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The central ideas of Jewish thought — from tzimtzum and sefirot to shabbat, shechitah, and devekut. Each concept page traces the idea’s development across centuries with key passages and a layered explanation.

1113 concepts · 2,253,213 corpus discussions

For the halachic map and era filters, see Halacha; for the customs of Jewish life, see Minhagim.

Malkhut / Shekhinah (Sovereignty, the 10th Sefirah)

מלכות

44,182

texts

sefirotExplore →

Partzufim (Divine Countenances)

פרצופים

38,253

texts

sefirotExplore →

Tikkun (Rectification)

תיקון

35,398

texts

creationExplore →

Kinyan (Modes of Halachic Acquisition)

קנין

28,394

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Devekut (Cleaving to God)

דבקות

26,435

texts

soulExplore →

Sefirot (Divine Emanations)

ספירות

26,176

texts

sefirotExplore →

Dinei Mamonot (Monetary Law)

דיני ממונות

26,057

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Hashgachah (Divine Providence)

השגחה

25,573

texts

providenceExplore →

Shem Havayah (The Tetragrammaton)

שם הויה

24,242

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Hitlabshut (Enclothement)

התלבשות

24,033

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Tzaddik (The Righteous One)

צדיק

23,039

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

D'Oraita / D'Rabbanan (Biblical vs Rabbinic Law)

דאורייתא / דרבנן

22,845

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Ze'ir Anpin (The Small Face)

זעיר אנפין

22,271

texts

sefirotExplore →

Tumah and Taharah (Ritual Impurity and Purity, umbrella)

טומאה וטהרה

22,235

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Kodashim (Sanctified Items, Temple Offerings)

קדשים

21,880

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Edut (Testimony)

עדות

21,659

texts

court procedureExplore →

Shabbat (The Sabbath)

שבת

20,135

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Middat HaDin (Attribute of Justice)

מידת הדין

18,760

texts

providenceExplore →

Yetzer HaRa (Evil Inclination)

יצר הרע

18,405

texts

soulExplore →

Nitzotzot (Holy Sparks)

ניצוצות

17,665

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Gevurah (Judgment/Strength)

גבורה

17,120

texts

sefirotExplore →

Kiddushin (Betrothal / Marriage Sanctification)

קידושין

16,809

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Chochmah (Wisdom)

חכמה

16,579

texts

sefirotExplore →

Kelipot (Husks/Shells)

קליפות

16,529

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Muchzak (Possessor in Monetary Law)

מוחזק

16,275

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Middat HaRachamim (Attribute of Mercy)

מידת הרחמים

16,100

texts

providenceExplore →

Binah (Understanding)

בינה

16,066

texts

sefirotExplore →

Talmudic Method (Sugya Structure and Argumentation)

דרך הלימוד התלמודי

15,581

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Yichudim (Divine Unifications)

ייחודים

15,438

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Ahavah / Yirah (Love / Awe of God)

אהבה / יראה

15,258

texts

soulExplore →

Avodah Zarah (Idolatry)

עבודה זרה

15,093

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Sod (Secret/Mystical Level)

סוד

14,764

texts

torah studyExplore →

Sitra Achra (The Other Side)

סטרא אחרא

14,615

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Neshamah (Soul)

נשמה

14,494

texts

soulExplore →

Get (Bill of Divorce)

גט

14,246

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Chesed (Lovingkindness)

חסד

14,235

texts

sefirotExplore →

Ohr (Divine Light)

אור

13,917

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Hashgachah Pratit (Particular Providence)

השגחה פרטית

13,824

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Birur (Refinement/Clarification)

בירור

13,772

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Shechitah (Ritual Slaughter)

שחיטה

13,158

texts

kashrutExplore →

Shtar (Written Legal Document)

שטר

13,016

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Moach-Lev (Mind-Heart)

מוח-לב

12,971

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Nedarim (Vows, general)

נדרים

12,957

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Machshava (Divine Thought)

מחשבה

12,700

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Seder Hishtalshelut (Chain of Emanation)

סדר השתלשלות

12,697

texts

creationExplore →

Kashrut (Jewish Dietary Law, umbrella)

כשרות

12,559

texts

kashrutExplore →

Beit HaMikdash (The Temple in Jerusalem)

בית המקדש

11,967

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Mechilah (Waiver of a Monetary Claim)

מחילה

11,662

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Issurei Bi'ah (Forbidden Sexual Relations)

איסורי ביאה

11,329

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Simcha (Joy in Divine Service)

שמחה

10,981

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Ketubah (Marriage Contract)

כתובה

10,979

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

PaRDeS (Four Levels of Interpretation)

פרדס

10,950

texts

torah studyExplore →

Beit Din (Rabbinic Court)

בית דין

10,861

texts

court procedureExplore →

Shevuah (Oath)

שבועה

10,651

texts

court procedureExplore →

Korban (Sacrificial Offering, generic)

קרבן

10,620

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Nezikin (Damages)

נזיקין

10,420

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Talmud Torah (Torah Study)

תלמוד תורה

10,206

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Terumah and Maaser (Priestly Tithes)

תרומה ומעשרות

10,128

texts

kashrutExplore →

Ratzon (Divine Will)

רצון

10,054

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Merkavah (The Divine Chariot)

מרכבה

10,002

texts

creationExplore →

Heseter Panim (Hiding of the Face)

הסתר פנים

9,938

texts

providenceExplore →

Safek (Halachic Doubt)

ספק

9,913

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Tiferet (Beauty/Harmony)

תפארת

9,680

texts

sefirotExplore →

Yerushah (Inheritance Law)

ירושה

9,601

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Mochin (Higher Consciousness)

מוחין

9,568

texts

sefirotExplore →

Derech Eretz (Proper Conduct)

דרך ארץ

9,524

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Geulah (Redemption)

גאולה

9,466

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Ohr Yashar (Direct Light)

אור ישר

9,329

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Modeh BeMiktzat (Partial Admission)

מודה במקצת

9,264

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Da'at (Knowledge)

דעת

9,110

texts

sefirotExplore →

Nistar/Nigleh (Hidden/Revealed Torah)

נסתר / נגלה

8,921

texts

torah studyExplore →

Treifah (18 Categories of Fatal Defects)

טריפה - י"ח טרפיות

8,696

texts

kashrutExplore →

Yesod (Foundation)

יסוד

8,583

texts

sefirotExplore →

Galut (Exile)

גלות

8,573

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Yibum (Levirate Marriage)

יבום

8,544

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Pesach (Festival of Passover, umbrella)

פסח

8,252

texts

festivalsExplore →

The Ten Divine Names

עשרה שמות הקדושים

8,199

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Yom Tov (Festival Day, Halachic Institution)

יום טוב

8,175

texts

festivalsExplore →

Kavanot HaTefillah (Mystical Intentions of Prayer)

כוונות התפילה

7,708

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Shomrim (Bailees)

שומרים

7,652

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Olamot (Worlds)

עולמות

7,435

texts

creationExplore →

Chatat (Sin Offering)

חטאת

7,366

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Dinei Nefashot (Capital Cases)

דיני נפשות

7,365

texts

court procedureExplore →

Melachah (Forbidden Creative Labor)

מלאכה

7,322

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Adam Rishon (Primordial Adam)

אדם הראשון

7,319

texts

soulExplore →

Gezel (Robbery)

גזל

7,254

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

De'ot (Character Traits and Their Refinement)

דעות

7,115

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Hitbonenut (Contemplation)

התבוננות

7,113

texts

soulExplore →

Lashon HaRa (Evil Speech)

לשון הרע

7,016

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Atzmut (Divine Essence)

עצמות

7,011

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Machloket (Halachic Disagreement Framework)

מחלוקת

7,007

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Chillul HaShem (Profaning the Name)

חילול השם

6,809

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Niddah (Menstrual Purity)

נדה

6,671

texts

family taharahExplore →

Neshamah Levels (Soul Hierarchy)

מדרגות הנשמה

6,634

texts

soulExplore →

Nevuah (Prophecy)

נבואה

6,597

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Hechalot (Heavenly Palaces)

היכלות

6,354

texts

creationExplore →

Shaliach Amana / Shlichut (Agency)

שליחות

6,338

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Hotza'ah (Carrying Between Domains)

הוצאה

6,333

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Avodah b'Gashmiyut (Service in Materiality)

עבודה בגשמיות

6,219

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Emunah (Faith / Belief)

אמונה

6,092

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Ta'amei HaMitzvot (Reasons for the Commandments)

טעמי המצוות

6,064

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Keter (Crown)

כתר

6,042

texts

sefirotExplore →

Reshuyot (Shabbat Domains)

רשויות שבת

6,028

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Birkot HaNehenin (Blessings on Enjoyment)

ברכות הנהנין

6,020

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Derash (Homiletical Interpretation)

דרש

5,829

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Korban Pesach (The Pesach Sacrifice)

קרבן פסח

5,710

texts

pesachExplore →

Four Worlds (Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah)

ארבע עולמות

5,635

texts

creationExplore →

Atzilut (World of Emanation)

עולם האצילות

5,540

texts

creationExplore →

Tum'at Met (Corpse Impurity)

טומאת מת

5,453

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Ratzo VaShov (Running and Returning)

רצוא ושוב

5,441

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Kapparah (Atonement, theological concept)

כפרה

5,369

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Lifnim Mishurat HaDin (Beyond the Strict Letter of the Law)

לפנים משורת הדין

5,350

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Tevilah (Immersion)

טבילה

5,316

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Minhag (Custom)

מנהג

5,273

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Batel BeShishim (Nullification in 60×)

בטל בשישים

5,263

texts

kashrutExplore →

Brit (Covenant)

ברית

5,254

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Shomer Chinam (Unpaid Bailee)

שומר חינם

5,201

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Yehareg V'Al Ya'avor (Martyrdom Laws)

ייהרג ואל יעבור

5,140

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Chametz (Leaven)

חמץ

5,118

texts

pesachExplore →

Chalitzah (Release from Yibum)

חליצה

5,061

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Chazakah (Legal Presumption)

חזקה

5,060

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

HaShem and Elokim (The Two Names)

ה׳ ואלה׳ים

5,038

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Olah (Burnt Offering)

עולה

4,966

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

יום הכיפורים

4,928

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Migo (Since-Argument in Witness Law)

מיגו

4,904

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Memaleh Kol Almin (Filling All Worlds)

ממלא כל עלמין

4,870

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Ona'at Devarim (Verbal Wronging)

אונאת דברים

4,828

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Bitul (Self-Nullification)

ביטול

4,804

texts

soulExplore →

Pikuach Nefesh (Saving Life)

פיקוח נפש

4,795

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Tzelem Elokim (Divine Image)

צלם אלוקים

4,786

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Muktzeh (Shabbat-Prohibited Handling)

מוקצה

4,785

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Rebbe-Chasid Relationship

רבי-חסיד

4,761

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Gemilut Chasadim (Acts of Loving-Kindness)

גמילות חסדים

4,749

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Sugya (Talmudic Discussion Unit)

סוגיא

4,740

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Peshat and Derash (Plain and Homiletical Reading)

פשט ודרש

4,712

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Shevirat HaKelim (Shattering of the Vessels)

שבירת הכלים

4,668

texts

creationExplore →

Shemitah / Sheviit (Sabbatical Year)

שמיטה

4,663

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Klipat Nogah (Translucent Shell)

קליפת נוגה

4,599

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Karet (Excision, Divine Cutting-Off)

כרת

4,516

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Tzedakah (Charity / Righteousness)

צדקה

4,495

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Tzimtzum (Divine Contraction)

צמצום

4,475

texts

creationExplore →

Moach Shalit al HaLev (Mind Rules the Heart)

מוח שליט על הלב

4,399

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Bedikat HaRied (Lung Examination)

בדיקת הריאה

4,370

texts

kashrutExplore →

Nazir (The Nazirite Vow)

נזיר

4,356

texts

torah mitzvotExplore →

Five Soul Levels (NaRaNaCh"Y)

