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66: 168: 25: 325:. The majority of online questions come from the general public, Jewish and non-Jewish, and cover many topics. The anonymity of the Internet allows for intimate questions they individuals may be too embarrassed to ask face to face. This way of answering is so popular, that some articles are based on them. 333:
There has been some opposition to this phenomenon. The main criticism being the replacement of face-to-face communication by a virtual medium and the "instant" answers received to the questions. Judaism teaches the importance of study and work in order to gain knowledge, and it is claimed that the
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issue or Jewish thought. The answers may be short or long and very detailed. A large part of the correspondence is from rabbis, or community leaders, sending an important question to a great rabbi. Naturally, the questions asked in the past did not demand an immediate and urgent answer.
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and are popular to this day. The questions range over many topics, mostly about Jewish law (
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ease of asking via the Internet might promote disrespect towards the value of knowledge.
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The internet hosts several websites that feature rabbis answering questions received by
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Jewish religious literature contains thousands of books of responsa also known as
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basis. This phrase is often used in casual conversation in Hebrew pop culture.
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is a term used in Jewish newspapers and on Jewish websites for
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