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mbloch

Raanana, Israel

https://about.me/michael.bloch

I am originally from Switzerland, lived in the US (California, New York), France and finally moved to Israel in 2010. I work at a global consulting firm and am focused on technology, business transformation and innovation. Beyond my family, I love learning, books and most of all Jewish learning & books !

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A proposed turnaround plan after Monica's firing

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Time for morning prayer when flying over Greenland and seeing the sun rise twice

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Are comments indexed by Google?

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Are thoughts of sin punished halachically?

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Why does the sheakol blessing focus on bidvaro (his word)? Why not bore et hakol?

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Does one really have 30 days to put up a mezuza outside Eretz Israel?

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Can one repeatedly say a prayer for a chronically sick person in Shmonei Esrei?

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Which etrog is closest to the gemara's description of "the taste of the tree trunk and its fruit are alike"?

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Gifting a kosher product one wouldn't eat or drink

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One shouldn't drink water in front of others - but other drinks are OK - why?

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An Update to our Community and an Apology

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An apology to our community, and next steps

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Can a Gentile theist be saved?

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Is it possible to have a Jewish wedding after a civil ceremony?

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Are all French baguettes intrinsically kosher?

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Is it Halachically forbidden to go to Israel?

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Why don't we say a blessing before giving charity?

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If a blood avenger somehow gets into a city of refuge and kills the killer, is he subject to the death penalty?

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Going from an nonreligious reform Jew to a religious one?

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Can a woman write a megillah?

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Is there a Jewish way of war?

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Is using hair removal cream on one's face a violation of "rounding one's beard?"

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Best way to explain to my boss that I cannot attend a team summit because it is on Rosh Hashana or any other Jewish Holiday

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How can I redeem a wasted youth?

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Can an unintentional murderer leave Ir Miklat for Shalosh Regalim?

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Rav Moshe Feinstein's opinion on the State of Israel

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Can 'cruelty to animals' render an animal not kosher?

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Serving food at Kiruv Events and OC 169:2

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Becoming a Baal Teshuva

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Were Jews ever subjected to any oppression or targeting in the region of Egypt?

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Why is Talmud Bavli studied more than Yerushalmi?

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Which etrog is closest to the gemara's description of "the taste of the tree trunk and its fruit are alike"?

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Is there a relationship between the Sma"g and the Sma"k?

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Is there any halachic basis for "dairy out"?

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Does Yeshayahu 43:10b / 43:13a imply HaShem was created?

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No kissing one's young children. What about kissing others?

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Getting body piercings

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Can DNA be used as evidence to prove that someone is Jewish?

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Rav Chaim Kanievsky's learning schedule

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