Rabbi Boruch Clinton
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Rabbi Boruch Clinton teaches at the Ottawa Torah Institute Yeshiva High
School and Machon Sarah high school for girls. Some of his essays
can be seen here. He
is also the author of the Judaism Primer on Torah.org. You may reach him with comments
and questions at [email protected].
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Some Basic Questions About Life and Faith
How do we know that G-d is real? There is significant and even compelling evidence that there is a G-d and that He is the G-d of the Torah. Perhaps the best, most intelligent approach to this question on the…
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Your Relationship With Your Wife
Today the term “abuse” has developed a broader definition than in times past, including verbal, psychological and emotional with the physical. What does Torah (or any other appropriate source) tell us on how one should treat their wife? Here are…
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Seclusion With the Opposite Sex and Abuse
I’m a Jewish nursing student and I am doing a paper on Orthodox Jews traditions regarding health care… I read in a website that that Orthodox Jews are prohibited from being in private with a member of the opposite sex…what…
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G-d in Masculine or Feminine Terms
God is always referred to as “He”. I realize this is people’s way of referring to the masculine such as in the saying “mankind”. However, is there any discussion of God’s female properties in any text? Or some indication of…
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Purification Before Marriage
I have been studying the Jewish wedding customs. In my study, I have come to understand that there are certain purification rites for a virgin before her marriage. In fact, the purification process is carefully practiced by all married (or…
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G-d and the Square Circle
I heard my Rabbi say that G-d’s power is limited in that he cannot make something that has the complete characteristics of both a square and a circle. In other words, G-d can’t reconcile two contradictory concepts … The way…
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Kosher Slaughter and the Temple
Is there anything in the Talmud about kosher killing? I heard that was when the priest would put his finger and thumb on the jaw of the sacrifice and he would stroke the head of the sacrifice to put the…
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Women of Courage
I’m interested in the subject of women of courage including Jewish Biblical, historical and contemporary women. Can you cite some sources that will help? Thanks. Examples of Jewish women of courage – this one’s easy, but let me give you…