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Rabi Yochanan Ben Zakai, or Josephus?

asked Dec 18, 2014 at 14:08

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1 answer

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Is there a connection between Hagar's distance and Yishmael's profession?

asked Nov 10, 2014 at 1:05

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1 answer

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Did any classic rabbinic sources discuss static electricity?

asked Jan 22, 2015 at 23:31

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4 answers

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Sources for seeing the Exodus as metaphorical rather than historical

asked Jan 25, 2016 at 20:00

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Looking for a particular idea from Reb Yonason Eibshitz

asked Dec 18, 2014 at 0:48

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What is the rationale to continue saying Yekum Purkan in its present state

asked Nov 4, 2014 at 17:56

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Is there a malach taking care of rain or not?

asked Oct 21, 2014 at 2:50

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Why did Rabba have to get up to kill Rabi Zeira? [closed]

asked Feb 19, 2015 at 2:16

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Post mortem Tahara

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Massacre of Baalei Tosafos

asked Aug 2, 2015 at 3:29

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Is sitting in a succah normal succos time?

asked Oct 7, 2015 at 19:55

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Do any commentaries explain the charade that Yosef put the brothers through as done with bad intention?

asked Dec 8, 2014 at 2:25

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Why specify the wind as the force for Hashem's miracles?

asked Jan 11, 2015 at 22:36

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Who are the ווינדין whom the Maharil says are the Mitzrim?

asked Nov 11, 2014 at 23:50

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What does 'the New Torah' in these medrashim mean?

asked Nov 12, 2014 at 23:19

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Guitar during public weekday prayers

asked Sep 11, 2014 at 12:59

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What is the hetter to wear earmuffs? [closed]

asked Feb 27, 2015 at 17:36

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1 answer

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What bracha is Seitan/wheat gluten?

asked May 8, 2015 at 0:52

7 votes

3 answers

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Why Italia of Yavan?

asked Dec 29, 2015 at 14:05

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3 answers

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Hirsch chumash online

asked Nov 28, 2016 at 16:34

7 votes

1 answer

149 views

I'd love to but Hashem doesn't let

asked Jan 30, 2018 at 1:38

6 votes

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Who were the בני ברית מערביים mentioned in the Trumas HaDeshen, and what was their agenda?

asked Aug 16, 2017 at 16:27

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2 answers

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Rambam on Megilas Esther

asked Dec 27, 2015 at 19:41

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Family purity by degree

asked Jan 15, 2016 at 2:32

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1 answer

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Tephilin during krias hatorah on the third day of Pesach

asked Apr 26, 2016 at 15:48

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Source for R' Shimshon of Sens's views on Rambam

asked Jul 8, 2020 at 0:48

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1 answer

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Who was the son of Rabi Meir's father-in-law?

asked Mar 3, 2015 at 2:57

6 votes

1 answer

246 views

Mezuzah on window

asked Sep 3, 2015 at 18:59

6 votes

1 answer

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What is the source for Rav Soloveitchik's assertion that 1st Century Christians introduced mixed seating for prayers?

asked Oct 7, 2014 at 12:55

6 votes

1 answer

211 views

Daddy, is this story true?

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Rabi Yochanan Ben Zakai, or Josephus?

Is there a connection between Hagar's distance and Yishmael's profession?

Did any classic rabbinic sources discuss static electricity?

Sources for seeing the Exodus as metaphorical rather than historical

Looking for a particular idea from Reb Yonason Eibshitz

What is the rationale to continue saying Yekum Purkan in its present state

Is there a malach taking care of rain or not?

Why did Rabba have to get up to kill Rabi Zeira? [closed]

Post mortem Tahara

Massacre of Baalei Tosafos

Is sitting in a succah normal succos time?

Do any commentaries explain the charade that Yosef put the brothers through as done with bad intention?

Why specify the wind as the force for Hashem's miracles?

Who are the ווינדין whom the Maharil says are the Mitzrim?

What does 'the New Torah' in these medrashim mean?

Guitar during public weekday prayers

What is the hetter to wear earmuffs? [closed]

What bracha is Seitan/wheat gluten?

Why Italia of Yavan?

Hirsch chumash online

I'd love to but Hashem doesn't let

Who were the בני ברית מערביים mentioned in the Trumas HaDeshen, and what was their agenda?

Rambam on Megilas Esther

Family purity by degree

Tephilin during krias hatorah on the third day of Pesach

Source for R' Shimshon of Sens's views on Rambam

Who was the son of Rabi Meir's father-in-law?

Mezuzah on window

What is the source for Rav Soloveitchik's assertion that 1st Century Christians introduced mixed seating for prayers?

Daddy, is this story true?