Studying and Teaching

Hello, I am researching the composition of the Torah for a School Project , and a part of my investigation is to research why a particular piece of scripture was excluded from the canon of scripture from the Hebrew tradition. I was hoping you would be able to help me with this part. Are you able to give me any detail into why The Maccabees were excluded from the Torah? Many thanks for your help !

How is there Machlokesim in Halacha if we can just go back two generations to find out the answer? Examples: Rashi vs Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin, Just find out what people wore 100 years before Beis Hillel vs Beis Shammai Vis a Vis lighting menorah, or Yaknahaz on Yom Tov what did they do before Hillel and Shammai Thank you in advance for your reply and have a Good Shabbos  

My husband thinks when I try to delve more deeply with my questions , comments, opinions into his ideas, he says I am starting an argument. He studies Torah 1x week with a rabbi. My thinking is that my probing, alternate opinions/ideas is similar to what he does in his Chavrusa: questioning, debating, interpreting among 2 or more people to, possibly, or not, consider other theories. To not take personally what I’m saying or calling it negative thinking but to engage in a probing (peaceful & respectful) discussion.

I was curious rabbis why so many people accuse haredi and hasidic Jewish people of prioritizing Talmud Torah (Torah study) more than other things (such as having a non or serving in the IDF). Torah study is important, but presumably full time Torah study is not something most people except for a small group of scholars, rabbis, and poskim are meant for? What’s the hashkafa here?

What counts as ‘learning Torah’ in order to fulfill the mitzvah? Does reading a book or website in English (or one’s native tongue) that talks about the Torah count as learning Torah? What about attending a shiur or lecture from a rabbi or a layperson knowledgeable about at least part of the Torah? How about just watching a YouTube video in which there is no two-way interaction in which someone reads verses or comments about the Torah? Can any of these methods fulfill the mitzvah of studying Torah? Or must one actually open a book of the Tanakh or Talmud and read the exact word written inside?

I am a gentile Bible scholar. Scripture says that Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for "three days and three nights." My Christian pastor quoting Moody Bible Commentary told us that "Jewish people regarded even a part of a day as a day and a night." In theory, that would mean that Jonah could have been in the fish no more than 25 hours ... still a miracle but certainly of a different flavor. My question is, when Scripture says "3 days and 3 nights", does it mean "not less than" that amount of time?