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Can I use vinegar to clean non-food items during Passover?
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I heard that G‑d does not want us to create hybrid fruit. So my question is, if G‑d is not happy with this fruit, should I make a blessing before eating it?
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The rabbi in my synagogue tells me that my daughter should begin lighting Shabbat candles. My very traditional grandmother disagrees. Can you please enlighten me?
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This is the only Jewish fast that is observed on Friday, which means that we fast all the way up until we make kiddush.
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According to chassidic teachings, Yom Kippur falling on Shabbat doesn’t “deprive” us of the pleasures which Shabbat normally affords us. Rather the extremely holy nature of Yom Kippur accomplishes the same objective . . .
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Why is there no mention of Isaac returning with his father?
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Being that most clothing is not four-cornered these days, why do we purposely walk around in four-cornered garments, thus obligating ourselves to wear tzitzit?
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It seems that G-d limits man's lifespan to 120 years, yet after this statement the Torah specifies life spans exceeding 120 years, including the life-spans of Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and Aaron.
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Throughout the Bible, the L‑rd is instructing the people to “call His name.” Why don’t the Jewish people obey Him and “call and praise His name” instead of beating around the bush?
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The Jewish take on animal experimentation
I was wondering whether, from a Jewish perspective, it is okay to sacrifice animals for research and therapeutic purposes.
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Can I arrange to cut my son’s hair earlier than his third birthday so that my father can be involved?
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At the synagogue, I see that many men remove their prayer shawls (tallit) outside the bathroom. Is that just for convenience or is there something more to it?
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Does Chronicles Contradict Kings?
In II Kings 24:8 it is written, “Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign.” But, in II Chronicles 36:9 we read, “Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign.” How old was he really? Was he eight or eighteen?
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