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Q: Threshold for removing questions from the HNQ

DonielFAs per Updating the Hot Network Questions List - now with a bit more network and a little less "hotness"!, one of the changes to the HNQ system is that moderators can now remove questions from the HNQ list. There are times when the hotness formula selects a question that a site would rathe...

 
 
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3:09 AM
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Q: PTIJ: how do I differentiate the Alexes in the Gemara?

Dr. Shmuel רבי אלכסנדרי is mentioned, per a sefaria search, about 30 or so times between the two gemaras. I was wondering, however, which of the two Alexes this is referring to. There are two Alexes on this site of significant stature. Knowing the difference could help quote the Gemara better i.e. I’ll kn...

 
 
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4:33 AM
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Q: Does anyone draw a parallel between Haman selling himself to Mordechai and Esav selling the birthright to Yaakov?

DonielFThere’s a famous Yalkut Shimoni (Nach 1056:18, referenced by Rashi in explaining Megillah 15a and 16a), which reads as follows: א"ר חסדא זה בא בפרוזבולי וזה בא בפרוזבוטי, פעם אחת נתן המלך ממון ושגרם בראשי גייסות לכבוש את המדינה, נטל המן ממון שלו ואכלו ולא נשתייר לו ממון, כשבא להוציא על בעלי מ...

 
 
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1:43 PM
@JoelK Vol. 1 is on 30% off sale at Koren as one of this month's staff picks.
 
2:13 PM
@IsaacMoses Nice!
 
 
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3:25 PM
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Q: Is there a way to have tag suggestions?

rosendsKnowing the advances in AI and the like, is there any way to have the system suggest proper tags based on keywords and content? I find that, often, I don't know what to tag something or I just try typing in any words or ideas to see what tags pop up as related to my letters of choice.

 
 
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4:47 PM
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Q: PTIJ: Coffee stains on Sefarim

DonielFAlmost every Sefer in my Beis Midrash has a nice coffee stain all across it. Interestingly, it’s only in public Sefarim that I regularly see this; in private Sefarim, sometimes I see it, sometimes I don’t. Is this a chiyuv to spill coffee on public Sefarim, and minhag to spill on personal ones?...

 
5:07 PM
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Q: What is the greatest age difference between a married couple in Tanach?

ChaimIn many instances, we know the ages of personalities in Tanach and when they got married. In some cases, we aren't given enough information within the text and in some of those instances, the Midrashim or later works provide the missing ages. Often, this can be very enlightening for understanding...

 
 
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9:18 PM
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Q: PTIJ: is Mi Yodeya found in the Torah codes?

Dr. ShmuelFrom Wikipedia: The Bible code, also known as the Torah code, is a purported set of secret messages encoded within the Hebrew text of the Torah. This hidden code has been described as a method by which specific letters from the text can be selected to reveal an otherwise obscured message. ...

 
 
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11:45 PM
I don't understand. What am I missing here? judaism.stackexchange.com/q/100738/170
How is that "Purim" (as opposed to serious)?
 

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