Rabbi Gershon Litt
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I am the Esecutive Director of the Norfolk Area Community Kollel, a Jewish
educational institution that services all of the Jewish organizations in
Hampton Roads. I have a wife, Sara, and three children.
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Yeshurun
Would you please expound on the meaning, usage, etc.of the word Yeshurun. All I have been able to find is “an idealized Israel is called Yeshurun”. The word “Yeshurun” is used throughout the Tanach, the Jewish bible as a name…
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Finding your mate
How can I find the location of my true soul mate according to the Torah? Hi, You worded your question in an interesting way. You asked how you can find the location of your soul mate. You did not ask…
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Censored line in Aleinu Prayer
What is the censored line in this prayer? Why was is censored and what does it mean? Hi, Thanks for asking this question. The following is an excerpt taken from the Artscroll Siddur. It is probably the best prayer book…
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G-d’s many names
A friend of mine says that the first sentence in Genesis mentions the first personality of G-d. G-d has three personalities, Lord, My Lord G-d and and the spirit, which is mentioned many times in the torah. Is this true?…
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Formal Prayer and Its Purpose
One question that has troubled me is the purpose of prayer. Is it for ourselves? for God? Can we petition the Lord with prayer? Prayer was never specifically mentioned in the five books of Moses, at least set prayer. I…
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G-d in Human Terms
Genesis 18 Abraham entertains 3 men and offers them food,water,and shade. He even offers to wash thier feet. Well thay accept and then in verse 10 the Torah states that one of the three was the L–D then in verse…
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Women’s Voting
Please tell me the halachic basis for granting/denying voting rights to women in an Orthodox synagogue. Hi, Thank you for the question. In terms of halachic (legal) reasoning for allowing women to vote in shul elections there is no reason…
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Faith and Letting Go
What does it mean to “let go and let G-d” or “give G-d control of your life”? I cannot grasp the concept of this but feel that it can make a great improvement in my life if I begin thinking…
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Women Rabbis
What do you think about women as rabbis? Answer: Thanks for asking the question. First, I just want to say that we just had a weekend retreat in my city and we had one of the greatest women spiritual speakers…