Rabbi Ari Lobel
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Rabbi Ari Lobel is the Former Director of Outreach at Torah.org. He has served as an editor for Artscroll Schottenstein Talmud and currently, he is the Editorial Director for the Taryag Legacy foundation, overseeing the publication of the Encyclopedia of the 613 Mitzvoth.
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What is Torah?
Your articles, and the name of your other website, refer to “Torah”. What generally is the Torah? In order to give you a clear picture of what Torah is, it is necessary to first provide you with a little historical…
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Abraham’s Mother
What is the name of Abraham’s Mother? The name of Abraham’s mother is ‘Amasloee’ (Babylonian Talmud, Baba Basra 91a). Yours sincerely, Ari Lobel
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G-d’s Oneness
The Shema says “Lord is One”, and many contemporary spiritual leaders speak of “oneness” of the universe, goodness, love and godliness. What is the correct Judaic interpretation of One and Oneness with G-d and where can I find more written…
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Adam, a Hermaphrodite?
This is a strange question, but I’ve been curious about the syntax of the sentence in Genesis (1:27) where it states that “God created man, in His image he created them; male and female he created them.” Is the Hebrew…
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Rabbi Avraham Gombiner, the “Magen Avraham”
I am interested in learning biographical information about the Magen Avraham as well as which works he commented on as my father was from the town in Poland that he lived in. Rav Avraham Gombiner, born in 1634, left his…
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What is a Mitzvah?
What is the definition of a Mitzvah? How many are there? And how much does one have to observe them? The Hebrew root of the word ‘Mitzvah’ is ‘Tzivah’ which means ‘to command’. The Mitzvot (plural form of Mitzvah) are…
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Worshipping Luminaries
In Deuteronomy 4:19 what does Moses really mean when he says that G-d alloted the sun, moon, and the stars to the non-Jews? I know He is the only true G-d, but does this mean that He tolerated that kind…
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Judaism is More Than a Religion
I have often tried to explain to my friends that Judaism is a religion but also a peoplehood – however, I can’t explain to them why, except for just believing this to be true. Do you have some insight into…
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Pronouncing the Tetragrammaton
Is there something wrong with pronouncing G-d’s name as it is written? One of the commandments found in the Torah is to show the greatest respect for God’s name: Fear this glorious, awesome Name of God your Lord” (Deuteronomy 28:58)…