נרנח"י

4,352

texts

soulExplore →

Ribbit (Interest / Usury)

ריבית

4,350

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Chinuch (Education of Children)

חינוך

4,338

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Shomer Sachar (Paid Bailee)

שומר שכר

4,292

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Ein Sof (The Infinite)

אין סוף

4,236

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Yichud Hashem (Active Unification of the Name)

ייחוד השם

4,209

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Rishonim (Early Medieval Authorities, ~1038-1500)

ראשונים

4,202

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Yetziat Mitzrayim (The Exodus from Egypt)

יציאת מצרים

4,176

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Keren (Horn — Intentional Damage by Animal)

קרן

4,150

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Kriat Shema (Recitation of Shema)

קריאת שמע

4,138

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Kibud Av V'Eim (Honoring Parents)

כיבוד אב ואם

4,116

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Hitlahavut (Burning Enthusiasm)

התלהבות

4,067

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Tzaraat (Biblical 'Leprosy', Ritual Affliction)

צרעת

4,016

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Sukkah (Booth)

סוכה

3,974

texts

sukkotExplore →

Taarovet (Forbidden Mixtures)

תערובת

3,970

texts

kashrutExplore →

Treifah and Nevelah (Non-Kosher Carcass)

טריפה ונבילה

3,931

texts

kashrutExplore →

Chumra and Kula (Stringency and Leniency)

חומרא וקולא

3,916

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Hashavat Aveidah (Returning Lost Objects)

השבת אבדה

3,913

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Tefillin (Phylacteries)

תפילין

3,903

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Shalom Bayit (Domestic Peace)

שלום בית

3,887

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Tum'at Niddah (Menstrual Impurity)

טומאת נדה

3,874

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Kilayim (Forbidden Mixtures in Agriculture)

כלאים

3,865

texts

kashrutExplore →

Hashkafah (Worldview / Jewish Theology)

השקפה

3,858

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Bechor (Firstborn Status)

בכור

3,857

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Lifnei Iver (Before the Blind)

לפני עוור

3,851

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Kiddush HaShem (Sanctifying the Name)

קידוש השם

3,813

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Geneivah (Theft / Stealing)

גניבה

3,770

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Marit Ayin (Appearance to the Onlooker)

מראית עין

3,736

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Takanah (Rabbinic Enactment)

תקנה

3,721

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Ohr Chozer (Returning Light)

אור חוזר

3,719

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Aveilut (Mourning Laws)

אבילות

3,707

texts

mourningExplore →

Sefer Torah Laws (Scribing the Torah Scroll)

הלכות ספר תורה

3,667

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Eruv Chatzerot (Shared Courtyard Eruv)

עירוב חצירות

3,656

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Gilgul (Reincarnation)

גלגול

3,624

texts

soulExplore →

Malkos (Lashes)

מלקות

3,569

texts

court procedureExplore →

Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals)

ברכת המזון

3,563

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Kibud Rabbo (Honoring One's Torah Teacher)

כיבוד רבו

3,561

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Chazakah (Legal Presumption — General)

חזקה

3,547

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Memshalah (Divine Sovereignty)

ממשלה

3,535

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Rov (Majority Principle)

רוב

3,478

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Peshat (Plain-Sense Reading)

פשט

3,462

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Gezerah Shavah (Analogy by Wording)

גזירה שווה

3,449

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Meilah (Misappropriation of Sanctified Property)

מעילה

3,445

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Ketamim (Stain Laws of Niddah)

כתמים

3,419

texts

family taharahExplore →

Eruv Techumin (Travel-Boundary Eruv)

עירוב תחומין

3,408

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Shemoneh Esrei (The Amidah)

שמונה עשרה

3,403

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Keriat HaTorah (Public Torah Reading)

קריאת התורה

3,400

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Parshanut (Tanach Commentary Genre)

פרשנות

3,393

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Melichah (Salting Meat to Remove Blood)

מליחה

3,371

texts

kashrutExplore →

Erusin (Betrothal Stage of Marriage)

אירוסין

3,343

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Ohr Ein Sof (Infinite Light)

אור אין סוף

3,336

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Sovev Kol Almin (Encompassing All Worlds)

סובב כל עלמין

3,335

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Rosh Hashanah

ראש השנה

3,302

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Reshut HaRabim (Public Domain)

רשות הרבים

3,284

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Kal V'Chomer (A Fortiori)

קל וחומר

3,275

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Avot V'Toldot HaTum'ah (Tum'ah Categories)

אבות ותולדות הטומאה

3,261

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Reshut HaYachid (Private Domain)

רשות היחיד

3,204

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Dina D'Malchuta Dina (The Law of the Land Is Law)

דינא דמלכותא דינא

3,199

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Adam Kadmon (Primordial Man)

אדם קדמון

3,182

texts

creationExplore →

Matan Torah (The Giving of the Torah at Sinai)

מתן תורה

3,172

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Onah (Marital Intimacy Obligations)

עונה

3,164

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Mamzer (Issue of a Forbidden Union)

ממזר

3,157

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Nisuin (The Wedding Itself, Stage Two of Marriage)

נישואין

3,125

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Giyur (Conversion to Judaism)

גיור

3,112

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Peshara (Halachic Compromise / Arbitration Settlement)

פשרה

3,085

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Sotah (The Wayward-Wife Trial)

סוטה

3,083

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Asiyah (World of Action)

עולם העשיה

3,080

texts

creationExplore →

Mikveh (Ritual Bath)

מקווה

3,045

texts

family taharahExplore →

Eruv (Shabbat Carrying Boundary)

עירוב

3,006

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Beriah (World of Creation)

עולם הבריאה

3,005

texts

creationExplore →

Tzitzit (Fringes)

ציצית

2,997

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Ger (Convert)

גר

2,975

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Taanit (Public Fast Days, general)

תענית

2,975

texts

festivalsExplore →

Netzach (Victory/Eternity)

נצח

2,959

texts

sefirotExplore →

Shevut (Rabbinic Shabbat Restrictions)

שבות

2,949

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Gezerah (Rabbinic Decree)

גזירה

2,947

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel

בית שמאי ובית הלל

2,916

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Chol HaMoed (Intermediate Festival Days, general)

חול המועד

2,914

texts

festivalsExplore →

Maaser Kesafim (Tithing Money)

מעשר כספים

2,912

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Hitbodedut (Secluded Prayer)

התבודדות

2,887

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Basar V'Chalav (Meat and Milk)

בשר וחלב

2,876

texts

kashrutExplore →

Davar She'eino Mitkaven (Unintended Action)

דבר שאינו מתכוון

2,874

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Bris Milah (Circumcision)

ברית מילה

2,826

texts

family taharahExplore →

Asmachta (Scriptural Hint)

אסמכתא

2,796

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Arba Minim (Four Species)

ארבעת המינים

2,778

texts

sukkotExplore →

Hod (Splendor/Gratitude)

הוד

2,704

texts

sefirotExplore →

Midrash Halacha (Halachic Midrash Genre)

מדרש הלכה

2,694

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Azamra (Finding the Good Point)

אזמרה

2,680

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Simanim (Trachea + Esophagus in Shechitah)

סימני שחיטה

2,655

texts

kashrutExplore →

Chiddush (Novel Insight)

חידוש

2,629

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Tikkunim (Spiritual Repairs)

תיקונים

2,623

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Arvut (Surety / Guarantor Law)

ערבות

2,588

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Da'at Yachid (Minority Opinion)

דעת יחיד

2,583

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Parah Adumah (Red Heifer)

פרה אדומה

2,582

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Challah (Dough Offering)

חלה

2,566

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Mishnah (The Genre / Corpus)

משנה

2,556

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Minyan (Quorum of Ten)

מנין

2,554

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Matzah (Unleavened Bread)

מצה

2,546

texts

pesachExplore →

Biur Chametz (Destroying Chametz)

ביעור חמץ

2,487

texts

pesachExplore →

Kashering (Purging Vessels)

הכשרת כלים

2,466

texts

kashrutExplore →

Bittul HaYesh (Self-Nullification)

ביטול היש

2,464

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Achizah (Demonic Grip)

אחיזה

2,443

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Grama (Indirect Causation)

גרמא

2,422

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Bikkurim (First Fruits)

ביכורים

2,414

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Chiyuv / Petur (Liable / Exempt)

חייב / פטור

2,406

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Kevurah (Burial)

קבורה

2,402

texts

mourningExplore →

Geulah Shleima (Complete Redemption)

גאולה שלימה

2,396

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Simchat Yom Tov (Festival Joy as Halachic Obligation)

שמחת יום טוב

2,394

texts

festivalsExplore →

Akeidat Yitzchak (Binding of Isaac)

עקידת יצחק

2,385

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Reshimu (Residual Impression)

רשימו

2,384

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Shofar (Ram's Horn)

שופר

2,382

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Tum'at Tzaraat (Spiritual Skin Affliction)

טומאת צרעת

2,382

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Tum'at Zav / Zavah (Discharge Impurity)

טומאת זב וזבה

2,373

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Pru U'Rvu (Be Fruitful and Multiply)

פרו ורבו

2,371

texts

family taharahExplore →

Bishul / Ofeh (Cooking & Baking)

אופה / בישול

2,351

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Peah (Corner of the Field for the Poor)

פאה

2,335

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Socher (Renter)

שוכר

2,329

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Soul Roots (Shoresh HaNeshamot)

שורש הנשמות

2,306

texts

soulExplore →

Sho'el (Borrower)

שואל

2,299

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Shaliach Tzibbur (Prayer Leader)

שליח ציבור

2,295

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Sevara (Logical Reasoning)

סברא

2,290

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Safek Safeika (Doubt within a Doubt)

ספק ספיקא

2,256

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Aspaklaria (Lens of Prophecy)

אספקלריה

2,228

texts

torah studyExplore →

Rosh Chodesh (New Moon)

ראש חודש

2,179

texts

rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Demai (Doubtfully-Tithed Produce)

דמאי

2,140

texts

kashrutExplore →

Yetzirah (World of Formation)

עולם היצירה

2,127

texts

creationExplore →

Yayin Nesech (Idol-Libation Wine)

יין נסך

2,104

texts

kashrutExplore →

13 Hermeneutic Rules of R. Yishmael

י"ג מדות שהתורה נדרשת בהן

2,101

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Netilat Yadayim Shacharit (Morning Hand-Washing)

נטילת ידיים שחרית

2,087

texts

minhagimExplore →

Halacha LeMoshe MiSinai (Sinaitic Oral Law)

הלכה למשה מסיני

2,080

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Beraita (Tannaitic Statement Outside the Mishnah)

ברייתא

2,069

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Mei Chatas (Purification Waters)

מי חטאת

2,064

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Arakhin (Valuations of Pledges to the Temple)

ערכין

2,061

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Kav (Line of Light)

קו

2,011

texts

creationExplore →

Bor (Pit Damage)

בור

2,010

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Kim Li ("I Hold Like" — Procedural Defense)

קים לי

2,006

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Dam (Blood Prohibition)

דם

1,963

texts

kashrutExplore →

Birkot HaShachar (Morning Blessings)

ברכות השחר

1,947

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Heter Iska (Permissibility Structure for Interest)

היתר עסקא

1,942

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Hefsek Taharah (Niddah Cessation Check)

הפסק טהרה

1,924

texts

family taharahExplore →

Bishul Akum (Food Cooked by a Non-Jew)

בישול עכו"ם

1,898

texts

kashrutExplore →

Katnut and Gadlut (Small and Great States)

קטנות וגדלות

1,890

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Kiddush (Sanctification of Shabbat/Yom Tov over Wine)

קידוש

1,873

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Kavod Shabbat (Honoring Shabbat)

כבוד שבת

1,840

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Chelev (Forbidden Fats)

חלב

1,822

texts

kashrutExplore →

The 13 Principles of Faith

י"ג עיקרי האמונה

1,821

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Bar Mitzvah (Halachic Adulthood for Males)

