Total questions:  234

There seems to be numerous reasons why אברהם did not serve the מלאכים bread 1 - שרה became ...

• torah
• tanach
• avraham-avinu

SJR 896

Asked 13 years ago
Active: 13 years ago

I was reading a book about a certain Gadol who was extremely makpid from an extremely young age like 10 years old to always be very clean ...

• hashkafah
• ocd

Oiker Harim 218

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

If you look in משנה ברורה סימן 197 סעיף קטן 22 There seems to be a clear ...

• halacha
• daf-hayomi

SJR 896

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 13 years ago

Chazal very often times use very disparaging epithets on each other! (see this question which instigated this one). Needless to say this ...

• chazal
• names

shteeblehopper 220

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

We all know that crocs are much comfortable then plimsols and a lot of people tend to wear them on Tishah B'av! Is it Ossur because they ...

• hashkafah
• halacha
• 9-days

Yaacov Fortune 35

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

It is well known that Moshiach will be here by the year 6000 by hook or by crook. (BTW that is how I translate BeItah Achishena, by hook ...

• hashkafah
• moshiach

gadol hador 351

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

Rashi says that It was Pesach when the Angels appeared to Abraham and informed him of the upcoming birth of his wife Sara. The Gemoro says ...

• agadah
• tanach
• yitzchok-avinu

Shmuel Yaacovson 118

Asked 13 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

Yaacov bought the right of firstborn legitimately from Esau, so what was Esau's complaint about it?

• esau
• yaacov-avinu

shteeblehopper 220

Asked 13 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

what is the view of the torah on whether or not there is life on other planets? Do any meforshim say there isnt

• hashkafah
• planets

shteeblehopper 220

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 13 years ago

Many people are Noheg to stand up when the Aron is open during the Yomim Noraim even for Piyutim. These same people if they feel tired will ...

• davening
• rosh-hashana

disgruntledGoat 515

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 13 years ago

Many chassidim go to Mikveh in the 9 days and I heard that some of them go to the hot pit. Is there any Heter whatsoever by some Poskim ...

• halacha
• 9-days

deepThinker 118

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

We all know what's going on in Israel right now with the government wanting to draft yeshiva bachurim into the army Rachmana nitzlan. My ...

• army
• yeshiva

Chief Rabbi of The DRC 164

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

Why do we automatically condemn swearing in Yiddishkeit as Nivul Peh. Shouldnt Nivul Peh only include talking about dirty things, whats ...

• nivul-peh

disgruntledGoat 515

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

Well, the title says it all. My husband is a great guy, very caring and sensitive. He also smokes. Now this has never gotten in the way ...

• smoking
• sholom-bayis
• chinuch

Old Wine 175

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago

Let us say a car was speeding and bumped into another car and causing an accident. Let us say that although no one was hurt, it very easily ...

• halacha
• money

gadol hador 351

Asked 14 years ago
Active: 14 years ago