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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Beyond the grave
Some body told me when a person dies, he face problems in his grave, like fire and other dangerous things if he did bad in his life, and he gets rewards in the grave if he was a good person.…
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Haftorah Portion
What is the relationship between the Haftarah portion and the Torah portion? How is the Haftarah portion chosen? What parts of the ‘prophets’ are included/ left out? And Why? Answer: The relationship between the Torah and haftorah portion is that…
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Giving to those unwilling to accept
Does Jewish law say that we should attempt to give tzedaka and aid to those in need, even to those who reject our help because they reject us? Hi, Thanks for this question. Our idea of charity is that we…
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A Jew without Judaism
Hello Rabbi. Thank-you for your time. My question simply stated is; can their truly be such thing as “atheist Jews” and “secular Jews” in their true corresponding ajoining words? To be a Jew is to atleast go as far as…
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A Convert and a Levite
I am an orthodox convert, I know that a convert can not marry a Kohain. I am confused because I was reading that all descendants of Ahron are levites and therefore all Levites are Kohains. Is this true and does…
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Side Curls
Could you please direct me to the root or origin of the sidecurls worn by jewish men? Hi, Thanks for asking this question. The answer is that the Torah tells us in Leviticus 19:27, “You shall not round off the…
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Genocide
How are we to understand, and justify, the Torah’s injunction to engage in genocide against the indigenous inhabitants of Canaan? Granted the Canaanites were very evil and as the Torah states, their evil behavior was (at least one of) the…
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Saying His Name
I have also heard about not saying God’s name out loud. Can you tell me anymore about this? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is true that using G-d’s name in situations where it is not necessary is not…
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Manna
How did the Manna feed 600,000 people? Answer: Your question was short and to the point, so I’ll make my answer short as well. The manna fed about 3,000,000 people. 600,000 Men between 20 & 60. The rest were women…