User HodofHod

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May one use a computer script or robot to do something specifically on Shabbos/Yom Tov?

asked Sep 28, 2011 at 16:02

31 votes

5 answers

2k views

Did the Rambam believe in magic?

halacha rambam avodah-zarah sorcery-magic-kishuf

asked Jan 29, 2012 at 17:08

29 votes

5 answers

945 views

How Is It That Rabbis Have Copies of Their Own Responsa?

rabbis jewish-books

asked Dec 23, 2011 at 6:37

22 votes

3 answers

3k views

Why don't we see magic today?

history tanach sorcery-magic-kishuf

asked Jan 26, 2012 at 21:10

20 votes

4 answers

6k views

Fast days and time zones

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asked Jan 4, 2012 at 3:30

20 votes

2 answers

4k views

Can one throw out a Menorah?

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asked Dec 13, 2011 at 4:38

19 votes

2 answers

1k views

When (if ever) are converts still related to their relatives?

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asked Dec 28, 2011 at 1:29

19 votes

4 answers

734 views

Was it ever the norm for children to get married?

history marriage age

asked Jun 10, 2012 at 21:49

18 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is one allowed to have a tattoo of G-d's name removed?

halacha shemos-sacred-names tattoo

asked Jan 10, 2013 at 7:21

17 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is the Book of Life ever really sealed?

yom-kippur rosh-hashanah-new-year repentance-teshuvah

asked Oct 2, 2011 at 8:02

16 votes

1 answer

2k views

According to Halacha, does one have to bury teeth?

halacha medicine funeral-burial-levaya face

asked Sep 21, 2011 at 22:16

16 votes

2 answers

2k views

Is there any issue with using aerosols on Shabbos?

halacha shabbat technology melacha-creative-work

asked Dec 25, 2011 at 20:29

16 votes

2 answers

519 views

Why doesn't Chabad differentiate between Ches and Chaf, and Ayin and Aleph?

history torah-reading pronunciation chabad chassidic-rebbe

asked Dec 15, 2011 at 5:22

15 votes

3 answers

508 views

How big did Mordechai get, and was it only in the king's palace? [closed]

purim-torah-in-jest

asked Feb 10, 2013 at 4:03

14 votes

2 answers

919 views

When did David Hamelech become king?

malchut-royalty king-david samuel-shmuel-book-of king-saul

asked Nov 16, 2011 at 21:53

13 votes

2 answers

283 views

What's up with Rabbi Shimon ben Nesanel in Avos 2:10?

sources-mekorot mishna pirke-avot-ethicsof

asked May 3, 2012 at 18:43

12 votes

5 answers

718 views

If I am obligated to be drunk all the time, how is Purim different? [closed]

purim-torah-in-jest

asked Feb 11, 2013 at 5:45

11 votes

2 answers

250 views

What's the connection between Avraham and Bilaam?

avot-patriarch-fathers pirke-avot-ethicsof evil-resha

asked Jun 20, 2013 at 17:43

11 votes

1 answer

1k views

Kiddush between 6 and 7 o'clock - Which clock?

halacha shabbat zemanim time kiddush

asked Nov 20, 2011 at 6:21

11 votes

2 answers

573 views

What can a Menorah be made of?

halacha chanuka menora-chanukia

asked Dec 13, 2011 at 4:46

10 votes

2 answers

803 views

What were the Nephilim?

history pentateuch-chumash commentaries

asked Dec 14, 2011 at 17:15

10 votes

2 answers

234 views

Source for the Text of the Get (bill of divorce)

halacha sources-mekorot divorce

asked Sep 18, 2011 at 19:02

10 votes

2 answers

413 views

What's the source for a Cheirem al pi Kabbalah?

history mysticism-kabbalah practical-kabbalah

asked Nov 24, 2011 at 1:59

10 votes

2 answers

610 views

Can you say "Lag Baomer" before counting Sefirah?

halacha sefirat-ha-omer lag-ba-omer

asked May 10, 2012 at 4:15

10 votes

1 answer

1k views

Eilu V'Eilu - Until Where?

halacha hashkafah-philosophy halacha-theory

asked Dec 22, 2011 at 20:24

10 votes

1 answer

796 views

Does Vegan Certification Have Any Halachic Weight?

halacha kashrut-kosher hechsher-certification trust-neemanut

asked Aug 6, 2013 at 22:02

10 votes

1 answer

583 views

What if Someone Accidentally Killed Someone in an Ir Miklat (City of Refuge)?

halacha murder city-of-refuge

asked Mar 4, 2013 at 17:28

10 votes

7 answers

338 views

What's her husband doing at the gates in the middle of her song?

women mishlei aishes-chayil

asked Apr 21, 2013 at 17:50

9 votes

1 answer

283 views

What's the Shiur of Mashehu?

shiurim-measurements chametz-leaven bitul-batel-null

asked Apr 18, 2013 at 18:12

9 votes

5 answers

4k views

Trimming or Shaving the Moustache

halacha mysticism-kabbalah hair shaving lo-yilbash

asked Jan 5, 2012 at 21:19

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49 Questions

May one use a computer script or robot to do something specifically on Shabbos/Yom Tov?

Did the Rambam believe in magic?

How Is It That Rabbis Have Copies of Their Own Responsa?

Why don't we see magic today?

Fast days and time zones

Can one throw out a Menorah?

When (if ever) are converts still related to their relatives?

Was it ever the norm for children to get married?

Is one allowed to have a tattoo of G-d's name removed?

Is the Book of Life ever really sealed?

According to Halacha, does one have to bury teeth?

Is there any issue with using aerosols on Shabbos?

Why doesn't Chabad differentiate between Ches and Chaf, and Ayin and Aleph?

How big did Mordechai get, and was it only in the king's palace? [closed]

When did David Hamelech become king?

What's up with Rabbi Shimon ben Nesanel in Avos 2:10?

If I am obligated to be drunk all the time, how is Purim different? [closed]

What's the connection between Avraham and Bilaam?

Kiddush between 6 and 7 o'clock - Which clock?

What can a Menorah be made of?

What were the Nephilim?

Source for the Text of the Get (bill of divorce)

What's the source for a Cheirem al pi Kabbalah?

Can you say "Lag Baomer" before counting Sefirah?

Eilu V'Eilu - Until Where?

Does Vegan Certification Have Any Halachic Weight?

What if Someone Accidentally Killed Someone in an Ir Miklat (City of Refuge)?

What's her husband doing at the gates in the middle of her song?

What's the Shiur of Mashehu?

Trimming or Shaving the Moustache