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reason for black lines on wool talis katan

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asked Nov 25, 2013 at 13:15

10 votes

1 answer

334 views

what is the source for the artscroll sidur?

asked Apr 29, 2014 at 13:10

7 votes

4 answers

1k views

What are your suggestions for learning Yiddish?

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asked May 30, 2014 at 11:28

7 votes

1 answer

389 views

How to clean up from one meal for another on Shabbos?

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asked Jun 16, 2014 at 18:38

6 votes

3 answers

239 views

what are the prerequisites for getting married?

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asked Jun 10, 2014 at 4:01

6 votes

1 answer

3k views

What's the reason for silver spoon at yichud door?

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asked Nov 23, 2015 at 16:17

6 votes

1 answer

119 views

How long must a grave remain a grave?

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asked Feb 5, 2019 at 0:54

5 votes

2 answers

143 views

What can we learn from the Jews being commanded to put blood on the doorposts of their homes in Egypt?

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asked Nov 3, 2015 at 4:01

5 votes

4 answers

1k views

What is the purpose of the mosquito?

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asked Sep 29, 2014 at 15:32

5 votes

1 answer

641 views

May one eat outside of the sukkah during chol hamoed if there isn't a sukkah nearby where one works?

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asked Jun 2, 2014 at 19:03

5 votes

1 answer

351 views

When and why did we get rid of polygamy?

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asked Mar 10, 2016 at 4:40

5 votes

1 answer

165 views

How can Australia celebrate Pesach at the same time of year as other countries?

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asked Mar 20, 2016 at 19:20

5 votes

1 answer

107 views

In what way are hybrid plants/trees prohibited?

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asked Jun 29, 2018 at 14:14

4 votes

1 answer

550 views

How to choose a yeshiva for an adult?

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asked Mar 10, 2016 at 4:30

4 votes

1 answer

645 views

What's the purpose of the nachman song?

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asked Jun 6, 2014 at 12:33

4 votes

0 answers

94 views

Are there any name combinations that may not be used?

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asked May 28, 2014 at 0:19

4 votes

4 answers

229 views

How can one serve G-d with Simcha when one is painfully aware of flaws, sins, and other bad habits?

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asked Nov 3, 2015 at 4:05

3 votes

1 answer

150 views

On shabbos there are three meals. Why does the last meal not have the distinction of requiring kiddush?

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asked Sep 29, 2014 at 21:45

3 votes

1 answer

112 views

How rounded must a garment's corner be in order to not require tzitzis? [duplicate]

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asked Nov 24, 2015 at 5:45

3 votes

2 answers

195 views

Were the 8th and 9th of Teves once fasts?

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asked Dec 22, 2015 at 17:11

3 votes

2 answers

145 views

If a ger is like a newborn, are they tahor? Can they prepare the para aduma?

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asked Jul 3, 2014 at 22:46

3 votes

2 answers

577 views

where there isn't a vessel available for washing with is there another option available for someone to eat bread?

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asked Jun 2, 2014 at 19:01

3 votes

2 answers

500 views

What's the difference between sim shalom and shalom rav?

tefilla nuschaot nusach-ashkenaz

asked Mar 17, 2016 at 22:20

3 votes

1 answer

168 views

why is sim shalom/shalom rav at the end of the amidah?

tefilla shemoneh-esrei

asked Mar 18, 2016 at 4:17

3 votes

1 answer

176 views

Does a non-observant person converted as a young child lose their Jewish status?

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asked May 17, 2016 at 20:25

3 votes

4 answers

900 views

What blessing is recited before eating hearts of palm?

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asked Oct 7, 2018 at 21:56

3 votes

2 answers

2k views

is it permitted to swallow spit on a fast day?

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asked May 9, 2019 at 12:34

3 votes

2 answers

3k views

Does yeast require a hechsher?

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asked Mar 1, 2017 at 21:45

2 votes

1 answer

894 views

Is lindemans fruit lambic beer kosher

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asked Aug 30, 2016 at 15:59

2 votes

1 answer

88 views

May one use bread for havdallah?

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asked Jun 20, 2019 at 3:58

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74 Questions

reason for black lines on wool talis katan

what is the source for the artscroll sidur?

What are your suggestions for learning Yiddish?

How to clean up from one meal for another on Shabbos?

what are the prerequisites for getting married?

What's the reason for silver spoon at yichud door?

How long must a grave remain a grave?

What can we learn from the Jews being commanded to put blood on the doorposts of their homes in Egypt?

What is the purpose of the mosquito?

May one eat outside of the sukkah during chol hamoed if there isn't a sukkah nearby where one works?

When and why did we get rid of polygamy?

How can Australia celebrate Pesach at the same time of year as other countries?

In what way are hybrid plants/trees prohibited?

How to choose a yeshiva for an adult?

What's the purpose of the nachman song?

Are there any name combinations that may not be used?

How can one serve G-d with Simcha when one is painfully aware of flaws, sins, and other bad habits?

On shabbos there are three meals. Why does the last meal not have the distinction of requiring kiddush?

How rounded must a garment's corner be in order to not require tzitzis? [duplicate]

Were the 8th and 9th of Teves once fasts?

If a ger is like a newborn, are they tahor? Can they prepare the para aduma?

where there isn't a vessel available for washing with is there another option available for someone to eat bread?

What's the difference between sim shalom and shalom rav?

why is sim shalom/shalom rav at the end of the amidah?

Does a non-observant person converted as a young child lose their Jewish status?

What blessing is recited before eating hearts of palm?

is it permitted to swallow spit on a fast day?

Does yeast require a hechsher?

Is lindemans fruit lambic beer kosher

May one use bread for havdallah?