4k views

Live Vs. Recorded Music during the Omer

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asked Apr 18, 2010 at 12:01

7 votes

3 answers

924 views

Tachanun at Mincha afternoon before Yom Yerushalem

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asked Jun 1, 2011 at 10:04

6 votes

2 answers

123 views

Advance notice of the day of the Omer?

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asked Apr 18, 2010 at 12:57

6 votes

3 answers

885 views

Getting benefit from a church

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asked May 7, 2010 at 9:58

6 votes

1 answer

295 views

Must I warn people about an untrustworthy restaurant?

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asked Jan 21, 2010 at 11:02

6 votes

1 answer

138 views

Third blessing on the second night of Channukah

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asked Dec 13, 2009 at 22:08

6 votes

1 answer

808 views

Starting Shabbat early during the summer

halacha shabbat tefilla summer

asked Mar 28, 2010 at 11:13

6 votes

2 answers

418 views

Start of the Upsherin ceremony

minhag history minor-katan-child hair upsherin

asked Jan 7, 2012 at 23:30

6 votes

2 answers

903 views

Does the end justify the means

hashkafah-philosophy mussar-ethics

asked Sep 14, 2011 at 9:55

6 votes

1 answer

898 views

Pesicha during davening on Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur

tefilla honors opening-the-ark

asked Sep 14, 2011 at 10:19

6 votes

2 answers

2k views

Taking down Sukkah decorations before the end of holiday

halacha sukkot sukkah chol-hamoed

asked Oct 9, 2011 at 18:26

5 votes

2 answers

298 views

Order of names in a meshabarach after an aliyah

tefilla torah-service family-members gabbai honors

asked Sep 14, 2011 at 10:08

5 votes

3 answers

592 views

Hearing Megillat Esther in a mixed minyan

halacha tefilla purim megillat-esther

asked Feb 24, 2012 at 10:56

5 votes

2 answers

278 views

Is glow in the dark Jewelry muktzeh?

shabbat technology muktzeh jewelry

asked Apr 10, 2011 at 10:40

4 votes

2 answers

1k views

Shabbat restrictions in the Army

shabbat halacha pikuachnefesh-danger-life army-military-war

asked Mar 6, 2011 at 3:58

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45 Questions

What are the essential books which every religious Jew should own? [closed]

Adoptee a Cohen or Levi?

Jewish definition of a charity

Receiving Too Much Change

Husband lighting Shabbat candles

Stealing from a thief

Trash as Chometz

Will rabbis allow brainy Shabbat driving?

Is Yom HaAtzma'ut a Chag?

Reading a newspaper on Shabbat

Priority of Davening with a Minyan

Mixed Minyan in a Shiva House

Why still keep two days of Yom Tov outside of Israel?

A restroom in a formerly-kosher eatery vs. one in a never-kosher eatery: which is preferable?

Eating in someone's home who eats in non kosher restraurants

Live Vs. Recorded Music during the Omer

Tachanun at Mincha afternoon before Yom Yerushalem

Advance notice of the day of the Omer?

Getting benefit from a church

Must I warn people about an untrustworthy restaurant?

Third blessing on the second night of Channukah

Starting Shabbat early during the summer

Start of the Upsherin ceremony

Does the end justify the means

Pesicha during davening on Rosh HaShannah and Yom Kippur

Taking down Sukkah decorations before the end of holiday

Order of names in a meshabarach after an aliyah

Hearing Megillat Esther in a mixed minyan

Is glow in the dark Jewelry muktzeh?

Shabbat restrictions in the Army