User Shmuel

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Riding the Subway on Shabbat

asked Dec 18, 2011 at 6:17

28 votes

4 answers

3k views

Can I cause a Melacha to happen in a place where Shabbat has already started?

asked Nov 30, 2011 at 5:09

19 votes

4 answers

1k views

Halachot of Shul Mechitzot

asked Oct 23, 2011 at 17:18

18 votes

1 answer

482 views

According to Halacha, may we endanger many Jewish lives in order to definitely save one Jew?

asked Oct 17, 2011 at 18:28

17 votes

2 answers

2k views

Why are the descendants of Rav Pappah mentioned in the text of the Siyum for a tractate of Talmud?

asked Nov 21, 2011 at 4:20

16 votes

3 answers

776 views

Is a contract over Chat/IM/SMS "written" or "oral"?

asked Sep 12, 2011 at 23:46

14 votes

8 answers

1k views

Is there a resource that shows all uses of a Tanach verse in the Talmud?

asked May 19, 2014 at 21:40

14 votes

5 answers

3k views

Why are women invalid as Halachic witnesses?

asked May 29, 2014 at 6:47

13 votes

2 answers

400 views

Sending a Torah to the Moon

asked May 25, 2014 at 5:41

12 votes

4 answers

3k views

Is a Jew permitted to have an abortion?

asked Jun 6, 2014 at 3:13

10 votes

3 answers

7k views

Using Dishwashers for both Meat and Milk

asked May 29, 2015 at 17:24

10 votes

1 answer

949 views

What are the Halachot of Tznius as they relate to men? [closed]

asked May 28, 2014 at 22:50

9 votes

3 answers

696 views

Are women forbidden from Teaching Gemara\Talmud?

asked May 8, 2012 at 19:12

8 votes

2 answers

2k views

What is the Pilpul method of learning?

asked May 19, 2014 at 0:02

8 votes

2 answers

1k views

Can One Ride in a Self-Driving Car on Shabbat

asked Jul 10, 2014 at 7:01

7 votes

1 answer

452 views

Lending Money and Inflation

asked Apr 30, 2014 at 3:11

7 votes

4 answers

1k views

Why is there so much focus on Women's Modesty among Orthodox Jews?

asked May 28, 2014 at 22:41

6 votes

4 answers

620 views

Why does Halacha not follow the simple reading of the Biblical text?

asked May 29, 2014 at 6:37

6 votes

2 answers

1k views

Spouses in Tanach whose names start with the same letter? [closed]

asked Nov 29, 2011 at 7:12

6 votes

4 answers

2k views

Why did God take 6 days to create the world?

asked May 19, 2013 at 3:00

6 votes

3 answers

5k views

Is it permissible to use an umbrella on Shabbat?

asked May 19, 2013 at 19:12

6 votes

2 answers

320 views

Hyphenating the word Hashem

asked May 29, 2013 at 20:37

6 votes

2 answers

1k views

What is the Anshei Knesset HaGedolah?

asked Apr 17, 2014 at 21:26

5 votes

2 answers

405 views

Were Esav, Yishmael, and Nimrod Evildoers?

asked Apr 18, 2014 at 5:53

5 votes

1 answer

396 views

According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses?

asked May 17, 2013 at 17:34

5 votes

2 answers

203 views

Why is Vayikra 20:27 at the end of the chapter?

asked Apr 27, 2014 at 2:44

5 votes

1 answer

857 views

Why is "Av haRachamim" said every Shabbat?

asked Apr 27, 2014 at 3:17

5 votes

3 answers

571 views

Can a person decide the Halacha (pasken) for him\herself?

asked Jun 2, 2014 at 2:05

4 votes

0 answers

2k views

Why does the Chazzan Wear a Tallit on Friday Night?

asked Oct 7, 2015 at 1:18

4 votes

2 answers

206 views

What is the religious significance of the existence of many denominations and sects?

asked Apr 25, 2014 at 19:37

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48 Questions

Riding the Subway on Shabbat

Can I cause a Melacha to happen in a place where Shabbat has already started?

Halachot of Shul Mechitzot

According to Halacha, may we endanger many Jewish lives in order to definitely save one Jew?

Why are the descendants of Rav Pappah mentioned in the text of the Siyum for a tractate of Talmud?

Is a contract over Chat/IM/SMS "written" or "oral"?

Is there a resource that shows all uses of a Tanach verse in the Talmud?

Why are women invalid as Halachic witnesses?

Sending a Torah to the Moon

Is a Jew permitted to have an abortion?

Using Dishwashers for both Meat and Milk

What are the Halachot of Tznius as they relate to men? [closed]

Are women forbidden from Teaching Gemara\Talmud?

What is the Pilpul method of learning?

Can One Ride in a Self-Driving Car on Shabbat

Lending Money and Inflation

Why is there so much focus on Women's Modesty among Orthodox Jews?

Why does Halacha not follow the simple reading of the Biblical text?

Spouses in Tanach whose names start with the same letter? [closed]

Why did God take 6 days to create the world?

Is it permissible to use an umbrella on Shabbat?

Hyphenating the word Hashem

What is the Anshei Knesset HaGedolah?

Were Esav, Yishmael, and Nimrod Evildoers?

According to Reform Judaism, should rabbis be allowed to have non-Jewish spouses?

Why is Vayikra 20:27 at the end of the chapter?

Why is "Av haRachamim" said every Shabbat?

Can a person decide the Halacha (pasken) for him\herself?

Why does the Chazzan Wear a Tallit on Friday Night?

What is the religious significance of the existence of many denominations and sects?