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Is there a halachic problem with the Columbia University seal on the floor of the library?

halacha shemos-sacred-names chilul-kidush-hashem college-university-school asked Aug 4 '14 at 16:30

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What makes a smart phone “kosher”?

kashrut-kosher technology asked Sep 12 '19 at 20:44

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Do we have any proof (Biblical or other Judaic) that current-day Arabs have lineage from Yishma'el?

history sources-mekorot gentiles islam yishmael asked Jul 31 '14 at 14:56

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How can someone, halachically, do teshuva when s/he has offended an anonymous person on the internet?

halacha internet yom-kippur repentance-teshuvah forgiving-mechilah asked Sep 14 '14 at 23:44

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Can a Jew who dies on Mars be buried there?

halacha funeral-burial-levaya outer-space asked Mar 1 '15 at 22:47

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Why are the names of some Masechtot in Aramaic while others are in Hebrew?

names talmud-gemara grammar-dikduk mishna asked Jul 17 '14 at 15:32

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Why is the Torah divided into five books?

sefer-torah asked Dec 24 '18 at 3:31

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Are there any contemporary “Gedolim” that prohibit the use of davening from a smart phone?

halacha tefilla technology phone asked Dec 8 '15 at 18:10

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Why is every 3rd plague (of the 10 brought on Pharoah) unannounced?

parshanut-torah-comment number plagues-makkos bo va-eira asked Jan 10 '15 at 23:56

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Why did Haman change his mind and decide to immediately hang Mordechai?

purim megillat-esther haman mordechai asked Mar 3 '15 at 22:24

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Is there a halachic problem with the Columbia University seal on the floor of the library?

What makes a smart phone “kosher”?

Do we have any proof (Biblical or other Judaic) that current-day Arabs have lineage from Yishma'el?

How can someone, halachically, do teshuva when s/he has offended an anonymous person on the internet?

Can a Jew who dies on Mars be buried there?

Why are the names of some Masechtot in Aramaic while others are in Hebrew?

Why is the Torah divided into five books?

Are there any contemporary “Gedolim” that prohibit the use of davening from a smart phone?

Why is every 3rd plague (of the 10 brought on Pharoah) unannounced?

Why did Haman change his mind and decide to immediately hang Mordechai?