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I can imagine plenty of times and places where Jews might have needed to have ID/papers/documents on them at all times, either if the authorities stopped them, or even to gain entry to the synagogue. Have our responsa addressed this issue on Shabbos (with no eruv)? If so, were there arguments for leniency, and did they include anything other than pikuach nefesh?


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In the standard Friday night blessing for children, the girls are blessed using the original passuk in the masculine, same as the boys.

A long time ago, I was criticised by a secular p...


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What exactly prevents Ashkenazim from accepting Mesorah from other communities on things that we have not done in our own community?

For example, what is it about the Meso...


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In the borders of Eretz Yisrael listed in Bamidbar 34, the eastern border goes from the Kinneret in the north through the Jordan to the dead sea in the south. Rashi (34:2) says that the borders are listed in order to teach where the מצוות התלויות בארץ are applicable.

From what I understand, the East side of the Jordan river (עבר הירדן המזרחי), which was where Reuven, G...


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In this image, what section of the 5 books of Moses is represented in each of the torn sides?


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