בר מצוה

1,816

texts

family taharahExplore →

Megillat Esther (and its reading)

מגילת אסתר

1,805

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Chullin (Non-Sanctified, Profane Matter)

חולין

1,785

texts

kashrutExplore →

Melekhet Machshevet (Purposeful Labor on Shabbat)

מלאכת מחשבת

1,783

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Orlah (Forbidden Fruit of the First Three Years)

ערלה

1,774

texts

kashrutExplore →

Cherem (Ban / Excommunication)

חרם

1,772

texts

court procedureExplore →

Taharat HaMishpacha (Family Purity)

טהרת המשפחה

1,769

texts

family taharahExplore →

Mav'ir (Kindling Fire)

מבעיר

1,765

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Amirah L'Nochri (Asking a Non-Jew to Perform Melachah)

אמירה לנכרי

1,761

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Tzava'ah (Ethical Will and Death-bed Bequest)

צוואה

1,751

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Mashiach (Messiah)

משיח

1,742

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Schach (Sukkah Roof Covering)

סכך

1,726

texts

sukkotExplore →

Birkot HaTorah (Torah Blessings)

ברכות התורה

1,726

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Yovel (Jubilee Year)

יובל

1,714

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Chagim (Festivals, umbrella)

חגים

1,712

texts

festivalsExplore →

Ona'at Mamon (Financial Wronging)

אונאת ממון

1,679

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Birkat Cohanim (The Priestly Blessing)

ברכת כהנים

1,666

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Tannaim (Mishnaic Sages, ~10-220 CE)

תנאים

1,640

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Semichah (Rabbinic Ordination)

סמיכה

1,624

texts

courtExplore →

Pidyon HaBen (Redemption of Firstborn)

פדיון הבן

1,616

texts

family taharahExplore →

Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality)

הכנסת אורחים

1,562

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Kotzer (Reaping)

קוצר

1,529

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Karmelit (Rabbinic Intermediate Domain)

כרמלית

1,520

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Shekalim (Half-Shekel Temple Tax)

שקלים

1,493

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Dikduk (Hebrew Grammar)

דקדוק

1,461

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Shekhinah (Divine Indwelling Presence, Rabbinic)

שכינה

1,460

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Ever Min HaChai (Limb from a Living Animal)

אבר מן החי

1,457

texts

kashrutExplore →

Agunah (Chained Wife)

עגונה

1,450

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Zimun (Communal Call to Grace After Meals)

זימון

1,448

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Chatichah Naaseit Neveilah (The Piece Becomes Forbidden)

חתיכה נעשית נבילה

1,444

texts

kashrutExplore →

Nusach HaTefillah (Liturgical Rite)

נוסח התפילה

1,431

texts

minhagimExplore →

Bechirah Chofshit (Free Will)

בחירה חופשית

1,404

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Iggulim and Yosher (Circles and Lines)

עיגולים ויושר

1,402

texts

creationExplore →

Yetzer HaTov (Good Inclination)

יצר הטוב

1,399

texts

soulExplore →

Chuk vs. Mishpat (Statute vs. Rational Law)

חוק ומשפט

1,382

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Regel (Foot — Trampling Damage)

רגל

1,376

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Amoraim (Talmudic Sages, ~220-500 CE)

אמוראים

1,375

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Arei Miklat (Cities of Refuge)

ערי מקלט

1,360

texts

court procedureExplore →

Tohu (Chaos/Primordial Realm)

תוהו

1,354

texts

creationExplore →

Purim

פורים

1,343

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Chol HaMoed Sukkot

חול המועד סוכות

1,340

texts

sukkotExplore →

Churban Bayit Sheni (Destruction of the Second Temple)

חורבן בית שני

1,332

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Galut Mitzrayim (Egyptian Exile)

גלות מצרים

1,325

texts

hashkafahExplore →

The Pesach Seder

ליל הסדר

1,302

texts

pesachExplore →

Imma (The Mother Partzuf)

אמא

1,299

texts

creationExplore →

Minhag HaMakom (Local Custom)

מנהג המקום

1,280

texts

minhagimExplore →

Sanhedrin

סנהדרין

1,263

texts

court procedureExplore →

Aninut (Pre-Burial Mourning State)

אנינות

1,259

texts

mourningExplore →

Mincha (Afternoon Service)

מנחה

1,235

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Havdalah (Separation Ritual Ending Shabbat/Yom Tov)

הבדלה

1,233

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Viduy (Confession)

וידוי

1,230

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Atik Yomin (The Ancient of Days)

עתיק יומין

1,218

texts

creationExplore →

Mezuzah

מזוזה

1,212

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Eser Makkot (The Ten Plagues)

עשר המכות

1,208

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Bedikat Chametz (Searching for Chametz)

בדיקת חמץ

1,193

texts

pesachExplore →

Shacharit (Morning Service)

שחרית

1,192

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Bechira vs. Yediah (Free Will vs. Divine Foreknowledge)

בחירה וידיעה

1,185

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Oneg Shabbat (Joy of Shabbat)

עונג שבת

1,145

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Makeh Bapatish (Final Hammer Blow)

מכה בפטיש

1,139

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Chassidus and the Inner Life

חסידות

1,128

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Lighting Chanukah Candles

הדלקת נרות חנוכה

1,125

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Aggadah (Non-Halachic Talmudic Material)

אגדה

1,122

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Ibbur (Soul Impregnation)

עיבור

1,117

texts

soulExplore →

Chanukah (Festival of Dedication)

חנוכה

1,117

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Keriah (Tearing of Garments at Death)

קריעה

1,102

texts

mourningExplore →

Musaf (Additional Service)

מוסף

1,096

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Techiyat HaMetim (Resurrection)

תחיית המתים

1,089

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Sefirat HaOmer (Counting of the Omer)

ספירת העומר

1,069

texts

minhagimExplore →

Gid HaNasheh (Sciatic Nerve Prohibition)

גיד הנשה

1,068

texts

kashrutExplore →

Tnaim (Engagement Conditions)

תנאים

1,039

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Hachanah (Shabbat-to-Weekday Preparation Prohibition)

הכנה

1,025

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Pidyon Shevuyim (Redeeming Captives)

פדיון שבויים

1,016

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Cheit HaMeraglim (Sin of the Spies)

חטא המרגלים

1,010

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Tosefet Shabbat (Adding to Shabbat)

תוספת שבת

1,003

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Nichum Aveilim (Consoling Mourners)

ניחום אבלים

999

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Hesped (Eulogy)

הספד

992

texts

mourningExplore →

Hallel (Psalms of Praise 113-118)

הלל

989

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Things Preceding Creation (Aggadic)

ששה דברים קדמו לעולם

989

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Kotev (Writing)

כותב

980

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Borer (Selecting / Sorting)

בורר

971

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Esh (Fire Damage)

אש

965

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Tosefta (Supplementary Tannaitic Compilation)

תוספתא

953

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Prosbol (Hillel's Loan-Preservation Document)

פרוזבול

953

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Gehinom (Purgatory / Realm of Cleansing)

גיהנום

947

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Shivah Nekiyim (Seven Clean Days)

שבעה נקיים

947

texts

family taharahExplore →

Nukva (The Feminine Counterpart of Zeir Anpin)

נוקבא דזעיר אנפין

946

texts

creationExplore →

Harchakot (Niddah Separations)

הרחקות

941

texts

family taharahExplore →

Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick)

ביקור חולים

931

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Shavuot (Festival of Weeks)

שבועות

930

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Eigel HaZahav (The Golden Calf)

עגל הזהב

910

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Mechitzah (Synagogue Gender Partition)

מחיצה

908

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av)

תשעה באב

903

texts

rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Shatnez (Wool-Linen Mixture in Garments)

שעטנז

899

texts

kashrutExplore →

Tziduk HaDin (Justification of Divine Judgment at Burial)

צידוק הדין

898

texts

mourningExplore →

Davar She'Yesh Lo Matirin (Eventually-Permitted Item)

דבר שיש לו מתירין

895

texts

kashrutExplore →

Kisui HaDam (Covering the Blood)

כיסוי הדם

891

texts

kashrutExplore →

Eruv Tavshilin (Yom-Tov-to-Shabbat Cooking Eruv)

עירוב תבשילין

878

texts

festivalsExplore →

Boneh (Building)

בונה

870

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Shochet (Slaughtering)

שוחט

854

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Dash (Threshing)

דש

850

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Klal U'Prat (General and Specific)

כלל ופרט

842

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Tolaim (Worm/Insect Inspection)

תולעים

834

texts

kashrutExplore →

Chalal (Vacated Space)

חלל

817

texts

creationExplore →

Maariv / Arvit (Evening Service)

מעריב / ערבית

795

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Tashlumin (Making Up a Missed Prayer)

תשלומין

794

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Hashgachah Klalit vs. Pratit (General vs. Particular Providence)

השגחה כללית ופרטית

764

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Shen (Tooth — Eating Damage)

שן

755

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Mechirat Chametz (Sale of Chametz Before Pesach)

מכירת חמץ

754

texts

festivalsExplore →

Nesias Kapayim (Priestly Blessing)

נשיאת כפיים

753

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Tevilat Keilim (Immersing Vessels)

טבילת כלים

749

texts

kashrutExplore →

Pesukei DeZimra (Verses of Praise)

פסוקי דזמרא

749

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Chadash (New Grain Before the Omer)

חדש

747

texts

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Chol HaMoed Pesach

חול המועד פסח

743

texts

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Shehecheyanu (Blessing on New Occasions)

שהחיינו

741

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Four Cups of Wine (Arba Kosot)

ארבע כוסות

735

texts

pesachExplore →

Brit Bein HaBetarim (Covenant of the Pieces, the Event)

ברית בין הבתרים

733

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Minhag Yisrael Torah (Custom of Israel is Torah)

מנהג ישראל תורה

730

texts

minhagimExplore →

Haggadah (The Pesach Narrative)

הגדה

728

texts

pesachExplore →

Psik Reisha (Inevitable Consequence on Shabbat)

פסיק רישא

720

texts

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Tachanun (Supplication)

תחנון

719

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Kaddish (Mourner's Prayer)

קדיש

714

texts

mourningExplore →

Abba (The Father Partzuf)

אבא

713

texts

creationExplore →

Tzurat HaPetach (Doorway-Form Eruv)

צורת הפתח

701

texts

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Acharonim (Later Authorities, ~1500-present)

אחרונים

696

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Shiva (Seven Days of Mourning)

שבעה

687

texts

minhagimExplore →

Tochen (Grinding)

טוחן

682

texts

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Shamor and Zachor (Guard and Remember)

שמור וזכור

680

texts

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Nolad (Newly-Existent on Shabbat)

נולד

667

texts

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Glatt / Chalak (Smooth-Lung Standard)

חלק

649

texts

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Gematria (Numerical Hermeneutic)

גימטריא

647

texts

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Lash (Kneading)

לש

643

texts

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Hatarat Nedarim (Annulment of Vows)

התרת נדרים

642

texts

minhagimExplore →

Pidyon Peter Chamor (Redemption of Firstborn Donkey)

פדיון פטר חמור

633

texts

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Kibbutz Galuyot (Ingathering of Exiles)

קיבוץ גלויות

626

texts

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Maaseh Merkavah (The Chariot Account)

מעשה מרכבה

611

texts

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The 13 Attributes of Mercy

י"ג מדות הרחמים

609

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Kriat Yam Suf (Splitting of the Sea)

קריעת ים סוף

601

texts

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Shome'a K'Oneh (Hearing is Like Reciting)

שומע כעונה

600

texts

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Kosher (Tying)

קושר

598

texts

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Mechabeh (Extinguishing)

מכבה

594

texts

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Shloshim (Thirty-Day Mourning Period)

שלושים

591

texts

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Aseret Yemei Teshuvah (Ten Days of Repentance)

עשרת ימי תשובה

583

texts

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Pesach Sheni (Second Pesach)

