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11 answers

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How are pre-creation >4000 BCE human civilization and pre-flood >2300 BCE civilizations that continued reconciled with Judaism?

asked May 3, 2013 at 21:45

24 votes

2 answers

4k views

What is the source for the tradition that the philtrum is formed by an angel before birth?

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asked Jul 1, 2013 at 19:39

13 votes

6 answers

2k views

What is meant by the 974 "worlds" that were "created and destroyed"?

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asked Jul 4, 2013 at 5:07

13 votes

3 answers

1k views

What is the basis that allows Rabbis to create laws?

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asked Dec 3, 2015 at 2:19

11 votes

1 answer

537 views

Are plants that exhibit rapid plant movement considered non-Kosher animals?

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asked Jul 26, 2013 at 2:07

11 votes

3 answers

563 views

Will firstborn sons or Kohanim serve in the Third Temple?

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asked Jul 23, 2013 at 20:49

9 votes

3 answers

990 views

Is there any precedent to read the first 11 chapters of Genesis as metaphorical?

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asked Jul 24, 2013 at 23:43

9 votes

4 answers

2k views

How many stars did Rashi think there were?

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asked Jul 10, 2013 at 5:01

9 votes

1 answer

459 views

Is it asur to listen to a parrot which is a perfect mimic of a woman singing?

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asked Mar 17, 2013 at 23:40

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

May we still say Elohim and other names of God in everyday speech?

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asked Sep 30, 2012 at 3:15

8 votes

2 answers

876 views

How do we understand Talmudic predictions of Moshiach?

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asked Jul 10, 2013 at 2:21

8 votes

3 answers

397 views

Why do Jews believe the entire Torah, as opposed to parts or most, was given by God to Moses?

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asked Jan 24, 2016 at 2:17

7 votes

2 answers

545 views

What effect did Migdal Bavel have on world languages?

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asked Jul 9, 2013 at 23:40

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

What is meant by the term "midina"/"provinces" as in the 127 ruled by Ahasuerus?

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asked Jul 1, 2013 at 20:26

7 votes

1 answer

458 views

To what extent is someone on the way to do a mitzvah protected from danger?

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asked Jul 2, 2013 at 18:18

6 votes

0 answers

153 views

Were semi-marine animals on Noah's Ark?

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asked Apr 19, 2013 at 0:27

5 votes

2 answers

5k views

Why is oatmeal considered chometz?

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asked Nov 27, 2012 at 17:31

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

Why did Noah have to wait so long to exit the ark?

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asked Apr 18, 2013 at 4:37

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Does Rambam take the 6 days of creation literally?

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asked Jul 18, 2013 at 0:59

4 votes

4 answers

3k views

Why is Edom considered to be "Western culture" and not southern Jordan? [duplicate]

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asked Jul 9, 2013 at 20:41

4 votes

2 answers

217 views

Why does the Talmud record the Rabbis' thoughts and theories about the science of natural phenomenon?

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asked Jul 12, 2015 at 4:46

4 votes

3 answers

305 views

How is it that harm befalls a shaliach mitzvah if the Gemara says it doesn't?

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asked Jul 29, 2013 at 4:27

3 votes

2 answers

874 views

Did Achashverosh rule over the entire Old World?

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asked Jul 29, 2013 at 6:34

3 votes

2 answers

206 views

Why are there two different accounts of Aaron's death?

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asked Sep 8, 2013 at 5:09

3 votes

0 answers

41 views

David's Amalekites [duplicate]

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asked Jul 31, 2016 at 3:45

3 votes

1 answer

128 views

Going out of the way to reach 100 Brachos in a day

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asked Aug 15, 2016 at 2:12

2 votes

1 answer

230 views

Must a non-Jew who eats trief or a nevaila immerse himself?

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asked Aug 24, 2013 at 1:03

2 votes

0 answers

95 views

Should the Gemora allow boiled food on Pesach?

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asked Apr 19, 2013 at 2:08

2 votes

0 answers

62 views

Can you buy juice before Pesach without a Pesach certification? [duplicate]

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asked Apr 19, 2013 at 2:28

2 votes

1 answer

461 views

What is the source that the Western Wall was built by the poor?

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asked Jun 28, 2013 at 23:46

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31 Questions

How are pre-creation >4000 BCE human civilization and pre-flood >2300 BCE civilizations that continued reconciled with Judaism?

What is the source for the tradition that the philtrum is formed by an angel before birth?

What is meant by the 974 "worlds" that were "created and destroyed"?

What is the basis that allows Rabbis to create laws?

Are plants that exhibit rapid plant movement considered non-Kosher animals?

Will firstborn sons or Kohanim serve in the Third Temple?

Is there any precedent to read the first 11 chapters of Genesis as metaphorical?

How many stars did Rashi think there were?

Is it asur to listen to a parrot which is a perfect mimic of a woman singing?

May we still say Elohim and other names of God in everyday speech?

How do we understand Talmudic predictions of Moshiach?

Why do Jews believe the entire Torah, as opposed to parts or most, was given by God to Moses?

What effect did Migdal Bavel have on world languages?

What is meant by the term "midina"/"provinces" as in the 127 ruled by Ahasuerus?

To what extent is someone on the way to do a mitzvah protected from danger?

Were semi-marine animals on Noah's Ark?

Why is oatmeal considered chometz?

Why did Noah have to wait so long to exit the ark?

Does Rambam take the 6 days of creation literally?

Why is Edom considered to be "Western culture" and not southern Jordan? [duplicate]

Why does the Talmud record the Rabbis' thoughts and theories about the science of natural phenomenon?

How is it that harm befalls a shaliach mitzvah if the Gemara says it doesn't?

Did Achashverosh rule over the entire Old World?

Why are there two different accounts of Aaron's death?

David's Amalekites [duplicate]

Going out of the way to reach 100 Brachos in a day

Must a non-Jew who eats trief or a nevaila immerse himself?

Should the Gemora allow boiled food on Pesach?

Can you buy juice before Pesach without a Pesach certification? [duplicate]

What is the source that the Western Wall was built by the poor?