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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A Woman’s Testimony
I read that a woman is restricted from giving testimony in court because it might interfere with her more important duties at home. What could be more important than a matter of justice? What if a woman witnessed a crime?…
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Talmudic Arguments About Historical Facts
In the Talmud when two opinions of the Rabbis disagree the Talmud says that essentially both are right –Â “Eilu V’Eilu Divrei Elokim Chaim.” How do we understand this in regard to historical facts (there are 100’s of them)? Do…
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Soul Talk & Dimentia
Someone in our family has had Dementia for quite a while and is not well. At this time she’s talking as if she is leaving us. Is there such a thing as Neshama (Soul) Talk? Answer: You have made a…
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Jewish Mythology
Can you give me examples of Jewish mythology, like Lilith and Samson? Answer: The expression “mythology” has a rather wide range of possible meanings. If you mean, “examples of events and individuals in Jewish literature which likely never existed” then…
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Equality and Animals
I have pets which I regard as equal to all the rest of my family but I’m being challenged on that view. I remember being told when I was young that all things are created equal and should also be…
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G-d’s Intervention and Heisenberg’s Principle
We know today that our universe, ranging from the weather to the molecules in our body, operate by definite (mathematical) laws. Therefore, everything in our world happens because of these physical laws. When we pray for “G-dly intervention”, we assume…
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Belief in G-d and Unanswered Prayers
I spent quite a bit of time praying for someone who was very ill. Many people came together to pray for this person yet she unfortunately passed away. How can we say then that a prayer is never answered? Obviously…
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Other Flood Stories
A friend told me there is a story from way before the Torah was given that talks about the early days of man and then says there was a flood. Only one man and his family and animals survive the…
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Live Well. It is the Greatest Revenge.
We’re doing a report and want to use this quote as the title, “Live well. It is the greatest revenge”. Several websites have said it is from the Talmud and later referred to in a book by an English Clergyman,…