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My baby sleeps in a cot with a Cot Mobile playing on top of him. This is a toy that basically has a merry go round that sings, and my baby ...
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The Gemoro says that someone who speaks Loshon Hora is like someone who is Ovier the 3 Cardinal sins. This tells us just how strict it is. ...
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Lets say there is video footage of a Yid killing someone else with being warned first, and there is no doubt the video is not a forgery. ...
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The Gemoro relates two stories. One of them is that Reb Yochanon was arguing with his talmid and brother in law Reish Lakish (who had married ...
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My father is thinking of sending my younger brother to a Yehiva where he is a maggid shuir. He would only go to his shuir in two years but ...
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I heard somewhere that they have discvoered beyond a shadow of a doubt which fish is the Chilazon from which we get Techelet. If so why ...
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Yaacov bought the right of firstborn legitimately from Esau, so what was Esau's complaint about it?
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what are some english words that are clearly taken from Lashon Hakodesh and adapted. I wonder if other languages have as many as English ...
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What brocho do you make on corn thins (like rice cakes, just made from corn instead of rice)?
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To Whom it May Concern – First, I apologize for sending this email again, as I sent it once through the “contact us” link on your ...
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If one is born in Israel but leave at a young age, when can they return to Israel without being drafted, if they cannot obtain a exemption ...
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Two Chassidim sit near me sometimes in the Beis HaMedrash and isntead of learning they shmooze for about 2 hours a day. Once in the middle ...
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I have heard many opinions regarding the Halachic status of snow on Shabbos. Assuming that snow that falls on Shabbos is not Muktzah - in ...
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I was having an argument with someone that was proving Chassidus's legitimacy because the Maharal says somewhere that any group that lasts ...
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Is a man allowed to listen to a goyish woman sing?? Why is it that men say they can't listen to a jewish woman singing, but when it comes ...
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See this question here ( and my own answer (and it wouldnt hurt to recieve an upvote or two) )which inspired me to ask this question. Some ...
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The Gemoro (the last page in Maccos) brings a story that Rabbi Akiva was walking with his friends near the Har Habyis and when he saw foxes ...
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How much does a Kesubah cost nowadays to pay, I have heard around 10,000 dollars. Is that right?
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You know on the planes they give that message that in case of emergency you should always sort yourself out first, is this against Yiddishe ...
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Does it say anywhere that Dovid Hamelech was a forefather as well. And that is why the Mishnah in Bava Kama says 4 Ovois Nezikin? Sounds ...
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Throughout our days, we follow our upbringing in most things that we do. Is there really a source for everything we do or is it possible ...
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A Modern Orthodox synagogue near me has a women's section. It's on a raised floor, raised a few inches above the men's section. From this ...
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The Gemoro relates that when Chanah was caught by Eil davening and she was whispering, he asked the Urim Vetumim about her. He received ...
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Which chapters of Shema do we have to say to be Yoitze our Chiyuv. Rashi in the beginning of Brachos says just the first paragraph is required ...
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The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe writes that it says that At that time, he secretly visited Shklov, Minsk, and Vilna. The Alter Rebbe ...
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Where does Yamaka or Yarmulke come from? Obviously, a Kippah means a cover, but what language is Yamaka and what does it mean? A kipah ...
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I got addicted to Goyishe music and I cant get off. I feel it is disturbing my Neshoma and I would love to stop. How can I stop?
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did the Early Yidden like Avraham Yitzchok and Yaacov wear Yamulkes or is it a new thing
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Continuing my craze with Yiddish, I am compiling a list of the best Yiddish jokes that people know. Please keep the answers separate and ...
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I am seeking to dig deeper into the language Yiddish. What are common phrases said in Yiddish? I am not seeking translations of text. I ...
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