User Yaakov Ellis - Mi Yodeya

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What does Judaism think about homosexuality?

answered May 18, 2011 at 14:22

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Can a Jew lose their Jewish Status?

answered May 24, 2011 at 12:19

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Are there any Jewish people alive today who can identify themselves as coming from a particular tribe?

answered May 11, 2011 at 11:50

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Shaving on Friday when Lag Ba'omer falls out on a Sunday

answered May 16, 2011 at 18:38

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Does a finding of Jewish blood in a DNA test make one Jewish?

answered Feb 13, 2014 at 13:27

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At what age should we start teaching the distinction between Midrash and Text?

answered Nov 24, 2011 at 21:40

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Is repeating the chorus in Lecha Dodi problematic?

answered Nov 13, 2011 at 10:18

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How does Hagbahah work on a Sephardic Torah case?

answered Sep 22, 2011 at 6:02

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What are the most essential Jewish websites?

answered May 31, 2011 at 14:00

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How to tactfully circumvent opposite-gender handshake

answered May 17, 2011 at 8:42

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The Ability to Pasken

answered May 16, 2011 at 7:11

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What does Psalm 82 mean?

answered Aug 23, 2011 at 6:20

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Difference between Jewish and Zionist?

answered May 24, 2011 at 10:07

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Kashering pot from meat to dairy/parev?

answered May 16, 2011 at 8:17

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What is Maris Ayin?

answered May 15, 2011 at 18:36

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Matrilineal Descent

answered May 11, 2011 at 14:26

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Heter, esp. from R' Moshe, for shaving with a machine?

answered May 18, 2011 at 11:56

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Why do the Ashkenazim say Selichos for a minimum of 4 days before Rosh HaShana?

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 12:54

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Meaning of the a word in an magen david

answered May 15, 2011 at 20:41

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"The Romans' Book" in Ramba"n

answered May 16, 2011 at 6:51

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Why do we say "ואתה עתיד ליטלה ממני"?

answered May 15, 2011 at 18:44

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A natural explanation for the significance of the numbers 7 and 40

answered May 14, 2011 at 19:21

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Is it permitted to make kiddush before Torah reading on Shabbat?

answered May 17, 2011 at 16:15

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Stealing from a non-Jew

answered Feb 12, 2014 at 9:03

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Responding to kaddish in pesukei dezimro

answered Nov 20, 2011 at 12:11

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When did people stop wearing Tefilin all day?

answered Aug 23, 2011 at 6:25

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Technological innovations and halacha

answered May 15, 2011 at 10:22

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Shehechiyanu at Bris

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 20:34

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Is there a higher standard of kashrut for chicken analogous to "chalak beit yosef" for beef?

answered May 14, 2011 at 19:27

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Reliable Tzedakah Websites

answered Jun 6, 2011 at 19:41

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33 Answers

What does Judaism think about homosexuality?

Can a Jew lose their Jewish Status?

Are there any Jewish people alive today who can identify themselves as coming from a particular tribe?

Shaving on Friday when Lag Ba'omer falls out on a Sunday

Does a finding of Jewish blood in a DNA test make one Jewish?

At what age should we start teaching the distinction between Midrash and Text?

Is repeating the chorus in Lecha Dodi problematic?

How does Hagbahah work on a Sephardic Torah case?

What are the most essential Jewish websites?

How to tactfully circumvent opposite-gender handshake

The Ability to Pasken

What does Psalm 82 mean?

Difference between Jewish and Zionist?

Kashering pot from meat to dairy/parev?

What is Maris Ayin?

Matrilineal Descent

Heter, esp. from R' Moshe, for shaving with a machine?

Why do the Ashkenazim say Selichos for a minimum of 4 days before Rosh HaShana?

Meaning of the a word in an magen david

"The Romans' Book" in Ramba"n

Why do we say "ואתה עתיד ליטלה ממני"?

A natural explanation for the significance of the numbers 7 and 40

Is it permitted to make kiddush before Torah reading on Shabbat?

Stealing from a non-Jew

Responding to kaddish in pesukei dezimro

When did people stop wearing Tefilin all day?

Technological innovations and halacha

Shehechiyanu at Bris

Is there a higher standard of kashrut for chicken analogous to "chalak beit yosef" for beef?

Reliable Tzedakah Websites