I was thinking to leave the forum because I tend to approach Scripture from a different perspective than Orthodox Jews do. I do not disregard Rabbinic writings. I find them helpful in gaining perspective, wisdom, and understanding, especially in areas that written Torah is unclear or in circumst...

I've noticed that sometimes I see people washing Netilas Yadayim by washing once, twice, thrice, or four times per hand. Is there any Halachic reason for this, or is it just a Minhag?

Is there any particular reason the procedure for washing hands for bread includes pouring the water twice on each hand? Isn't once enough?

Some sects of Ashkenazim (mostly Litvish) wash their hands only twice, while some Sephardim and some Hasidim wash three times. Based on this answer I know that the first splash gets rid of the impurity. The second splash gets rid of the impure water on the hands from the first splash. What is th...

Someone told me that technically one needs to pour water on each hand only once since we use large quantities of water. Is there a halachic source for this? I heard that the requirement to pour twice over each hand (i.e. washing for bread), is really when you have only a revi’is of water (about ...

What are some sources about when it is appropriate - if ever - to celebrate the death of an enemy? My question is inspired by last night's news of the death of Osama Bin Laden, naturally, as well as the apparent coincidence that 2 days prior was the anniversary of the report of Adolf Hitler's de...