פסח שני

582

texts

festivalsExplore →

Bat Mitzvah (Halachic Adulthood for Females)

בת מצוה

581

texts

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Nat Bar Nat (Twice-Removed Flavor)

נ"ט בר נ"ט

571

texts

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Samael (The Accusing Angel)

סמאל

561

texts

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Neta Revai (Fourth-Year Fruit)

נטע רבעי

557

texts

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Kitniyot (Legumes on Pesach)

קטניות

557

texts

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Midrash Aggadah (Narrative-Homiletical Midrash)

מדרש אגדה

557

texts

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Chuppah (Wedding Canopy)

חופה

551

texts

family taharahExplore →

Kisei HaKavod (Throne of Glory)

כסא הכבוד

546

texts

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Muktzeh Machmat Issur (Forbidden-Use Muktzeh)

מוקצה מחמת איסור

541

texts

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Shalosh Seudot (Three Shabbat Meals)

שלוש סעודות

540

texts

minhagimExplore →

Geonim (Babylonian Academy Heads, ~589-1038)

גאונים

538

texts

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Makom Petur (Exempt Area)

מקום פטור

533

texts

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Arich Anpin (The Long-Face)

אריך אנפין

528

texts

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Gan Eden (Garden of Eden / Afterlife Paradise)

גן עדן

519

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Gozez (Shearing)

גוזז

514

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Shemini Atzeret

שמיני עצרת

512

texts

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Metatron (Archangel)

מטטרון

496

texts

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Tzad (Trapping)

צד

495

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Lilith (Feminine Adversarial Figure)

לילית

489

texts

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Mabul (The Flood)

מבול

486

texts

hashkafahExplore →

Muktzeh Machmat Gufo (Inherent Muktzeh)

מוקצה מחמת גופו

483

texts

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Binyan Av (Paradigmatic Derivation)

בנין אב

473

texts

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Korach's Rebellion

קורח

473

texts

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Minhag Mevatel Halacha (Custom Overrides Law)

מנהג מבטל הלכה

464

texts

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Sheva Brachos (Seven Wedding Blessings)

שבע ברכות

453

texts

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Tiyuvta (Decisive Refutation)

תיובתא

450

texts

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Bilam (Balaam)

בלעם

449

texts

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Choresh (Plowing)

חורש

446

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Terutz (Resolution of a Difficulty)

תירוץ

445

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Mussar Movement (R. Yisrael Salanter's 19c. Project)

תנועת המוסר

434

texts

mussarExplore →

Tefilat Geshem (Prayer for Rain)

תפילת גשם

414

texts

sukkotExplore →

Gemara (Amoraic Talmudic Discussion)

גמרא

403

texts

talmudic methodExplore →

Yom Tov Sheni Shel Galuyot (Second-Day Yom Tov in the Diaspora)

יום טוב שני של גלויות

397

texts

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Melaben (Bleaching / Laundering)

מלבן

396

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Bittul B'Metziut (Absolute Nullification)

ביטול במציאות

391

texts

hasidic avodahExplore →

Soter (Demolishing)

סותר

391

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Remez (Allusion — 2nd Level of PaRDeS)

רמז

391

texts

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Pas Akum (Bread of Non-Jews)

פת עכו"ם

357

texts

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Kavod Hashem (Divine Glory)

כבוד השם

339

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Zoreya (Sowing)

זורע

335

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Hashra'at HaShechinah (Indwelling of the Divine Presence)

השראת השכינה

329

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Churban Bayit Rishon (Destruction of the First Temple)

חורבן בית ראשון

312

texts

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Matanot LaEvyonim (Purim Gifts to the Poor)

מתנות לאביונים

311

texts

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Oreig (Weaving)

אורג

307

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Iskafia and Is'hapcha (Suppression and Transformation)

אתכפיא ואתהפכא

300

texts

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Ashkenazi Minhag Tradition

מנהגי אשכנז

299

texts

minhagimExplore →

Ma'aser Ani (Tithe of the Poor)

מעשר עני

298

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Eshet Ach (Brother's Wife)

אשת אח

298

texts

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Mekach Taut (Mistaken Purchase — Null Sale)

מקח טעות

291

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Chalipin (Barter / Halachic Exchange)

חליפין

289

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Sheva Brachos Week (Festive Meals)

שבעת ימי המשתה

288

texts

minhagimExplore →

Hazama (Witnesses Refuted via Alibi)

הזמה

285

texts

court procedureExplore →

Terumat Ma'aser (Tithe-of-the-Tithe)

תרומת מעשר

285

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Nezek (Loss of Bodily Value)

נזק

285

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Yichud Elyon (Upper Unification)

ייחוד עליון

284

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Shem Mem-Bet (42-Letter Name)

שם מ״ב

283

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Karpas, Maror, Charoset (Seder Foods)

כרפס, מרור, חרוסת

279

texts

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Metzitzah (Oral Suction Component of Brit Milah)

מציצה

279

texts

family taharahExplore →

The Nine Days (1-9 Av)

תשעת הימים

277

texts

minhagimExplore →

Mit'asek (Unintentional Engagement)

מתעסק

277

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Oto V'Et Beno (Slaughtering an Animal and Its Young)

אותו ואת בנו

277

texts

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Parashat Zachor (Memory of Amalek)

פרשת זכור

275

texts

minhagimExplore →

Na'anuim (Lulav Shaking)

נענועים

273

texts

sukkotExplore →

Motzi-Matzah (Seder Steps 7-8: Bread + Matzah)

מוציא מצה

273

texts

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Yiush (Owner's Despair — Halachic Transfer of Lost Property)

ייאוש

273

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Cheresh Shoteh V'Katan (Deaf-Mute, Mentally Incapacitated, Minor)

חרש שוטה וקטן

270

texts

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Ma'aser Rishon (First Tithe)

מעשר ראשון

269

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Mukan / Hochanah (Yom Tov Preparation/Designation)

מוכן

268

texts

festivalsExplore →

Eved Kena'ani (Non-Jewish Bondsman)

עבד כנעני

268

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Nefesh HaElokit (The Divine Soul)

נפש האלקית

267

texts

soulExplore →

Tenaim (Engagement Contract Ceremony)

תנאים

267

texts

minhagimExplore →

Mesirah (Informing on a Jew to a Non-Jewish Authority)

מסירה

267

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Terumah Gedolah (Major Heave-Offering)

תרומה גדולה

267

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Ma'aser Sheni (Second Tithe, Eaten in Jerusalem)

מעשר שני

267

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Pesulei HaMukdashin (Disqualified Sanctified Animals)

פסולי המוקדשין

267

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Leket (Gleanings)

לקט

266

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Bein HaMetzarim (The Three Weeks)

בין המצרים

264

texts

minhagimExplore →

Shichechah (Forgotten Sheaf)

שכחה

263

texts

agricultural land lawExplore →

Olam HaNikkudim (World of Points)

עולם הנקודים

262

texts

creationExplore →

Tekiah (Long Shofar Blast)

תקיעה

262

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Afikoman

אפיקומן

261

texts

pesachExplore →

Ben Sorer u'Moreh (The Wayward and Rebellious Son)

בן סורר ומורה

261

texts

court procedureExplore →

Mishkav U'Moshav (Bedding and Seating of a Tameh)

משכב ומושב

260

texts

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Hakhchashah (Contradictory Testimony)

הכחשה

258

texts

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Lulav (Date-Palm Frond)

לולב

258

texts

sukkotExplore →

Lo Plug (Non-Distinction of the Rabbis)

לא פלוג

258

texts

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Borei Pri HaAdamah (Ground-Fruit Blessing)

בורא פרי האדמה

257

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Keren v'Chomesh (Principal + Fifth)

קרן וחומש

257

texts

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Shevu'at Shav (Vain Oath)

שבועת שוא

257

texts

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Boshet (Embarrassment)

בושת

256

texts

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Ervah (Forbidden Sexual Relationship)

ערוה

255

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Selichot (Pre-High-Holidays Penitential Prayers)

סליחות

254

texts

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Borei Pri HaGafen (Wine Blessing)

בורא פרי הגפן

254

texts

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Sekilah (Court-Imposed Stoning)

סקילה

254

texts

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Avak Ribbit (Dust of Interest — Rabbinic Prohibition)

אבק ריבית

253

texts

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Arba Mitot Beit Din (4 Court-Imposed Death Penalties)

ארבע מיתות

253

texts

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Nedunya (Dowry)

נדוניא

253

texts

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Ochel Nefesh (Cooking on Yom Tov)

אוכל נפש

251

texts

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Tzove'a (Dyeing)

צובע

250

texts

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Tofer (Sewing)

תופר

250

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Hadlakat Nerot (Shabbat Candle Lighting)

הדלקת נרות שבת

250

texts

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Matzevah (Setting the Gravestone)

מצבה

250

texts

mourningExplore →

Shutfut (Halachic Partnership)

שותפות

250

texts

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Moredet (Rebellious Wife — Halachic Status)

מורדת

249

texts

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Hagbahah (Lifting the Torah After Reading)

הגבהה

248

texts

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Hereg (Sword/Decapitation)

הרג

248

texts

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Ma'aser Behemah (Tithe of Livestock)

מעשר בהמה

248

texts

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Moser (Informer)

מוסר

247

texts

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Hatra'ah (Forewarning Requirement)

התראה

247

texts

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Drash (Homiletical Exposition — 3rd Level of PaRDeS)

דרש

246

texts

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Over LaAsiyatan (Reciting the Blessing Before the Mitzvah)

עובר לעשייתן

246

texts

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Tza'ar (Pain)

צער

246

texts

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Shtar Chov (Debt Document)

שטר חוב

244

texts

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Asher Yatzar (Bathroom Blessing)

אשר יצר

243

texts

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Etrog (Citron)

אתרוג

242

texts

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Chenek (Strangulation)

חנק

242

texts

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Shelamim (Peace-Offering)

שלמים

242

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Hekdesh (Sanctified Property)

הקדש

242

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Mishnah Rishonah / Mishnah Acharonah

משנה ראשונה ומשנה אחרונה

242

texts

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Eved Ivri (Hebrew Bondsman)

עבד עברי

242

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Beit Knesset (Synagogue — Sanctity, Design, Conduct)

בית הכנסת

241

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Rodef (The Pursuer)

רודף

240

texts

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Teruah (Staccato Shofar Sound)

תרועה

239

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Asham (Guilt-Offering)

אשם

239

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Z'hirut (Watchfulness)

זהירות

238

texts

mussarExplore →

Beinoni (The Intermediate Person — Tanya's Ideal)

בינוני

238

texts

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Shevet (Lost Wages)

שבת

238

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Minchah (Flour-Offering)

מנחה

238

texts

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Shel Yad (Arm Tefillin)

של יד

237

texts

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Ribbit Ketzutzah (Biblically-Fixed Interest)

ריבית קצוצה

237

texts

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Borei Pri HaEtz (Tree-Fruit Blessing)

בורא פרי העץ

234

texts

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Shevarim (Three Broken Shofar Notes)

שברים

234

texts

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Shel Rosh (Head Tefillin)

של ראש

233

texts

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Arbaim Seah (40 Seah — Minimum Mikveh Volume)

ארבעים סאה

233

texts

family taharahExplore →

Tevul Yom (One Immersed That Day)

טבול יום

232

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Mechatech (Cutting to Shape)

מחתך

231

texts

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Notar (Sacrificial Meat Left Past Time)

נותר

231

texts

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Tzaddik V'Ra Lo (Theodicy)

צדיק ורע לו

230

texts

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Lechem Mishneh (Two Loaves for Shabbat/Yom Tov)

לחם משנה

229

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Sinat Chinam (Baseless Hatred)

שנאת חנם

228

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Bittul Torah (Neglect of Torah Study)

ביטול תורה

226

texts

torah studyExplore →

Azharot (Sephardic Shavuot 613-Mitzvot Piyut)

אזהרות

224

texts

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Borei Minei Mezonot (Grain-Based Foods)

