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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Megillah (Scroll) of Esther: Accuracy and Lessons
Do you believe that the book of Esther is historically accurate? If it is not, do you believe that the lessons we can learn from it are equally as valid? Answer: Thank you for asking this question. The answer is…
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Eye for an Eye vs. Turning the Other Cheek
My non-Jewish friends tell me that they think Judaism is wrong because it teaches one that an eye for an eye is the right way instead of turning the other cheek. Are they correct in their assessment of the Jewish…
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What does Esau’s blessing mean?
What is is meant by the blessing Issac grants to Esau when he says, “The fat places of the earth can still be your dwelling, and [you can still have] the dew of heaven.” Answer: Jacob was given the great…
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Ashkenazic Jews
I have been looking into my ancestry and just found that we are German Ashkenazic Jews. I don’t really understand what that means. I have read that Ashkenazic Jews aren’t of the Promise to Abraham. So what are Ashkenazic Jews…
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Borders of Israel
Why does the Torah provide two different accounts of the borders that are to define Israel; each border fairly different than the other? (Shemos 23:31 and Bamidbar 34:2) Answer: Thanks for asking this question. This question is a great one…
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Free Will and Prayer
If you have someone close to you who has a dependency/addiction – one caused over years of prescription medication – and the person does not realize they have a dependency/addiction to the medication, yet they have realized they have a…
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G-d’s Name in Plural
What is the correct translation for Job 35:10 ‘My Maker’, ‘ Our Maker’, or Makers? After searching the internet I crossed some other verses like Kohelet 12:1 where the word Creator is plural. Is this true or false? Isn’t there…
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Social Responsibility vs. Visiting Israel
My dilemma is choosing between a trip of a lifetime to Israel with my class which will help my growth with my education and my Judaism or staying home and attending my cheerleading practices so I do not let my team…
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War and Murder
Torah has valued human life above all and under every circumstances we should try to save human as it is said to save one human being is like to save entire entire mankind. On the other hand, the laws of…