Mi Yodeya Weekly Newsletter - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Top new questions this week: What happens at an Orthodox Bat Mitzvah? My cousins are Orthodox (black-hat/yeshivish/live in Passaic) and one of them is having a Bat Mitzvah in November. I have never attended an Orthodox Bat Mitzvah, so I don't really know what to expect. ... shabbat bar-bas-bat-mitzvah orthodox social-convention   asked by Mikie 8 votes answered by DanF 6 votes Havdalah if you have to eat or drink on Tisha B'Av that comes out on Sunday If a person for whatever reason has to eat and drink on Tisha B'Av that comes out on Sunday, and they know this ahead of time, when should they make havdallah on a cos? Should they make Motzei Shabbos ... tisha-bav havdalah nine-days   asked by Yehoshua 8 votes answered by Double AA 4 votes What is "piggul"? A question on the Bartenura The Mishna (Zevachim 2:3) clearly defines piggul (פגול) as resulting from one of the four sacrificial procedures (slaughter, collection of the blood, walking to the altar and sprinkling) being ... korban mishna bartenura masechet-kereitot   asked by Shimon bM 7 votes answered by Danny Schoemann 8 votes Reform Judaism as an avenue for Ethical Monotheism for gentiles If Orthodoxy and Halacha do not see the Reform movement as "valid" then is it fair to say that Reform Judaism is permissible for Gentiles to practice (assuming they have no Jewish ancestry ... halacha gentiles reform-judaism noahidism   asked by ARK96 6 votes answered by sabbahillel 2 votes Ashkenazi leniencies before shavua shechal bo Ashkenazim extend the Talmudic prohibitions of shavua shechal bo tisha b'av (the week of the 9th of Av) to the beginning of the month. Are there Ashkenazi leniencies from Rosh Chodesh Av until shavua ... halacha minhag ashkenazi nine-days leniencies   asked by Loewian 6 votes answered by Scimonster 4 votes Did Rav Saadiah Gaon really phrase the bracha as "Sim shalom b'olam . . ."? In Or Hadash, the commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom (the American Conservative siddur), it states that the nineteenth bracha of the Amidah was intentionally reworded from the the standard ...שׂים ... sources-mekorot prayer-book nuschaot saadya-gaon   asked by Mike 5 votes answered by Double AA 4 votes Can one trust gentile sources for trope systems? Learning the trope systems for specific Sephardic or Mizrahi communities isn't the most easy since many of the melodies have mixed in together (creating something like the Yerushalmi), or just a lack ... gentiles trop-cantillation trust-neemanut   asked by Aaron 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Any practical tips for leaning when seated in an armless dining-room chair? We are supposed to lean while drinking the 4 cups and eating the matza at the Seders, but I find it hard to do that while sitting in an armless dining room chair. Likewise, I have not been able to ... passover-seder-hagada how-to eating standing-sitting   asked by Yehuda W 9 votes answered by DanF 8 votes Did Jews in Arab countries ever rely on Islamic calls to prayer? It just occurred to me that Jews in Arab/Islamic countries would most likely have heard the adhan call the populace to prayer five times a day. Upon looking at an Islamic time-table and doing some ... halacha tefilla history islam calculation   asked by Maimonist 22 votes answered by Aryeh 32 votes Can you answer these? Shechita Material online Does anyone have links for Shechita material. Like the pdf of Simla Chadasha translated and pdf of Shechita knife and stones from R' Loike? product-recommendation jewish-books internet slaughter-shochet-shecht   asked by user9841 2 votes Location of source for a midrash of Zipporah on Har Sinai? A friend was expounding a midrash to me about Zipporah but was unaware of the provenance. The story involves Zipporah, prior to meeting Moshe, searching for her lost flocks near Har Sinai. She ... sources-mekorot midrash moshe-rabbeinu har-sinai   asked by Meir D 2 votes Use of speaking "Baruch HaShem" in 1492 Spain I am writing a play that takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. A Rabbi is walking home from the King's court and his belongings are tossed to the ground by hooligans. A young Spanish girl picks ... history blessing hebrew sephardi-mizrachi-eastern   asked by casserji 4 votes

Subscribe to more Stack Exchange newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter or change your email preferences by visiting your subscriptions page on stackexchange.com. Questions? Comments? Let us know on our feedback site. If you no longer want to receive mail from Stack Exchange, unsubscribe from all stackexchange.com emails. Stack Exchange, Inc. 110 William St, 28th Floor, NY NY 10038 <3