בורא מיני מזונות

223

texts

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Mochek (Smoothing / Scraping)

ממחק

220

texts

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Techelet (The Blue String)

תכלת

220

texts

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Yom HaDin (Day of Judgment)

יום הדין

220

texts

chagim otherExplore →

Aravot (Willow Branches as One of the 4 Species)

ערבות מצוה

219

texts

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Bechor Behemah Tehorah (Firstborn of Pure Animals)

בכור בהמה טהורה

218

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Klal Yisrael (The Collective Body of Israel)

כלל ישראל

217

texts

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Makom Panui (The Vacated Space)

מקום פנוי

217

texts

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Musaf (Additional Festival Offerings)

מוסף קרבן

217

texts

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Schar V'Onesh (Reward and Punishment)

שכר ועונש

216

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Zo"N (Ze'ir Anpin and Nukva)

זו״ן

216

texts

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Pigul (Sacrifice Disqualified by Improper Intent)

פיגול

216

texts

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Borei Nefashot (Universal After-Blessing)

בורא נפשות

214

texts

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Chevra Kadisha (Burial Society)

חברה קדישא

213

texts

mourningExplore →

Zechut Avot (Merit of the Patriarchs)

זכות אבות

213

texts

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Torah She-baal Peh (The Oral Torah)

תורה שבעל פה

213

texts

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Nefilat Apayim (Tachanun Posture)

נפילת אפים

213

texts

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Mashiach ben David (The Davidic Messiah)

משיח בן דוד

212

texts

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Memutza (The Intermediary)

ממוצע

212

texts

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Seudat Purim (Purim Festive Meal)

סעודת פורים

211

texts

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Yemot HaMashiach (The Messianic Era)

ימות המשיח

211

texts

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Tevunah (Sub-Partzuf of Imma)

תבונה

211

texts

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Keruvim (Cherubim)

כרובים

211

texts

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Torah She-bichtav (The Written Torah)

תורה שבכתב

210

texts

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Knesset Yisrael (The Assembly of Israel)

כנסת ישראל

210

texts

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Tena'ei Ketubah (Standard Ketubah Stipulations)

תנאי כתובה

210

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Yenika (Suckling — Klipot Drawing from Holiness)

יניקה

208

texts

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Aseret Maamarot (Ten Utterances of Creation)

עשרה מאמרות

208

texts

creationExplore →

Neilah (Closing Prayer of Yom Kippur)

נעילה

207

texts

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Mashiach ben Yosef (The Forerunner Messiah)

משיח בן יוסף

207

texts

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Rachel and Leah (The Two Nukvas)

רחל ולאה

207

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Gulgalta (The Skull of Arich Anpin)

גולגלתא

206

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Machatzit HaShekel (Pre-Purim Half-Shekel)

מחצית השקל לפורים

206

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Baruch Hu uVaruch Shemo

ברוך הוא וברוך שמו

206

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Yud-Bet Chodesh (12-Month Mourning for a Parent)

שנים עשר חודש

206

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Machatzit HaShekel (Half-Shekel Annual Donation)

מחצית השקל

206

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Zivug (Divine Mating / Sefirotic Coupling)

זיווג

205

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Hamshachah (Drawing-Down of Divine Light)

המשכה

205

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Ofanim (Wheels — Merkavah Class)

אופנים

205

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Takanot Rabbenu Gershom (The Cherem of R. Gershom)

תקנות רבנו גרשום

204

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Hashpa'ah (Divine Influx / Flow)

השפעה

204

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Seraphim (Fiery Angels)

שרפים

204

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Kushya (Talmudic Difficulty/Objection)

קושיא

203

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Parsa (The Dividing Curtain)

פרסא

203

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Lamed-Bet Netivot Chochmah (32 Paths of Wisdom)

ל״ב נתיבות חכמה

203

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Avot HaTum'ah (Primary Sources of Impurity)

אבות הטומאה

203

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Mechirat Yosef (The Sale of Joseph)

מכירת יוסף

202

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Israel Saba (Sub-Partzuf of Abba)

ישראל סבא

202

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Neshama Yeteira (Extra Shabbat Soul)

נשמה יתירה

202

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Nefesh HaBehamit (The Animal Soul)

נפש הבהמית

202

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soulExplore →

Ohr Pnimi (Inner Light)

אור פנימי

202

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Ohr Makif (Encompassing Light)

אור מקיף

202

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Alma D'Itkasya (The Concealed World)

עלמא דאתכסיא

201

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Dikna (The Sacred Beard — 13 Tikkunei Dikna)

דיקנא

201

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Tikkunei Dikna (13 Rectifications of the Beard)

תיקוני דיקנא

201

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Mochin DeKatnut (Constricted Consciousness)

מוחין דקטנות

201

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Or HaGanuz (The Hidden Primordial Light)

אור הגנוז

200

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Mochin DeGadlut (Expanded Consciousness)

מוחין דגדלות

200

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sefirotExplore →

Mayin Nukvin / Mayin Dukhrin (Feminine and Masculine Waters)

מיין נוקבין

200

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practical kabbalahExplore →

Shevu'at HaPikadon (Deposit Oath)

שבועת הפקדון

195

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Mitzvah HaBa'ah B'Aveirah (Mitzvah Through Sin)

מצוה הבאה בעבירה

193

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Ko're'a (Tearing)

קורע

188

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Minhag Avoteinu B'Yadeinu (Our Fathers' Custom in Our Hands)

מנהג אבותינו בידינו

188

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Pshat (Plain Sense — 1st Level of PaRDeS)

פשט

187

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Chayah (The 4th Soul-Level)

חיה

187

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Chalav Yisrael (Jewish-Supervised Milk)

חלב ישראל

185

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Arba Parshiyot (Four Special Pre-Pesach Readings)

ארבע פרשיות

185

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Shalosh Imahot (Three Mother Letters א מ ש)

ג' אמות

183

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Aspaklaria HaMe'ira (The Clear Lens — Mosaic Prophecy)

אספקלריא המאירה

182

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Beitzah Shenoldah (Egg Laid on Yom Tov — Muktzeh)

ביצה שנולדה

179

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Bracha Aharona / Sephardic Birkat HaMazon Variants

ברכה אחרונה ספרדית

178

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Stam Yainam (Wine Handled by Non-Jews)

סתם יינם

178

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Masorah (Masoretic Tradition)

מסורה

175

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Chaladah (Knife Hidden Under Skin)

חלדה

174

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Al HaNissim (Chanukah and Purim Amidah Addition)

על הנסים

171

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Yichud Tachton (Lower Unification)

ייחוד תחתון

171

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practical kabbalahExplore →

Shevu'at Bituy (Spoken Vow)

שבועת ביטוי

171

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Abortion in Halacha

הפלה

169

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Sandalfon (Archangel)

סנדלפון

169

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Kesher Shel Tefillin (The Tefillin Knot)

קשר של תפילין

166

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Bimah (Torah-Reading Platform)

בימה

165

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Migdal Bavel (Tower of Babel)

מגדל בבל

164

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Akedah (Binding) — alias

עקדה

163

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Melachah She'eina Tzricha L'Gufa

מלאכה שאינה צריכה לגופה

163

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Tzarat Ervah (Rival Wife of a Forbidden Relative)

צרת ערוה

163

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Mishloach Manot (Purim Food Gifts)

משלוח מנות

161

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Magid (Seder Step 5: The Telling)

מגיד

160

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Hanachat Tefillin (Putting On Tefillin)

הנחת תפילין

158

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tefillah ritualExplore →

Olelot (Defective Grape Clusters)

עוללות

157

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agricultural land lawExplore →

Ashrei (Psalm 145)

אשרי

155

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Mafshit (Skinning)

מפשיט

154

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Kriat Shema Al HaMita (Bedtime Shema)

קריאת שמע על המיטה

153

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Kri U-Ktiv (Read-vs-Written Variants)

קרי וכתיב

153

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Zaken Mamre (The Rebellious Elder)

זקן ממרא

151

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court procedureExplore →

Kiddush Levana (Sanctification of the New Moon)

קידוש לבנה

149

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Kaddish Shalem (Full Kaddish)

קדיש שלם

149

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Hoshana Rabbah (The Great Hoshana)

הושענא רבה

146

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Birkat Aveilim (Mourners' Blessing)

ברכת אבלים

146

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Mayim Sheuvim (Drawn Water — Invalid for Mikveh)

מים שאובים

145

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HaMotzi (Bread Blessing)

המוציא

144

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Kil'ei Zera'im (Forbidden Seed Mixtures)

כלאי זרעים

144

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Yei'ush Ba'alim (Owner's Despair)

יאוש בעלים

144

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Chayot HaKodesh (Holy Living Creatures)

חיות הקודש

142

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cosmic struggleExplore →

Notarikon (Acronym Hermeneutic)

נוטריקון

141

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Darshinan Ta'ama DeKra (Interpreting Scripture's Reasons)

דרשינן טעמא דקרא

141

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Stam Mishnah (Anonymous Mishnaic Ruling)

סתם משנה

141

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Hoshanot (Sukkot Processions)

הושענות

140

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Muktzeh Machmat Chesron Kis (Valuable-Item Muktzeh)

מוקצה מחמת חסרון כיס

139

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Mitzvot Bein Adam L'Chavero (Interpersonal)

מצוות בין אדם לחברו

139

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Arba Kosot (Four Cups of Wine)

ארבע כוסות

139

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Hagbah and Gelilah (Lifting and Dressing the Torah)

הגבהה וגלילה

137

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Arba Parshiyot (The Four Tefillin Sections)

ארבע פרשיות

135

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Simchat Torah

שמחת תורה

134

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Toen v'Nitan (Plaintiff and Defendant Procedure)

טוען ונטען

134

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Safek D'Oraita / Safek D'Rabbanan

ספק דאורייתא וספק דרבנן

133

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Tarti D'Sasrei (Internal Contradiction)

תרתי דסתרי

133

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Savlanut (Patience / Forbearance)

סבלנות

132

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Mocha Stimaa (The Concealed Brain of Arich)

מוחא סתימאה

132

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Kinyan Sudar (Chalipin — Acquisition by Exchange of Handkerchief)

קנין סודר

131

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Hadasim (Myrtle Branches)

הדסים

131

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Ta'amei HaMikra (Cantillation/Trope)

טעמי המקרא

130

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Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi Minhag (The Major Divide)

מנהג אשכנז וספרד

129

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Alma D'Itgalya (The Revealed World)

עלמא דאתגליא

128

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Meraked (Sifting)

מרקד

127

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Matir (Untying)

מתיר

127

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shabbat melachahExplore →

Shehakol Nihiyeh Bidvaro (Universal Default Blessing)

שהכל

127

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Toveh (Spinning)

טווה

126

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shabbat melachahExplore →

Birkat HaChodesh (Blessing the New Month)

ברכת החודש

126

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rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Ikvot Meshicha (Heels of the Messiah)

עקבות משיחא

126

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Tachrichim (White Burial Shrouds)

תכריכין

126

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minhagimExplore →

Ripui (Medical Costs)

ריפוי

126

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Tikkun Leil Shavuot (All-Night Shavuot Learning)

תיקון ליל שבועות

123

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minhagimExplore →

Two Challot (Lechem Mishneh)

לחם משנה

123

texts

minhagimExplore →

Tallit Katan (Daily Four-Cornered Garment)

טלית קטן

123

texts

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Zoreh (Winnowing)

זורה

121

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shabbat melachahExplore →

Shiva Asar B'Tammuz (17th of Tammuz)

י"ז בתמוז

121

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rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Yahrzeit (Anniversary of Death)

יאהרצייט

120

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mourningExplore →

Safek Brachot Le'Hakel (When in Doubt, Don't Bless)

ספק ברכות

120

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Charoset (Seder Spice Mixture)

חרוסת

119

texts

minhagimExplore →

Kinnot (Tisha B'Av Elegies)

קינות

118

texts

rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Mechusar Kippurim (One Awaiting Atonement-Korban)

