Achad asar - mi yodeya?

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Who knows eleven?

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score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '10 at 21:44

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Eleven is the maximum number of consecutive days when the Torah can be read (outside of Eretz Yisrael):

If the first day of Sukkos falls on a Tuesday, then we have a reading on Monday (part of the regular weekly Torah portion), then the nine days of Sukkos/Shemini Atzeres/Simchas Torah, and then Thursday (back to the regular weekly portion).

answered Apr 01 '10 at 21:44

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Runners up with 10 days beginning on: 14 nissan saturday, 15 tishrei thursday, 15 tishrei saturday, and the longest possible in Israel 24 kislev thursday or 24 kislev saturday – Double AA Sep 20 '21 at 19:56

Gershon Gold · Answer 2 · 2011-01-26T14:44:22.413

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Yosef dreamt that his 11 brothers will come and bow down to him

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answered Jan 18 '11 at 16:04

Gershon Gold

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Alright Gershon! You got my vote! – Yahu Jan 30 '11 at 02:55
Hey - you made me work for it – Gershon Gold Jan 30 '11 at 04:07

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 01 '10 at 21:41

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Eleven are the weekly Torah portions (out of 54) that don't begin with the letter vav.

Correspondingly, eleven are the chapters of the first part of Tanya (also out of 54) that don't begin with the letter vav.

answered Apr 01 '10 at 21:41

Alex

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https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/137078/jewish/Vav.htm I hear it was ten. – Kfir Aug 03 '19 at 00:18

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 01 '10 at 16:15

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...are the ingredients of the Kitores, the incense offering.

answered Apr 01 '10 at 16:15

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '10 at 19:22

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Eleven are the levels of divine inspiration (or prophecy) achievable by any Jew (under the prophecy level of Moshe which is not attainable by any other than Moshe) according to Rambam in Moreh Nevuchim.

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Moreh Nevuchim 2:45 – Kfir Aug 02 '19 at 19:28

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 27 '14 at 17:18

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There are 3 Hebrew words in Tanach that consist of 11 letters.

יחזקאל 20:44 - וכעלילותיכם,

יחזקאל 16:47 - וכתועבותיהן,

אסתר 9:3 - והאחשדרפנים

answered Jan 27 '14 at 17:18

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 27 '14 at 20:24

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11 are the sidros in sefer shemos and devarim

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Not everyone agrees that Nitzavim and Vayelech are different Sidros. – Double AA Jan 27 '14 at 20:26
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@DoubleAA Not everyone agrees that they aren't. I noticed you weren't bothered with Alex's reference to 54 parshiyos (above in this thread) though. What is 12 + 11 + 10 + 10 + 10? – Y e z Jan 27 '14 at 20:37
54 isn't part of his answer. – Double AA Jan 27 '14 at 20:44

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 18 '18 at 15:20

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Benjamin was born (and Rachel died) on the 11th of Marcheshvan - Yalkut Shimoni, Shemos 162

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http://parsha.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-today-yahrzeit-of-rachel-imenu.html – Joel K Jul 18 '18 at 15:23

Achad asar - mi yodeya?

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