Rabbi Azriel Schreiber
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Precious Stones of the Twelve Tribes
What were the precious stones in the high priest’s garments and how are they related to the twelve tribes? Answer: The ephod had two stones on its shoulder straps, both of onyx (shoham), with the names of six tribes inscribed…
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Washing the Hands
Where does the Torah speak about washing the hands? Answer: Washing the hands and feet is referred to many times in the Bible. There was a washing basin in the Tabernacle where the priests washed their hands and feet before…
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Moses in the Tabernacle
Genesis Chapter 40 beginning at verse 17 – Did Moses set up the tabernacle by himself? Of course G-d would have been advising along the way but no one else including Aaron would have been allowed in at this point.…
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Dimensions in the Tabernacle and Temple
How big were the Tabernacle and the Temple? Answer: The size of the Tabernacle was 9 by 30 cubits (by 10 cubits high); see Ex.26:15-25. The size of Solomon’s Temple was 20 by 60 cubits (by 30 cubits high); see…
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Why don’t we visit Mount Sinai?
If Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai by G-d himself why is this Mountain not visited by Jewish people or tourists around the world? Answer: We would not want people to worship the mountain or to even think that it had…
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If G-d Only Revealed Himself to Me..
Good afternoon. I have asked this question of many for years and still struggle to find an answer that really speaks to me: Why should I fulfill Mitzvot (commandments) if I cannot be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt in the…
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The Names of Yisro
Why did Moses’ father-in-law have three names? Answer: If “chosen” means “in-law”, and not specifically “father-in-law”, there’s no need to assume that one person had three different names. Reuel was priest of Midian when Moses arrived, and Moses married his…
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Asnas, Shimon and Dinah
In the last part of Genesis we find that Asnas married Yosef HaTzadik and our Rabbai told us that she was a jewish and Dinah’s daughter. How did Asnas come to Egypt? Wasn’t Dinah married to Shechem? We find inVayigash that…
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Is Circumcision Child Mutilation?
Do you have any explanation as to why God required males to have their foreskins cut off at 8 days old (Gen 17:12) as a sign of the covenant? I have tried to rationalize this in my own mind but…