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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The Shema Prayer
I am writing a paper about the Shema prayer and its importance and meaning. Can you please give me some examples of how the commands of the Shema are lived out in Jewish life? Answer: The Shema prayer has three…
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The Ancient Jewish Wedding
What was the courting and betrothal procedure in time of the Roman empire, ca. 100 to 300 AD? What was the waiting time? Answer: The Jewish wedding has two parts: the Eirusin, or engagement, followed by the Nesuin, the actual…
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What’s a Mentsch?
What is a Mentsch? I understand in German it means a person, however in Judaism, Mentsch has more meaning. It is a good person – one who helps others. Where in the Torah does mentsch come up? Answer: A Mensch…
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Joseph’s Wife Asenath
It is said in the Scriptures that the Egyptian wife of Joseph with whom he fathered two boys was the daughter of a priest of On. “And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him a wife Asenath the…
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Tzlalfonis, Mother of Samson
What is the meaning of Tzlalfonis, the mother of Samson as noted in The Talmud (Bava Basra 91a)? Answer: You’ll find her as “Tzelphoni” in Chronicles I 4:3. My book on Biblical personalities says her name comes from “Ponah L’Tzalel”,…
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Generations from Adam to the Present
How many generations have past from Adam to the present according to the Torah? Answer: The Biblical count of generations from Adam to Moshe (Moses) was 26 generations. From Moshe to the present is much more arbitrary, and I think…
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Impact of Torah
How does the Torah impact your respective religion and how does it impact society? Answer: That’s a really great question, especially when one realizes that the only time in human history where G-d met with a nation face to face,…
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Where the Jewish Calendar Begins
Can you please tell me what time period is being counted when we see that the new Hebrew year is 5769. I guess the question is where does the calendar start? What time in history? Answer: G-d’s calendar follows the…
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Understanding Rahab
What is real identity of Rahab (Joshua 2:1)? Was she a prostitute or someone who ran some type of inn (which is why the spies hid there)? Answer: The Hebrew word “zona” (used to describe Rahab in the above quoted…
