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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Dress Code for Prayer
What is the “dress code” of formal Jewish Prayer (like the shemoneh esrei)? Thanks for asking this question. The code of Jewish law tells us that, for prayer, we should dress for the occasion of speaking to the King of…
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Soul After Death
Is it possible to see the soul after it leaves the body? Is it possible to contact and converse with a soul after death? Thanks for asking this great question. This concept is one that we find in movies, and…
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Forgiveness & Fear of Being Hurt Again
I know the Torah says that Jewish people need to be forgiving, but how do you forgive? There is always a fear that this person may hurt you again, and by not forgiving you are creating a protective shield against…
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Saying Kadish and the World to Come
My father passed a way two weeks ago. My only brother refuses to say kadish. Is that horrible? Will that effect my father getting to heaven? Can someone else say kadish? I am so sorry for your family’s loss. You…
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Sincere Change
How can we do and mean Teshuvah (lit. “Returning”, the process of Repentence) when knowingly or unknowingly we are going to commit the same sin again? This is a great question! When a person goes to court would it be…
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What’s Life All About?
I know that we as Jews have moral guides and laws for living. My question is : Why are we here. What is the reason for life? What is the Jewish perspective on the reason that we are here. I…
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Saying We Are the Chosen People
What is the modern meaning of our chosen-ness? I have difficulty explaining to my kids what it means. On the one hand I do not want to say we are superior to others (after all Christians and Muslims also believe…
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The Problem with Tattoos
Why are we not supposed to get tattoos? Tattooing has been a part of civilizations for thousands of years. Some cultures tattooed themselves for religious reasons, some social or cultural and some cosmetic. In biblical times people tattooed when someone…