Rabbi Chayim Lando
41 answers
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Hebrew Letters With Crowns
Why do some letters have crowns (Keter)? What is the significance of the crowns on some Hebrew letters? Every letter in the Hebrew alphabet contains within it certain spiritual powers. The ‘tagin’ (the small lines going up above the letters)…
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Tattoos
Why are tattoos not permitted in Judaism Tatooing was a behavior associated with idol worshippers and those who wished to be involved with the forces of impurity. Apparently a tatoo on the body has the ability to draw to itself…
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Double Torah Portions
Why (as in the case of Matot/Maasei) are two Torah portions read on the same Shabbat? There are more Torah portions than there are Saturdays to read them on, in most years. As a result, portions are often combined. There…
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Hebrew From Right to Left
Why is it that no other language in the world starts from the right side other then Hebrew ? Is it because G-D wants us to be different from all other people or is there any other reason for it.…
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Treatment of Animals
Is there a specific verse that requires that we do not cause an animal unnecessary pain? The Torah states (Exodus 23:5) that if we see an animal struggling under its load, we are to assist the owner of the animal…
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Talking With the Dead
Does it say anything in the Tanach or in the Talmud about talking to the dead through a medium? In I Samuel 28 there is told the story of King Saul going to a medium in order to be able…
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13 Principles of Faith
Do you have any information on the 13 principles of faith? The following is a list of the 13 principles: I believe with perfect faith that G-d is the Creator and Ruler of all things. He alone has made, does…
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Joseph and King David
In Genesis 37 12-20, if Joseph was so important to Jacob, why did he allow him to travel so far alone when he knew there were problems with his brothers? And who was the stranger he meet in the fields,…
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Difficulties with belief
There are many things in the Torah that I have trouble accepting and believing. I don’t think it’s likely that I could talk myself into believing these things, and yet I’m not looking for excuses. So, what’s a Jew to…