Rabbi Aaron Tendler
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Rabbi Aaron Tendler serves on the faculty of the Ner Israel Rabbinical College and is the Rabbi of the Etz Chaim Center of Valley Village, in Owings Mills, MD.
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Picturing G-d During Prayer
What is one supposed to picture when praying since we may not picture Hashem (G-d) in a form and since He has no image? Answer: Thank you for your questions. In Halacha it is stated that one should imagine the four…
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Origin of the Jewish Star
What is the origin of the Jewish Star? Answer: The hexagram (six-pointed star) has been used as an ornament, and possibly as a magical sign, in many cultures since ancient times. It was used by Jews as well, but was…
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Leaving Good Cooking Into the Sabbath
Is it permissible to put raw meat in the oven just prior to the Sabbath on an automatic setting that turns the oven off automatically and then eat the meat Friday night? Also, is it permissible to begin cooking a…
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Prescription for Material Wealth
What is the Torah’s prescription for material wealth? I once heard that a person should invest 1/3 of his money in stocks, another third in real estate and the last third in cash. Please provide me some other Torah thoughts…
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Informing on Another Jew, Mesirah
Can you explain to me why it is forbidden to inform on another Jew to the government when they have committed something wrong? If I have nothing to gain from the other person being punished, then why is that bad,…
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Miscarriage and Redemption of the 1st Born
I had miscarriage not too long ago. Now, it states that if it was to be a baby boy and the mother and father of the baby are not from the tribe of Levi, they were to have a Pidyon…
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Owning Stock in Non-Kosher Food
Is it prohibited to invest in non kosher food companies in the stock exchange? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted to purchase stock shares in non-Kosher food companies, as long as you would not have a say…
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Rope Around the High Priest
There’s a belief that the High Priest had a rope tied around his waist when he entered the Holy of Holies in the Temple during Yom Kippur (to pull him out should G-d judge him unfit and take his life).…