מחוסר כפורים

117

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tumah taharahExplore →

Mochek-Letters (Erasing)

מוחק על מנת לכתוב

116

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Karpas (Seder Step 3: Spring Vegetable)

כרפס

116

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pesachExplore →

Simchat Beit HaSho'eva (Water-Drawing Celebration)

שמחת בית השואבה

116

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Ikar Ketubah (Base Ketubah Amount)

עיקר כתובה

116

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marriage divorceExplore →

Shenayim Mikra V'Echad Targum (Twice Scripture, Once Targum)

שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום

114

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shabbat institutionExplore →

Birkat HaGomel (Blessing After Deliverance)

ברכת הגומל

112

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Minhag Baghdad (Iraqi / Baghdadi Halachic Customs)

מנהג בגדאד

112

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Mashpia U'Mekabel (Giver and Receiver)

משפיע ומקבל

112

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divine essenceExplore →

Ahavat Yisrael (Love of Fellow Jews)

אהבת ישראל

110

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bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Taanit Esther (Fast of Esther)

תענית אסתר

109

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rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Tikkun Chatzot (Midnight Lament)

תיקון חצות

107

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minhagimExplore →

Tu B'Shvat (New Year of the Trees)

ט"ו בשבט

106

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chagim otherExplore →

Shulchan Orech (Seder Step 10: The Festive Meal)

שולחן עורך

106

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pesachExplore →

Kedushat Shevi'it (Sanctity of Shemittah Produce)

קדושת שביעית

106

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agricultural land lawExplore →

Gebrokts (Not Eating Wet Matzah)

שרויה

105

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Hagramah (Cutting Outside the Permitted Zone)

הגרמה

105

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kashrutExplore →

M'amer (Binding Sheaves)

מעמר

103

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shabbat melachahExplore →

Kol Nidre (Annulment of Vows, Opening of Yom Kippur)

כל נדרי

103

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Shilu'ach HaKen (Sending the Mother Bird)

שילוח הקן

103

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Piyutim (Liturgical Poems Inserted in Tefillah)

פיוטים

101

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Get Me'useh (Coerced Get)

גט מעושה

101

texts

marriage divorceExplore →

Tum'at Maga (Impurity via Touch)

טומאת מגע

101

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tumah taharahExplore →

Aravot (Beating the Willows)

חיבוט ערבות

100

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Korech (Seder Step 9: Hillel's Sandwich)

כורך

100

texts

pesachExplore →

Menapetz (Combing / Carding)

מנפץ

99

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Asarah Harugei Malchut (The Ten Martyrs)

עשרה הרוגי מלכות

99

texts

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Yedi'at Hashem (Knowledge of God)

ידיעת השם

97

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Histapkut (Contentment with One's Lot)

הסתפקות

94

texts

mussarExplore →

Elohai Neshamah (Morning Soul Blessing)

אלהי נשמה

92

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Chametz Nuksheh (Hardened/Inedible Chametz)

חמץ נוקשה

90

texts

pesachExplore →

Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)

צום גדליה

89

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rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Melekhet Ochel Nefesh (Food-Prep Permitted on Yom Tov)

מלאכת אוכל נפש

88

texts

festivalsExplore →

Tum'at Ohel (Tent-Roof Impurity from Corpses)

טומאת אהל

88

texts

tumah taharahExplore →

Modeh Ani (First Words on Waking)

מודה אני

87

texts

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Chazakat Mamon (Presumption of Current Possession)

חזקת ממון

85

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Me'abed (Tanning / Curing)

מעבד

83

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Daily Tehillim Recitation

אמירת תהלים

83

texts

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Sandek (Holder at Brit Milah)

סנדק

83

texts

minhagimExplore →

Torah Im Derech Eretz (Hirschian Worldview)

תורה עם דרך ארץ

83

texts

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Meisach (Warping)

מיסך

82

texts

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Kaddish Yatom (Mourner's Kaddish)

קדיש יתום

79

texts

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Mitzvot Bein Adam LaMakom (Between Person and God)

מצוות בין אדם למקום

79

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Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath)

קבלת שבת

78

texts

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Yichud Room (Post-Chuppah Seclusion)

חדר ייחוד

78

texts

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Kippah / Yarmulke (Head Covering)

כיפה

77

texts

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Chevlei Mashiach (Birth-Pangs of the Messiah)

חבלי משיח

77

texts

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Ezrat Nashim (Women's Section in the Synagogue)

עזרת נשים

77

texts

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Birkat HaMinim (Blessing Against Heretics)

ברכת המינים

76

texts

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Todah (Thanksgiving Offering)

תודה

76

texts

temple korbanotExplore →

Hidur Mitzvah (Beautification of the Mitzvah)

הידור מצוה

75

texts

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Tu B'Av (15th of Av)

ט"ו באב

74

texts

chagim otherExplore →

The Three Impure Kelipot

שלוש קליפות הטמאות

74

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Nesirah (The Sawing — Separation of Nukva)

נסירה

73

texts

creationExplore →

Bal Yera'eh u'Val Yimatzeh

בל יראה ובל ימצא

73

texts

pesachExplore →

Yeshivat Sukkah (Dwelling in the Sukkah)

ישיבת סוכה

73

texts

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Ma Nishtana (The Four Questions)

מה נשתנה

72

texts

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Olam HaBerudim (World of Variegated Lights)

עולם הברודים

72

texts

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Simanim (Rosh Hashanah Symbolic Foods)

סימנים

71

texts

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Chatzi Kaddish (Half-Kaddish)

חצי קדיש

70

texts

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Malkos / 39 Lashes (Court-Imposed Flogging)

מלקות ארבעים

69

texts

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Partzuf Leah

פרצוף לאה

66

texts

creationExplore →

Kapparot (Pre-Yom Kippur Atonement Ritual)

כפרות

64

texts

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Shabbat Mevarchim (Shabbat Blessing the New Month)

שבת מברכין

64

texts

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Hakafot (Simchat Torah Torah-Scroll Circuits)

הקפות

63

texts

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Modim DeRabbanan

מודים דרבנן

62

texts

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Kinyan Kesef (Acquisition by Money)

קנין כסף

61

texts

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Gilgul Shevuah (Oath Extended to Cover Additional Claims)

גלגול שבועה

60

texts

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Gartel / Avnet (Hasidic Prayer Belt)

גארטל

59

texts

minhagimExplore →

Contraception in Halacha

מניעת הריון

57

texts

family taharahExplore →

Heter Mechirah (Shmita Sale)

היתר מכירה

57

texts

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Modern Conversion Standards (Geirut Contemporary)

גיור מודרני

57

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Daas Torah (Authority of Torah-Sage Judgment)

דעת תורה

57

texts

torah studyExplore →

Tosefet Ketubah (Voluntary Addition to Ketubah)

תוספת כתובה

57

texts

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Mi Sheberach (Public Blessing Formula)

מי שברך

56

texts

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Tallit Gadol (Prayer Shawl)

טלית גדול

56

texts

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Hatarat Nedarim (Talmudic Foundations)

התרת נדרים

56

texts

bein adam lchaveroExplore →

Dybbuk (Soul Attachment)

דיבוק

55

texts

soulExplore →

Asarah Nisyonot (Avraham's Ten Tests)

עשרה נסיונות

55

texts

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Brit Avot (The Patriarchal Covenant)

ברית אבות

55

texts

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Mesartet (Ruling Lines / Marking)

מסרטט

54

texts

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Partzuf Yaakov

פרצוף יעקב

54

texts

creationExplore →

Sephardi Minhag Tradition

מנהגי ספרד

53

texts

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Shabbat HaGadol (The Great Shabbat Before Pesach)

שבת הגדול

53

texts

minhagimExplore →

Get Al Tnai (Conditional Get)

גט על תנאי

53

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Chazakah D'Rava (Categories of Halachic Presumption)

חזקות דרבא

52

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talmudic methodExplore →

Kadesh (Seder Step 1: Kiddush)

קדש

51

texts

pesachExplore →

Asarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)

עשרה בטבת

50

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rosh chodesh fastsExplore →

Birkat HaIlanot (Blessing on Blooming Trees in Nisan)

ברכת האילנות

50

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Lag BaOmer (33rd Day of the Omer)

ל"ג בעומר

49

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Chalav Stam (Government-Supervised Milk)

חלב סתם

49

texts

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Avir Kadmon (Primordial Aether)

אויר קדמון

49

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creationExplore →

Arba Yesodot (Four Elements: Fire/Water/Air/Earth)

ארבע יסודות

49

texts

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Oseh Batei Nirin (Making Two Loops)

עושה שני בתי נירין

48

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shabbat melachahExplore →

Melaveh Malkah (Escorting the Queen)

מלוה מלכה

48

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Barech (Seder Step 12: Birkat HaMazon)

ברך

48

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Shmurah Matzah

מצה שמורה

48

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Matzah Shemurah (Guarded Matzah for the Seder)

מצה שמורה

48

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Zayin Adar (Moshe's Yahrzeit)

ז' אדר

47

texts

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Vatikin (Sunrise Shacharit)

ותיקין

47

texts

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Three-Judge Beit Din (Dinei Mamonot)

שלשה דיינים

47

texts

court procedureExplore →

Chazakat Shalosh Shanim (3-Year Land Possession Establishes Title)

חזקת ג' שנים

47

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choshen mishpatExplore →

Arba Mitot Beit Din (Four Court Death Penalties)

ארבע מיתות בית דין

47

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Cheshbon HaNefesh (Spiritual Self-Accounting)

חשבון הנפש

46

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mussarExplore →

Yod-Gimel Middot HaRachamim (The 13 Attributes of Mercy)

י״ג מדות הרחמים

46

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Yechidah (The 5th Soul-Level)

יחידה

46

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soulExplore →

Pidyon HaBen Seudah (Redemption Meal)

סעודת פדיון הבן

44

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Niggun (Hasidic Melody)

ניגון

44

texts

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Birkot HaMitzvot (Blessings Before Performing a Mitzvah)

ברכות המצוות

44

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Achdut Hashem (Divine Unity)

אחדות השם

43

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Levushim (Three Soul-Garments)

לבושים

43

texts

soulExplore →

Krias Shma She-al HaMitah (Bedtime Shema)

קריאת שמע שעל המטה

43

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Tum'at Yadayim (Impurity of Hands)

טומאת ידים

43

texts

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Bar Kochba Revolt

מרד בר כוכבא

42

texts

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Potzeya (Separating Threads)

פוצע

41

texts

shabbat melachahExplore →

Shir Shel Yom (Psalm of the Day)

שיר של יום

41

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Hasidic Minhag Tradition

מנהגי חסידות

39

texts

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State of Israel in Halacha

מדינת ישראל בהלכה

38

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Kiddushei Kesef (Betrothal Via Money — The Ring)

קידושי כסף

38

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Bar Metzra (Adjacent Neighbor's Right of First Refusal)

בר מצרא

38

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Kil'ei Behemah / Harba'ah (Forbidden Animal Cross-Breeding)

כלאי בהמה

38

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Beit Din Shel Shiv'im V'Echad (Great Sanhedrin)

בית דין של שבעים ואחד

38

texts

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Aleinu (Closing Prayer)

עלינו

37

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Tekumat Medinat Yisrael (Founding of the State of Israel)

תקומת מדינת ישראל

37

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Siyum Masechet (Tractate Completion)

סיום מסכת

37

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Shemittat Kesafim (Sabbatical-Year Debt Release)

שמיטת כספים

37

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Korban Tamid (Daily Continual Offering)

קרבן תמיד

37

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temple korbanotExplore →

Tinok Shenishbah (Captive Infant)

תינוק שנשבה

35

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yoreh deahExplore →

Shtikah (Silence as a Virtue)

שתיקה

34

texts

mussarExplore →

Ha'alat Nitzotzot (Elevation of Sparks)

