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Q: Advice how to prevent sin

SoulPaulI would like to ask for advice when in the following situation: Being in a cycle of having a habit to certain things that are forbidden, without the motivation to work on getting better. Basically, knowing that it is forbidden, having the animal soul repeatedly and naturally win. And not being m...

 
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Q: The Chofetz Chaim's Shocking View of Baalei Teshuva

BpsbThe Chofetz Chaim in Sefer Nidchei Yisroel makes some shocking statements about those born to parents who did not keep the halachos of Nidda. See beginning of chapter 41, where he assumes that these children will be evil and rebel against God. At the end of the chapter see here (middle of the fir...

 
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Q: How much does a ma'ah cost in £/$ in today's world?

Prof JamTo work out the exchange rate between the mishnayos/gemoroh money and nowadays to make the numbers more realistic.

 
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Q: Where Does Rashi Mention the Streets of Venice?

The Thinking YidAfter some discussion with some chavrusot, someone mentioned that there is a Rashi somewhere in Shas that discusses either the streets of Venice, or at least a city with "dry streets" surrounded by water. I cannot seem to locate a source for this using other methods. Has anyone heard of a mekor f...

 
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@IsaacMoses fyi, the dvar Torah went EXCELLENT!!!!
I got SUCH good feedback. I would love to spend 10 minutes explaining how good, but I don't want to "show off" :)
but I want you to know, your advice, and the rest of the advice on that thread was so crucial
tizku lemitzvot. Now, I've been invited to speak again. I was struggling but I think I've got something good to say, wish me hatzlacha
20:19
@RabbiKaii Awesome! I'm shepping nachas :) May you succeed in all future speaking engagements in delivering Torah thoughts that reach the minds and hearts of those listening, to their benefit!
amen v'omein
If you have two כהנים simultaneously splaying their fingers for ברכת כהנים, does that make them cosplayers?
20:39
@msh210 I would like to submit this pun to some "greatest pun of the year competition".
in this case, I both rolled my eyes, and laughed. double points
anyone know where i can submit it?
 
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[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at beginning of body, potentially bad ip for hostname in body (47): Four Non-Kosher Animals With One Sign?‭ by daver sinner‭ on judaism.SE
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Q: Torah service on shabbat with no kohanim and not enough yisraelim

Joel KIf there are no kohanim in shul on shabbat, Ashkenazi practice is to give the first aliyah to a levi or yisrael, and the subsequent six aliyot to yisraelim. (See Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 135:6,9,10.) What happens if there are no kohanim and five or fewer yisraelim, with the rest of the minyan m...


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