A. A lot more than it does today. Not all scholars were automatically Rabbis back then. The title “Rabbi” referred to the “Smicha” ordination of the earlier generation (represented by...
A. There’s nothing unclean or unacceptable about motion sensors. But they do present a one day a week problem to a Sabbath observant Jew. Those who are strictly observant do not manipulate or change el...
A. This refers to a clear decisive authoritative ruling on a Halachic issue by a respected expert Rabbinic figure. It also has a Yiddish slang meaning a firm and decisive punishment.…
A. We don’t do it very often, but the few Jewish fasts a year are a form of personal suffering to better appreciate and relate to what these fast-days represent. And getting away from food for a while ...
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Q. What’s the point of fasting?