העלאת ניצוצות

34

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cosmic struggleExplore →

Hebrew Naming

קריאת שם

33

texts

family taharahExplore →

Cholent / Chamin (Shabbat Slow-Cooked Stew)

חמין

33

texts

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'Who Is a Jew' / Conversion Standards

מיהו יהודי

33

texts

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Am Segulah (Treasured Nation)

עם סגולה

33

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Edim Zomemim (Plotting Witnesses)

עדים זוממים

33

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Kaddish DeRabbanan (Rabbis' Kaddish)

קדיש דרבנן

32

texts

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Birkat HaGomel (Thanksgiving Blessing)

ברכת הגומל

32

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Birkat Banim (Parental Blessing of Children)

ברכת הבנים

31

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Shabbat Shuva (Shabbat of Repentance)

שבת שובה

31

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Atchalta DeGeula (Beginning of Redemption)

אתחלתא דגאולה

31

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Tikkun HaKlali (The Ten-Psalm General Rectification)

תיקון הכללי

31

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Beit Din Shel Sheloshah (Court of Three)

בית דין של שלשה

30

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Tum'at Masa (Impurity via Carrying)

טומאת משא

30

texts

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Kel Melech Yoshev (13 Attributes Liturgy)

א-ל מלך יושב

28

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tefillah ritualExplore →

Tehiru (The Primordial Brightness)

טהירו

28

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creationExplore →

Noi Sukkah (Decorating the Sukkah)

נוי סוכה

28

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Kittel (White Holiday Robe)

קיטל

27

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Reishit Tzmichat Geulateinu (Beginning of the Sprouting of Redemption)

ראשית צמיחת גאולתינו

27

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V'ani Tefilati / Extended Tachanun (Mon-Thurs)

והוא רחום

26

texts

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Arba Avodot (Four Sacrificial Services)

ארבע עבודות

26

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Pidyon Nefesh (Petitionary Donation to a Rebbe)

פדיון נפש

25

texts

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Religious Zionism

ציונות דתית

25

texts

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Pre-Davening Mikvah

טבילה לפני תפילה

23

texts

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Sinai vs Oker Harim (Two Types of Talmudic Genius)

סיני ועוקר הרים

23

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Lecha Dodi

לכה דודי

22

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Kabbalat Panim (Pre-Chuppah Reception)

קבלת פנים

22

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Women's Ordination (Smicha / Rabbah / Maharat / Conservative)

סמיכה לנשים

22

texts

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Maot Chitim (Wheat Money for the Poor)

מעות חיטים

21

texts

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Sa'ir LaAzazel (The Scapegoat)

שעיר לעזאזל

21

texts

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Shevu'at Edut (Witnesses' Oath)

שבועת עדות

21

texts

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Tum'at Keilim (Impurity of Vessels)

טומאת כלים

21

texts

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Rachtzah (Seder Step 6: Washing with Bracha)

רחצה

20

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Kivrei Tzaddikim (Visiting Graves of the Righteous)

קברי צדיקים

20

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Talmud Torah Keneged Kulam (Torah Study Equals All Mitzvot)

תלמוד תורה כנגד כולם

20

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Hanhagat HaMishpat (The Conduct of Justice)

הנהגת המשפט

20

texts

practical kabbalahExplore →

Kvater and Kvaterin (Brit Honor)

קוואטר

19

texts

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Nusach Edot HaMizrach (Eastern Sephardic Prayer Rite)

נוסח עדות המזרח

19

texts

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Tashlich (Casting Sins into Water)

תשליך

18

texts

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Ana BeKoach (42-Letter Name Liturgy)

אנא בכח

18

texts

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Kesef Kiddushin (Betrothal via Money — Tannaitic Mode)

כסף קידושין

18

texts

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Tum'at Kohanim (Priestly Impurity Prohibition)

טומאת כהנים

18

texts

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Ushpizin (Mystical Sukkot Guests)

אושפיזין

17

texts

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Yachatz (Seder Step 4: Breaking the Middle Matzah)

יחץ

17

texts

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Ma Tovu (Synagogue Entry Prayer)

מה טובו

17

texts

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El Male Rachamim (Memorial Prayer for the Departed)

אל מלא רחמים

16

texts

mourningExplore →

Yom Kippur Katan (Minor Yom Kippur, Erev Rosh Chodesh)

יום כיפור קטן

16

texts

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Meein Shalosh / Al HaMichyah

מעין שלוש

16

texts

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Kinyan Meshicha (Acquisition by Pulling)

קנין משיכה

16

texts

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Shtar Kiddushin (Betrothal via Document)

שטר קידושין

16

texts

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Yizkor (Memorial Prayer)

יזכור

15

texts

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Kabbalat HaYisurin (Acceptance of Suffering)

קבלת היסורין

15

texts

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Kiddushei Shtar (Betrothal Via Document)

קידושי שטר

15

texts

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Electricity on Shabbat

חשמל בשבת

14

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Birkat HaChama (Blessing on the Sun, Once in 28 Years)

ברכת החמה

14

texts

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Tikkun Keriah (Yemenite Torah Reading)

תיקון קריאה תימני

14

texts

minhagimExplore →

Mikra Bikkurim (Bikkurim Declaration)

מקרא ביכורים

14

texts

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Avodat Yom HaKippurim (Yom Kippur Temple Service)

עבודת יום הכיפורים

14

texts

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Breaking the Glass at the Wedding

שבירת הכוס

13

texts

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Yahrzeit Candle

נר נשמה

13

texts

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Urchatz (Seder Step 2: Washing without Bracha)

ורחץ

13

texts

pesachExplore →

Milui (Expansion of a Divine Name)

מילוי

13

texts

divine essenceExplore →

Nusach Ashkenaz (German-Polish-Litvish Liturgy)

נוסח אשכנז

13

texts

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Batim (Tefillin Boxes)

בתים של תפילין

13

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Aufruf (Pre-Wedding Aliyah)

אויפרוף

12

texts

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Tzedakah Before Tefillah

צדקה לפני תפילה

12

texts

minhagimExplore →

Tzimtzum Kifshuto vs. Lo Kifshuto (Literal vs. Non-literal Tzimtzum)

צמצום כפשוטו

12

texts

creationExplore →

IVF, Surrogacy, and Halacha

הפריה חוץ-גופית ופונדקאות

12

texts

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Badeken (Veiling the Bride)

באדעקען

12

texts

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Nusach Aram Tzova (Aleppo / Syrian Rite)

נוסח ארם צובה

12

texts

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Chad Gadya / Echad Mi Yodea

חד גדיא

12

texts

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Nusach Sefard (Hasidic Adaptation)

נוסח ספרד

12

texts

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Peret (Fallen Grapes)

פרט

12

texts

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Beit Din Shel Esrim V'Shalosh (Lesser Sanhedrin of 23)

בית דין של עשרים ושלשה

12

texts

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Eshet Chayil (Friday-Night Recitation)

אשת חיל

11

texts

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Maaseh Bereshit (The Account of Creation)

מעשה בראשית

11

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Upsherin (First Haircut at Age 3)

חאלקה

10

texts

minhagimExplore →

International Dateline / Halachic Time Zones

קו התאריך ההלכתי

10

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

Chassidut vs. Mitnagdut (1772 Conflict)

חסידות ומתנגדות

10

texts

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Charedi (Ultra-Orthodox)

חרדי

10

texts

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Shem Eheyeh (The Name 'I Will Be')

שם אהי"ה

10

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Shem Shaday (Shaddai)

שם שד"י

10

texts

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Olam HaAkudim (World of Bound Lights)

עולם האקודים

10

texts

creationExplore →

Kel Malei Rachamim (Memorial Prayer)

אל מלא רחמים

10

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Bi'ur Shevi'it (Removal of Shemittah Produce)

ביעור שביעית

10

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Tum'at Okhalin U'Mashkin (Impurity of Foods and Liquids)

טומאת אוכלין ומשקין

10

texts

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Shalom Zachor (Friday-Night After-Birth Gathering)

שלום זכר

9

texts

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Shoah (The Holocaust)

שואה

9

texts

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Tzafun (Seder Step 11: Eating the Afikoman)

צפון

9

texts

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Chabad-Lubavitch Movement

חב"ד

9

texts

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Mezuzah Checking (Periodic Inspection)

בדיקת מזוזות

9

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Pidyon Ma'aser Sheni (Redemption of Second Tithe)

פדיון מעשר שני

9

texts

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Stealing/Hiding the Afikoman

אפיקומן

8

texts

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Vach Nacht (Night-Watch Before Brit)

ליל שמורים

8

texts

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Organ Donation in Halacha

תרומת איברים

8

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Machine Matzah (19c. Dispute)

מצות מכונה

8

texts

festivalsExplore →

Yemenite Minhag Tradition (Baladi and Shami)

מנהגי תימן (בלדי ושאמי)

8

texts

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Nirtzah (Seder Step 15: Concluding Acceptance)

נרצה

8

texts

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Shem Tzevaot (The Name of Hosts)

שם צבאו"ת

8

texts

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Purim Katan (Minor Purim, Adar I)

פורים קטן

8

texts

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Kinyan Chazakah (Acquisition by Demonstrating Ownership)

קנין חזקה

8

texts

choshen mishpatExplore →

Kil'ei Ilan / Harkavah (Forbidden Tree Grafting)

כלאי אילן

8

texts

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Chakirot V'Drishot (Witness Interrogations)

חקירות ודרישות

8

texts

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Brain Death and Halachic Death

מות מוחי

7

texts

yoreh deahExplore →

Modern City Eruv

עירוב עיר מודרנית

7

texts

shabbat institutionExplore →

IDF Service and Halacha

צה"ל והלכה

7

texts

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Gerush Sefarad (The Spanish Expulsion of 1492)

גירוש ספרד

7

texts

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David and Batsheva (Repentance Narrative)

דוד ובת שבע

7

texts

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Hashkavah (Sephardic Memorial Prayer)

השכבה

7

texts

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Kiddushei Biah (Betrothal Via Sexual Union)

קידושי ביאה

7

texts

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Tum'at Heset (Impurity via Displacement)

טומאת היסט

7

texts

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Apples in Honey (Rosh Hashanah)

תפוח בדבש

6

texts

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Modern Kosher Certification (Hashgachah)

השגחת כשרות מודרנית

6

texts

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Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment)

השכלה

6

texts

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Shem Elokim (The Name of Judgment)

שם אלהי"ם

6

texts

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Shem Av (The 72-Numerical-Value Expansion)

שם ע"ב

6

texts

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Shem Sag (The 63-Numerical-Value Expansion)

שם ס"ג

6

texts

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Shem Mah (The 45-Numerical-Value Expansion)

שם מ"ה

6

texts

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Shem Ban (The 52-Numerical-Value Expansion)

שם ב"ן

6

texts

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Shem ע"ב (72-Letter Name)

שם ע"ב של ע"ב אותיות

6

texts

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The Four Archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel)

ארבעת המלאכים: מיכאל, גבריאל, רפאל, אוריאל

6

texts

cosmic struggleExplore →

Hilula (Yahrzeit Celebration of a Tzaddik)

הילולא

6

texts

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Nusach HaArizal (Chabad/Kabbalist Rite)

נוסח האריז״ל

6

texts

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Chatzi Hallel (Half-Hallel)

חצי הלל

6

texts

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Tum'at Terumah (Impurity of Heave-Offering)

טומאת תרומה

6

texts

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Kabbalah vs. Philosophy (The Medieval Debate)

קבלה מול פילוסופיה

5

texts

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Farbrengen (Hasidic Gathering)

פארברענגען

5

texts

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Kvitel (Petitionary Note to a Rebbe)

קוויטל

5

texts

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Secular Zionism

ציונות חילונית

5

texts

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Shem Adnut (The Name Adonai)

שם אדנו"ת

5

texts

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Sephardic Seder Plate (Ke'arah) Arrangement

קערה ספרדית

5

texts

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Kapparot with Money (Sephardic Preference)

