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Lo Yilbash: necklaces and rings
Is there are prohibition for men to wear rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets or anything of the kind or would that go against the prohibition of "Lo Yilbash Gever Simlat Isha — a man shall not wear the clothes of a woman"? Sources are appreciated…
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Eating on someone else's untoveled dishes
One must tovel (immerse in a mikve) various kinds of dishes before first use, and may not eat from his own dishes until they are toveled. Is it likewise forbidden to eat from someone else's untoveled dishes?
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When did idolatry begin, post-flood?
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Rambam famously describes how idolatry began in the days of Enosh (Hil. Avodah Zara 1:1-2) and finishes off by writing:
"but the Rock of Ages, not a man was there to recognize Him or know Him, save some individuals in the whole world, for…
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Why did Yosef tell over the dreams?
In this weeks Parsha (Vayeishev), we learn about how Yosef had his two [prophetic] dreams. We find that in each case, Yosef told his brothers about his dreams:
And he said to them, "Listen now to this dream, which I have dreamed:
(in 37:6) and…
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Praying for rain in the Diaspora
Why on this year (and on other years that precede civil leap years) do we start praying for rain in the Diaspora (by inserting the phrase 'Vetein tal umatar") at maariv of December 5 and not maariv of December 4 like most years?
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Why do the angels need a ladder?
We know the angels in Yaakov's dream go down and up a ladder but why do they need the ladder? Angels appear on earth and with Hashem throughout the Bible without a ladder.
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Why does the Gemara use gamma to compare shapes and not reish or chaf sofit?
When talking about shapes, the Gemara often uses Greek gamma (e.g., Peshachim 8b). Why doesn't it use reish, dalet or chaf sofit instead?
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Why do we find two adjacent pesukim stating what seems to be the same?
In Bereishit 26:3 Hashem tells Yitzhak: "...and to your descendants I will give all these lands...".
In the next pasuk, Hashem says: "...and I will give to your descendants all these lands...".
Isn't this exactly what He told him one pasuk ago?
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Wearing a mask on Shabbos
Any sources or psaks about wearing a protective mask outdoors on Shabbos? Is it allowed where there is no eruv?
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When did David Hamelech become king?
The story of David in short, as requested:
Shmuel (Samuel) anoints Shaul (Saul) king of Israel at G-d's command. (Shmuel I 10:1 and ibid. v 24)
Shaul disobeys G-d, and G-d regrets his anointment. (Shmuel I 15:35 and ibid. 16:1
Shmuel anoints…
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Can I omit ברוך השם לעולם אמן ואמן to catch up in Maariv?
If the Shaliach Tzibbur for maariv (outside of Israel) goes too quickly for me to start the Amidah with him, is there a source which would allow me to omit the section
ברוך השם לעולם אמן ואמן?
This assumes that I could not have started maariv…
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Are parents responsible if their children damage in a store?
If a parent brings a child (defined as under 13 for a boy and under 12 for a girl) into a store, and that child damages an item, is the parent responsible to pay?
Would it matter if the child simply damaged an item (e.g. pushed a crystal vase, and…
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Can anyone explain the meaning of this amulet / inscription?
Right before my grandfather went away to fight in WWII, a rabbi in Munkács (מונקאטש) gave him a small cloth container that had a piece of parchment in it, as a kind of amulet. The piece of paper has Hebrew lettering on it that seems like it is some…
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Grocery Store Kosher Section
I work for a 4 store chain of employee owned grocery stores in Northern California that feature small, shelf stable, kosher foods sections. In reviewing these sets in our stores I feel like they could use a face lift but I don't feel like I am…
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Why "Lach" not "Lecha" in "Modim Anachnu Lach"
Could someone please explain why the "Lach" in Modim Anachnu Lach is not "Lecha"... I guess this is some grammatical point rather than the use of the feminime "you"?
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