Torah Q&A
3130 answered questions with cited sources from the Sefaria library.
Whats Likutei tefillos 46 about
Likutei Tefillos 46 is a prayer composed by Reb Nosson of Breslov (talmid — disciple — of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov), based on the Torah teachings of Likutey Moh
Is fish considered meat in the 9s?
The prohibition of eating meat during the Nine Days (the first nine days of Av) does not apply to fish. Fish is permitted throughout the Nine Days, including du
What is the relationship between the myth of the prodigal son and the Baal tshuvah?
The parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) and the Jewish concept of the ba'al teshuva (penitent/returnee) share extraordinarily deep thematic parallels —
Vegetables cooked in meat poy
Vegetables Cooked in a Meat Pot Vegetables cooked in a meat pot (ben yomo — a pot used for meat within the last 24 hours) absorb meat flavor and status, making
Le Mystère Suprême du Nom Saint et sa Transmission à Moïse
יהוה — Le Mystère Suprême du Nom Saint et sa Transmission à Moïse --- Le Nom יהוה est le plus grand mystère de toute la Torah — il n'est pas simplement un "nom"
Sérah bat Asher — Gardienne des Secrets Sacrés
Sérah bat Asher — Gardienne des Secrets Sacrés --- Sérah bat Asher n'était pas seulement une survivante extraordinaire — elle était une dépositaire de connaissa
The halachic requirement of 2 wittnesses for a capital crime. why in rape are the witnesses not punished for not helping the victim?
Excellent question — it touches on deep tensions in Jewish law between procedural justice, moral obligation, and the limits of legal punishment. Let me address
Why does the Torah consider a woman who is divorce from her husband subsequently married to another man and once again divorced or he dies she can’t go back to the first husband the Torah calls this toeuvah. Why
Excellent question — this touches on one of the more challenging chukim (divine statutes) in the Torah, one that has generated significant rabbinic and philosop
Did the laws of Yovel accommodate and adjust for the possible different population growth rates of the different tribes? Or was the land allocation to the tribes fixed regardless of changes in population sizes of the different tribes?
The land allocation to the tribes was fixed and did not adjust for population changes — each tribe's portion was permanently assigned and returned to that fixed
What is the halacha around swimming on Shabbat?
Swimming on Shabbat is rabbinically prohibited as a gezeira (protective decree), originally enacted out of concern that a person might come to build or repair a
The argument about the ox can also be stated that when the ox is in the private space of the owner, it is more subject to his responsibility while in the public it is less responsible so it could be in the public is actually less severe than the private is an alternative form of this argument
This is an exceptionally sharp observation, and you have just independently reconstructed one of the most important debates in Talmudic legal theory. What you h
A person that learnt Torah or did a mitzvah , it stays with him in a spiritual way
The idea that Torah learning and mitzvot (commandments) leave a lasting spiritual imprint on a person is a profound and well-established concept in Jewish...
Do all capital crimes need 2 witnesses?
In Jewish law, virtually all capital cases (dinei nefashot) require two valid witnesses to the crime — this is a foundational rule of halacha. However, there ar