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Is this how we should relate to a Ben Noach?

pitputim wrote 1 day ago: I have a colleague. He is a homosexual. I didn’t know for over 15 years. I wasn’t close … more →

Tags: derech eretz, Homosexuality, ben noach, Homosexual Marriage

Hilchos Talking1 comment

the mechaber wrote 2 days ago: Ma’aseh beMechaber:  When walking in Charedei neighborhoods in Brooklyn, it is acceptable to i … more →

Tags: Brooklyn, charedi, Jew, Jewish Law, Judaism, Modern Orthodox, NY, respect, Talking

May a nidda touch the Tora? - YES!

tuxeliana wrote 6 days ago: When talking about women and Tora scrolls, one often hears that women may not touch the Tora scroll … more →

Tags: Prayer, tora, Minhag, Women's Issues

Rabbi Brackman's arguments are not convincing1 comment

pitputim wrote 1 week ago: Rabbi Levi Brackman, in an article in Yediot (reproduced below) is at best attempting to be Melamed … more →

Tags: Alter Rebbe, Rambam, philosophical writing, plagiarism, Rabbi Levi Brackman, Rabbi Michael Broyde, Rabbi Yona Metzger

!Shabbat Hot Plate - Extra Large

kelciepwg943123 wrote 2 weeks ago: You can buy !Shabbat Hot Plate – Extra Large here. yes, we have “!Shabbat Hot Plate … more →

Tags: Shabbat Hot Plate - Extra Large, Shabbat, Jerusalem, halakha, Heat transfer, mains electricity, Institute for Science

Suing Lancôme Because Makeup Lacks Magic Powers Takes Serious Chutzpah

Laura Northrup wrote 3 weeks ago: All one observant Jewish mom wanted was to look pretty for the day of her son’s bar mitzvah, d … more →

Tags: Judaism, Makeup, Class Actions, lancome, Cosmetics, Follow-Ups, Hot Chanies

Populist revisionist excursions into Jewish ritual

pitputim wrote 3 weeks ago: As per the web page of “Uri Letzedek”, Rabbi Ari Hart is a co-founder of Uri L’Tze … more →

Tags: Tefilla, ari hart, Conservative Judaism, Shira Chadasha, YCT

Hilchos Tzedakah

the mechaber wrote 3 weeks ago: The mechaber writes:  When a child comes to the door of your house to collect tzedakah for his yeshi … more →

Tags: Brooklyn, Children, Tzedakah, hilchos tzedakah, Charity, Child

On intellectual fraud and prison2 comments

pitputim wrote 3 weeks ago: The concept of prison and Halacha is an interesting one. Certainly, their purpose is different to th … more →

Tags: academic fraud, Rabbi Michael Broyde

Is safflower oil kitniot?

tuxeliana wrote 1 month ago: Safflower is a plant that is cultivated for the oil made from its seeds. The seeds are small and whi … more →

Tags: Holiday, pessach, kitniot

Rabbi Broyde saga appears to have gone from bad to worse6 comments

pitputim wrote 1 month ago: My defence of Rabbi Broyde in the context of understanding why some people assume pseudonymous ident … more →

Tags: Gneyvas Daas, Rabbi Michael Broyde

Moshiach is a REAL Person and he is on is way!

Mochin Rechavim wrote 1 month ago: Eretz Yisroel is in Galus. If you think that you have reached Geula and only Chutz L’Eretz is … more →

Tags: Chassidus, Chabad, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Moshiach, Rebbe, Sichos, Torah, gevurah, Talmud

Why do some people assume false identities?13 comments

pitputim wrote 1 month ago: One of the by products of the internet, is that it is easier to hide behind a screen and comment. Th … more →

Tags: Gneyvas Daas, Academic Integrity, Beth Din of America, Hershel Goldstein, Rabbi Michael Broyde, sock puppetting

Fahrradfahren am Schabbat ?

Miriam Woelke wrote 1 month ago: B”H Dürfen Juden am Schabbat Fahrrad fahren ? Diese Frage liegt mir ebenfalls am Herzen, denn … more →

Tags: Schabbat, Sport

Jigsaw Puzzle on Shabbat ?1 comment

Miriam Woelke wrote 1 month ago: B”H Every day I am learning something new. For instance, today I read that putting together a … more →

Tags: Shabbat

Puzzle am Schabbat ?

Miriam Woelke wrote 1 month ago: B”H Man lernt immer wieder dazu. Heute, u.a., dass ein Jude am Schabbat kein Puzzlespiel zusam … more →

Tags: Schabbat

Pagan Blog Project: "H is for Halacha - Reconciling with my Ancestors"4 comments

nellethiel wrote 1 month ago:   Lately I have been getting the distinct sense that my Akhu – my beloved ancestors … more →

Tags: pagan blog project, Akhu, ancestor veneration, Judaism, Kabbalah, kemeticism, PBP

Some Fine Books1 comment

mgindin wrote 1 month ago: In the last six months or so I have read several books on Jewish topics which have been excellent- s … more →

Tags: Judaism, Philosophy, Monotheism, Tanakh, Torah, Ecology, jewish thought, Jewish Prayer, Kabbalah

[Text Sheet] RIF on bBava Metzia 47a-48b

Jeremy M wrote 1 month ago: I recently, for a school project, made the following translation text sheet. The subject matter was … more →

Tags: Talmud, translation, Text Sheet, Bava Metzia, rif, Rabbi Alfasi


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