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Rav Moshe Feinstein's opinion on the State of Israel
I was wondering if there is any document which states Rav Moshe's opinion regarding the existence of the state of Israel. Did he consider the state a good thing or bad thing.
I ask this because we have almost every Gadol's opinion on the topic, yet…
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Why does God hate sexual immorality?
After failing to curse the Jewish people, Bilaam advised Balak to lure the Jews into sexual immorality "for their God hates zimah" (Sanhedrin 106a). We also find that many cases of forbidden relations incur capital punishment (Lev.20). And before…
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Meaning and pronunciation of יישר כחך
What is the exact meaning of the phrase "יישר כחך", and what is the gramatically-correct way to pronounce it?
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20 Sivan and the inappropriateness of new days of commemoration
The kina (elegy) "Mi yiten roshi mayim" recited on 9 Av was composed in commemoration of the events of the First Crusade as it passed through the Rhineland. It includes the following lines (freely translated):
And because one ought not add a day to…
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Aluminum Pan Reuse
If you reuse an Aluminium pan does it then require a Tevilah as it is no longer a one time use disposable pan and now is a Keli which requires Tevilah?
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Sefira Restrictions During Chol Hamoed Pesach
For those who hold sefira from the first day until the thirty-third, are the restrictions in effect during chol hamoed? While you are not allowed to cut your hair even during chol hamoed Succos, can one listen to music during chol hamoed?
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Why do we play bagpipes, get drunk, and wear green on Moshe Rabbeinu's Yahrzeit
So today is Moshe Rabbeinu's Yahrzeit, and there are many people in the streets commemorating this by wearing green and drinking. There is also a large prevalence of bagpipes. I was wondering what the source for this minhag is.
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What does Avot 6:6 mean when it invokes redemption?
The last element of the list of forty-eight habits of Torah-acquisitive people in Avot 6:6 is, unlike the previous forty-seven, presented with a statement about its particular positive consequences:
והאומר דבר בשם אומרו, הא למדת כל האומר דבר בשם…
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Maimonides and Sacrifices as G-d's concession to Mankind
I've been bothered by this contradiction in Rambam: He says in Moreh Nevuchim 3:32 that sacrifices are a concession and that it would not have been good to introduce the truthest most pure form of worship (i.e. prayer, worship in thought not…
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Why did the angel overturning Sodom visit Abraham?
Someone in my synagogue asked today as follows:
Rashi notes (Vayera 18:2, q.v.) that three angels visited Avraham's tent: one was assigned to inform Sara [of her impending pregnancy], one to overturn S'dom, and one to heal Avraham [after his…
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Who is Adam guarding Eden from?
In Bereshis 2:15 Adam is placed in Gan Eden to work and guard it. Guard it from what or whom?
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How can one kill the habit of speaking profanity?
Saying curse words, if I am not mistaken, is in the category of nivul peh.
For someone that is used to using curse words, what steps can he take to avoid this transgression?
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Wearing clean but not "freshly laundered" clothes in the 9 Days
As an extension of this unanswered question, and based on the site linked to in this question, what does "freshly laundered" mean?
I had a bunch of long sleeved shirts laundered in mid-June but then my summer wardrobe kicked in and I didn't wear any…
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If a gentile undergoes a non-orthodox conversion, and proceeds to keep the Sabbath, is he sinning?
Firstly, I am an ignorant gentile and am new to contributing to Stack Exchange, so I apologise in advance for any mistakes or missteps.
It is my understanding that a gentile who keeps certain mitzvot (eg keeping the Sabbath fully) is sinning. It is…
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