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When do you become "Ben Eretz Yisrael" as far as the laws regarding doing only 1 day of Hag?
What are the laws that define when should someone do only one day of Yom Tov (Shavuot for example) or 2 days?
For example, how long do you have to stay in Israel? Are there other factors?
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Is a rare steak kosher?
If you have a steak medium to rare, such that it's still pink in the middle, is it kosher? At what point is meat cooked enough?
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Why is "Shalom Aleichem" always plural?
Why do we say Shalom Alaichem to one person if Alaichem is plural?
Is it saying you and all of the Jews? Is that why it's plural?
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Is the title: "New" Testament offensive to Jews? Alternative neutral name?
Having lived in Israel during several periods of my life, I know that the words "Old" in the "Old Testament" and "New" in the "New Testament" are offensive to many Jews. From what I understand, it's because "old" tends to have negative connotations…
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Are Animal Crackers depicting non-kosher animals non-kosher?
Are animal crackers that depict animals such as swine, lions, and camels treif?
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What is the bracha when one eats the Torah?
I keep seeing all these questions which discuss "Purim Torah, Ingest" but they don't seem to address the rules of actually ingesting the Torah.
I don't know how to treat the Torah when I eat it. If it is parchment, am I fleishig? Is it shehakol, or…
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If Rabbi Google quotes Mi Yodeya, can i rely on his advice?
The Israeli Rabbinate is considering granting smicha (rabbinic ordination) to Google. Now, assuming he gets accepted, what if Rabbi Google's answer is to look at Mi Yodeya?
Mi Yodeya's policy states clearly:
Q: Does Mi Yodeya offer personal…
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why half-believe the Torah?
(I'm not sure this is on-topic, and feel free to close it if it's not, of course.)
I understand some who study the Bible claim natural reasons for things we recognize as miracles, from the plagues of the Exodus to the splitting of the sea to the…
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Is Smuggling Candy and Snacks Into a Movie Theater Forbidden?
Ever since I was a kid, we have routinely brought our own pre-packaged snacks into movies in order to avoid the exorbitant prices of those sold in the theaters.
Is it permitted to bring such snacks into a theater according to halakhah or is one…
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PTIJ: May Sauron’s Ring be used for kiddushin?
May the One Ring be used to be mekadesh a woman?
At least from one perspective, the Ring seems ideal, given the verse:
אַשׁ נַזְגּ דֻּרְבַּתֻּלֻקּ, אַשׁ נַזְגּ גִּמְבַּתֻּלּ , אַשׁ נַזְגּ ת׳רַקַתֻּלֻקּ, אַג בֻּרְזֻם אִשִׁי ק׳רִמְבַּתֻּלּ׃
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Can a Jew who dies on Mars be buried there?
Recently, the news has been talking about sending people on a 1-way trip to Mars.
AFAIK, no Jews have applied or are scheduled to make the trip. B"H, because I see all sorts of interesting halachic problems that may arise.
One of them - if a Jew…
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PTIJ: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
The classic philosophical question:
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
So, according to Purim Torah Judaism, does it?
Sources please. ;)
This question is Purim Torah and is not intended to be taken…
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Can a live video feed remove the prohibition of Yichud?
I was wondering if and how a public videostream could affect a potential yichud situation. For example, may a single guy and girl be secluded if they set up a continuously broadcasting camera and send a link to the video feed to a couple of their…
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Did the brothers know about the snakes and scorpions in the pit?
Yosef's brothers took him and threw him into a pit (Bereishis 37:24). Chazal tell us that the pit had snakes and scorpions in it (see Rashi there).
Reuvein seems to think he is saving Yosef by throwing him into this pit (Bereishis 37:22). However,…
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"Chabad" Gemara learning?
Is there a specifically "Chabad" way of learning Gemara? Is there a Chabad commentary on the Gemara?
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