כפרות בכסף

5

texts

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Kedushah (Holiness — Mesillat Yesharim Final Rung)

קדושה

5

texts

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Brit Yitzchak (Eve-of-Brit Learning Vigil)

ברית יצחק

5

texts

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Retzuot (Tefillin Straps)

רצועות

5

texts

tefillah ritualExplore →

Italian Minhag Tradition (Nusach Italki)

מנהגי איטליה (נוסח איטלקי)

4

texts

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Daily Birkat Kohanim (Sephardic vs Ashkenazi Frequency)

ברכת כהנים יומית

4

texts

minhagimExplore →

Same-Sex Marriage / Homosexuality (Modern Halachic Discourse)

נישואי אותו מין בהלכה

4

texts

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Shelilat HaTo'arim (Negative Attribution)

שלילת התארים

4

texts

maimonidean philosophyExplore →

Levayat HaMet (Funeral Procession)

לוית המת

4

texts

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Kos shel Eliyahu (Cup of Elijah)

כוס של אליהו

4

texts

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Hashkamat HaBoker (Pre-Dawn Rising)

השכמת הבוקר

4

texts

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Pitum HaKetoret (Incense Recitation)

פיטום הקטרת

4

texts

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Hagbahah & Gelilah (Lifting & Wrapping the Torah)

הגבהה וגלילה

4

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Tefillin of Rabbeinu Tam

תפילין דרבנו תם

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Viduy Ma'aser (Tithe Declaration)

וידוי מעשרות

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Shogeg, Mezid, Onnes (Inadvertent, Intentional, Coerced)

שוגג מזיד ואונס

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Tisch (Rebbe's Public Table)

טיש

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Henna Ceremony (Pre-Wedding)

חינה

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Internet, Smartphone, and AI in Halacha

אינטרנט והלכה

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Lithuanian (Litvish) Minhag Tradition

מנהגי ליטא

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Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)

יום השואה

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Daily Birkat Kohanim (Sephardi Practice)

ברכת כהנים יומית

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Henna Ceremony (Mizrachi-Yemenite-Persian pre-wedding)

חינה

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Baladi vs Shami Nusach (Yemenite Liturgical Schools)

בלדי ושאמי

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Ethiopian (Beta Israel) Customs

מנהגי ביתא ישראל

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Bukharian Jewish Customs

מנהגי בוכרה

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Genetic Testing (Pre-marital Screening + BRCA)

בדיקות גנטיות בהלכה

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Hoda'ah / Hakarat HaTov (Gratitude)

הודאה / הכרת הטוב

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Tznius (Modesty as a General Character Trait)

צניעות

3

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Mitzvot Tzrichot Kavanah (Do Mitzvot Require Intent?)

מצוות צריכות כוונה

3

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Sheva Mitzvot Bnei Noach (Seven Noahide Laws)

שבע מצוות בני נח

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Sheloshet HaIkkarim (Albo's Three Principles)

שלושת העיקרים

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Ta'amei HaMitzvot per Moreh III

טעמי המצוות לרמב״ם

3

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Hashgachah per Moreh III:17-18

השגחה לרמב״ם

3

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Sechel HaNirdaf (Acquired Intellect / Rambam's Olam HaBa)

שכל הנרדף

3

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Yediah V'Bechirah (Divine Foreknowledge and Free Will)

ידיעה ובחירה

3

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Torah U'Madda (Torah and Secular Knowledge)

תורה ומדע

3

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Hanhagat HaYichud (The Conduct of Unity)

הנהגת הייחוד

3

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Shesh Kefulot / Shtim-Esrei Peshutot (Seven Doubles + Twelve Simples)

שש כפולות, י״ב פשוטות

3

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Zeved HaBat (Sephardic Baby-Girl Naming)

זבד הבת

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Chinuch L'Tefillin (Pre-Bar-Mitzvah Tefillin Training)

חינוך תפילין

3

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Mikveh Kallah (Bridal Immersion)

מקוה כלה

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Taanit Chatan v'Kallah (Wedding-Day Fast)

תענית חתן וכלה

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Taharah (Ritual Washing of the Deceased)

טהרת המת

3

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No Haircut Until Shloshim

תספורת אבל

3

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Mishnayot L'Iluy Nishmat (Mishnah Study for the Soul)

משניות לעילוי נשמה

3

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Romaine Lettuce for Maror

חסה למרור

3

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Eating Dairy on Shavuot

מאכלי חלב בשבועות

3

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Igud Lulav (Binding the Lulav)

אגד לולב

3

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Tikkun Leil Hoshana Rabbah (Seventh-Night Vigil)

תיקון ליל הושענא רבה

3

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Avoiding Nuts on Rosh Hashanah

אגוזים בראש השנה

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Malkot on Erev Yom Kippur

מלקות ערב יום כפור

3

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Chanukah Gelt

דמי חנוכה

3

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Sufganiyot, Latkes, Sambusek (Oily Foods)

לביבות וסופגניות

3

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Sitting on Ground until Chatzot on Tisha B'Av

ישיבה על הקרקע

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No Music in Three Weeks

שמיעת מוזיקה בין המצרים

3

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No Haircut Three Weeks (Ashk) / Nine Days (Seph)

תספורת בין המצרים

3

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Mikveh Erev Shabbat (Pre-Shabbat Immersion)

מקוה ערב שבת

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Auctioning Aliyot

מכירת מצוות

3

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Daily Duchaning (Sephardic / Israel Practice)

ברכת כהנים יומי

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Mi Sheberach LaCholim (Public Prayer for the Sick)

מי שברך לחולים

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Kiddush in Shul (Communal Shabbat Refreshment)

קידוש בית הכנסת

3

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Tefillin Shimusha Rabba

תפילין שמושא רבה

3

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Nusach Baladi (Yemenite Maimonidean Rite)

נוסח בלאדי

3

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Nusach Shami (Yemenite-Sephardic Hybrid)

נוסח שאמי

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Sigd (Beta Israel Mountain Festival)

סיגד

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Persian-Iranian Mizrachi Customs

מנהג פרס

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Sofer STaM (Scribe of Sifrei Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzot)

סופר סת״ם

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Klaf and Dyo (Parchment and Ink for Holy Writing)

קלף ודיו

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Amidah Standing Posture

עמידה

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Derisah (Pressing the Knife Instead of Drawing It)

דרסה

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Ikkur (Tearing the Simanim Rather Than Cutting)

עיקור

3

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Seudat Havraah (Meal of Consolation)

סעודת הברעה

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23-Judge Sanhedrin Ketanah (Dinei Nefashot)

סנהדרין קטנה

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Sachir Yom vs. Sachir Shanah (Day-Laborer vs. Year-Worker)

שכיר יום שכיר שנה

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Pesulei Sukkah (Disqualifications of the Sukkah)

פסולי סוכה

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Malchuyot, Zichronot, Shofarot (Three Musaf Berakhot)

מלכויות זכרונות שופרות

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Simanim B'Aveidah (Identifying Marks on Lost Objects)

סימנים באבידה

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Sereifah (Court-Imposed Burning)

שריפה

3

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Chukot HaGoyim (Statutes of the Nations)

חוקות הגויים

3

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Tum'at Basar / Tum'at HaGuf (Impurity of Korban Meat / Eater)

טומאת בשר וטומאת הגוף

3

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Shemoneh Madreigot Tzedakah (Rambam's Eight Levels of Charity)

שמונה מדרגות צדקה

3

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Levayat HaMet (Escorting the Deceased)

לוויית המת

3

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Yom HaAtzmaut Hallel (Israel Independence Day)

הלל יום העצמאות

2

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Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)

יום ירושלים

2

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Daf Yomi (Daily Talmud Page)

דף יומי

2

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Chitas (Chabad Daily Study Cycle)

חת"ת

2

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Bakashot (Pre-Dawn Sephardi Piyutim)

בקשות

2

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Reconstructionist Judaism

יהדות רקונסטרוקציוניסטית

2

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Breslov Movement

ברסלב

2

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Cloning (Halachic Status of Cloned Humans / Animals)

שיבוט בהלכה

2

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Hidden Hand of Hashem in Megillat Esther

הסתר פנים במגילת אסתר

2

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Mered HaHashmonaim (The Hasmonean Revolt)

מרד החשמונאים

2

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Mitzvot Sichliyot vs Shimiyot (Rational vs Revealed)

מצוות שכליות ושמעיות

2

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Simchat Bat (Ashkenazi Baby-Girl Celebration)

שמחת בת

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Breaking the Plate at Tenaim

שבירת הצלחת

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Chuppah Under the Stars

חופה תחת השמים

2

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Taanit Bechorot (Fast of the Firstborn)

תענית בכורות

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Shtreimel / Spodik (Hasidic Shabbat Fur Hat)

שטריימל

2

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Maftir and Haftarah

מפטיר והפטרה

2

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Shehiyah (Pausing Mid-Slaughter)

שהיה

2

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Levayah (Accompanying the Deceased to Burial)

לויית המת

2

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Bi'ah Kiddushin (Betrothal via Cohabitation)

ביאה קידושין

2

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Reform Judaism

יהדות רפורמית

1

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Conservative / Masorti Judaism

יהדות קונסרבטיבית / מסורתית

1

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Modern Orthodoxy

אורתודוקסיה מודרנית

1

texts

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Italki Rite (Italian Nusach Distinctives)

נוסח איטליאני

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Sulam Yaakov (Jacob's Ladder)

סולם יעקב

1

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Theology After the Shoah

תאולוגיה אחרי השואה

1

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The 614th Commandment (Fackenheim)

המצוה התרי״ד

1

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Hakamat Matzevah (Unveiling the Tombstone)

הקמת מצבה

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Akdamut Milin (Shavuot Aramaic Piyut)

אקדמות מלין

1

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Chibut Aravah (Beating the Willows)

חבטת ערבה

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Fish/Lamb Head on Rosh Hashanah

ראש דג

1

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Chamesh Inuyim (Five Yom Kippur Afflictions)

חמש עינויים

1

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Toldot HaTum'ah (Secondary Impurity)

תולדות הטומאה

1

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Mimouna (Post-Pesach Moroccan Celebration)

מימונה

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Kavanah B'Mitzvot (Intent in Mitzvah Performance)

כוונה במצוות

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Pizmonim (Aleppine-Syrian Maqam Tradition)

פזמונים

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Kegavna (Friday-Night Zoharic Excerpt)

כגוונא

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Tikkun Rachel / Tikkun Leah (Lurianic Two-Stage Midnight Vigil)

תיקון רחל ותיקון לאה

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Seder Tu BiShvat (30-Fruit Lurianic Seder)

סדר ט"ו בשבט

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Hatarat Klalot (Annulment of Curses)

התרת קללות

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Yehi Ratzonim (Symbolic Foods of Rosh Hashanah)

יהי רצונים

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Shadarim (Emissaries from Eretz Yisrael)

שד"רים

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Mishmara (Maghrebi All-Night Study Vigil for the Deceased)

משמרה

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Seudat Yitro (Tunisian-Djerban Children's Feast)

סעודת יתרו

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Coplas (Ladino Devotional Poetry)

קופלאס

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Hakham Bashi (Ottoman Chief Rabbinate)

חכם באשי

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Rishon LeTzion (Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Eretz Yisrael)

ראשון לציון

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Tiklal (Yemenite Siddur)

תכלאל

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Noche de Novia (Ladino Henna Night)

ליל הכלה

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Shir Shel Aliyah (Yemenite-Persian Aliyah Songs)

שיר של עליה

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Mahzor Aram Tzova (Aleppine High-Holiday Liturgy)

מחזור ארם צובה

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Sephardic Havdalah Besamim Practice

בשמים ספרדי

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Seder Bakkashot (Aleppine Friday Pre-Dawn Cycle)

סדר בקשות

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Azharot Shavuot (Shavuot Recitation of the 613-Mitzvot Piyut)

אזהרות לשבועות

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Mishmar Leil Shabbat (Sephardic All-Night Friday Learning)

משמר ליל שבת

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