Rabbi Eliahu Levenson
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Rabbi
Eliahu Levenson was born in Santa Monica, California. Brought up
as a secular Jew in an environment devoid of Jewish life or knowledge,
Eliahu did not discover the beauty and wonder of his true roots until
1983, at the age of 32. Then began a complete metamorphosis from one
kind of life in one kind of world to another kind of life in another
kind of world. For decades to come the new emphasis would be on
learning and inculcating what was learned into actualization. Along the way Eliahu produced
and edited “Yeladim Magazine, the Magazine For Jewish Children,” and
from 1997 until 2000. In 2002 Eliahu began an internet forum called “Chevra Eliahu,”
which would be an educational experience for learning about G-d’s
requirements for Jews and G-d’s separate sets of requirements for
non-Jews, called Noachide law. In 2004 Eliahu joined the JewishAnswers
team at Torah.org, helping in the task of guiding people through the
labyrinth of uncertainties of that which G-d expects from us.
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Why did Lot’s wife look back?
Why did Lot’s wife looked back at Sodom? Answer: Remember the 60’s television series, Green Acres? The “big city” wife, moved to rural America, always looked back. There were things that she liked that she was leaving behind. Regards, Eliahu…
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Heirarchy Among a King’s Wives
II Samuel 3. Says that King David sent for his first wife, Michal years after she had been taken from him. Michal was returned to King David. At this time King David had 6 wives/concubines. My question is “when Michal…
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Why is it called Judaism?
Why is the Jewish religion called Judaism, instead of being called Israelism? Answer: You won’t find the word Judaism anywhere in G-d’s Hebrew Scriptures. It’s a term that was coined later, and it is anglicized. That is, Jewish royalty has…
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Joseph’s Bones in the Nile
When the Jews left Egypt for the promised land how did Moses know that Joseph was buried in the Nile? What prayer did he say that brought up the coffin up after about 400 years? Answer: Serach, the righteous daughter…
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Wearing Tefillin All Day
When one wears Tefillin (Phylacteries) one betroths themselves to G-d – it’s a wedding ring. Why then would someone take them after the morning prayers? Answer: You make a good point. In actuality it is best for a man to…
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Gap Theory and Lucifer
Does the 974 generations of man before creation (or remaking of earth) add any validity to the gap theory of creation? The theory that Lucifer was cast out of heaven onto the earth and G-d then destroyed the earth due…
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The Book of Esther and the Purim Celebration
I am currently involved in a Bible study of the book of Esther. Would you please tell me when this particular writing became part of the sacred scripture for the Hebrew people? Was the Feast of Purim begun because of…
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Soap as a Metaphor
Where are the scriptures that explain the exact ingredients that Noah used to make the lye soap for bathing in the Torah? Answer: I can tell you a little about soap when used Biblically, such as in Malachi 3:2. There…
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Where Was the Covenant Between the Parts?
I am wondering if there is a reference or tradition that states where Abraham was located during the Genesis 15 covenant episode. Was his encounter with Gd, and the splitting and arranging of the animals located at Beit El? Moriah?…