Total questions:  234

Is it true that some Rishonim hold that when a leaf falls from a tree or a bird eats a particular worm, that it is pure chance and there ...

• bashert
• hashkafah

gadol hador 351

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

I think there is a machlokes achronim whether a person who knows that he will do an aveirah voluntarily if he can kill himself to stop himself. ...

• hashkafah
• halacha
• suicide
• nisayon

small fry 151

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 9 years ago

Many of us have to have internet at home for whatever reasons. Hopefully we have all installed some sort of filter on it. However, we all ...

• internet
• marriage
• internet-filter

small fry 151

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

Is it possible to end up marrying someone who is not your real intended? And is it possible miss marrying your intended and be stuck?

• bashert
• hashkafah
• marriage

Danny 396

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

We've built the site with as many features as we could think of to make the site user friendly. But its users like yourselves who will decide ...

• needaneitzah
• feature-requests

Yehuda HaMaccabi 441

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

Is a man allowed to listen to a goyish woman sing?? Why is it that men say they can't listen to a jewish woman singing, but when it comes ...

• halacha
• kol-isha

lmm 33

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

Would I be allowed to have a Shabbat dinner on a outside (backyard) patio? I only ask this because I've never seen it done, and wonder if ...

• halacha
• meals
• shabbos

Tzevi 33

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 7 years ago

is it true that those killed Al Kiddush Hashem dont feel the pain. And is there documented evidence that martys did indeed expirence pain ...

• hashkafah
• kiddush-hashem

King of Kings 110

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

The Gemoro relates two stories. One of them is that Reb Yochanon was arguing with his talmid and brother in law Reish Lakish (who had married ...

• hashkafah
• amoroim

Danny 396

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

Well the title basically says it all. But what I mean to say is, yes of course one can recieve good advice and halachic guidance from the ...

• hashkafah

Eitza Geber 371

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

what are some english words that are clearly taken from Lashon Hakodesh and adapted. I wonder if other languages have as many as English ...

• lashon-hakodesh
• jewish-language

disgruntledGoat 515

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

I currently use the free K9 web protection filter as the (only) internet filter on my computer. My problem is that sometimes I will be able ...

• k9
• internet-filter
• k9-web-protection-filter

Old Wine 175

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 7 years ago

The Ramchal in the beginning of Mesilas Yeshorim explains why God created the world. He says that God wanted to be a Meitiv, and to do that ...

• hashkafah
• philosify

deepThinker 118

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 12 years ago

The Gemoro says that someone who speaks Loshon Hora is like someone who is Ovier the 3 Cardinal sins. This tells us just how strict it is. ...

• hashkafah
• halacha
• nisayon

shteeblehopper 220

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 11 years ago

Do any seforim say that it is Ossur to whistle, i know it isnt recommended but does any sefer ban it totally?

• halacha

Pinchas 44

Asked 12 years ago
Active: 12 years ago