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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Torah and Prophecy
Why would G-d Set things up to give a Torah and communicate with man through prophecy then start to seemingly pull away and be hidden for thousands of years? The first thing to note is that, broadly speaking, there are…
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Maimonides
Why were the Jewish Scholars concerned about Maimonides’s producing the “Mishna Torah”.? The greatest fear was that studying Mishna Torah might weaken the all-important focus on the study of the Talmud (which is, after all, the source of all observance…
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Fringes for Women
Why don’t Jewish women wear fringes in their garments? This particular commandment is time-bound (i.e., since it’s only binding during daylight hours). There is a general principle in Jewish law that women are only required to observe those positive commandments…
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Save the Jew or the NonJew?
If a both a Jew and a non-Jew were drowning in a lake (they do not differ in any other respect), are you obliged to save the Jew? If all things are indeed equal and there is no option of…
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Premarital Sex
Is premarital sex forbidden? If so, by which Commandment? What if you want to have premarital sex to make sure there is sexual compatibility before making the decision to marry? Premarital sex is still prohibited by Torah law. See Lev.…
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Jewish Identity
My maternal grandfather was very insistent that the only way for Jews to survive was to assimilate completely. My mother married a Christian. Even though I feel very much a Jew, and always have, I wonder if I need to…
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Jewish Claim to the Land of Israel, and the Issue of Gaza
Can you please give me all of the biblical reasons why Gaza belongs to the Jews?! Answer: Now, I certainly won’t suggest that you’re obligated to follow my approach to this, but, in my personal opinion, Jews have no Biblical…