Rabbi Michael Katz
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Rabbi
Michael Katz has been involved in teaching Gentiles interested in
the Noahide Covenant and Laws for many years.
Rabbi Michael Katz, served congregations in Johannesburg, South Africa,
Melbourne, Australia, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia he
now owns a Judaica store in
Hollywood, FL.
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Ten Commandments
I understand that it has been determined that there are 613 commandments in the Old Testament. What I am curious about is about the 10 commandments that almost everyone knows about. Are they essentially subject headers that the other commandments…
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What’s the Holiest Thing?
What is the most holy thing or object in Judaism, and how is reverence to it expressed by the believer? For example, if it is the Torah, do believers stand when it is opened, and is it not touched by…
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Conversion Far from a Jewish Community
I live in a very remote area, hours away from any Synagogue. I have been reading about, and considering, conversion to Judaism for some time. The problem is my distance from a Jewish community. How would I go about converting…
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Unwitting Jews and DNA Testing
Since Judaism is passed through maternal lineage, the children of a woman who strays from Judaism will be Jewish without their knowledge. Her daughters will marry, and they will have children who are Jewish without their knowledge. This can happen…
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Web-Footed Birds
Are web-footed fowl considered kosher or unkosher? I was certain that I had read in Scripture that they are unclean, but now I cannot find it again. Do I remember incorrectly? Answer: The Torah does not give signs by which…
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The Jewish Rejection of Christianity
Why do Jews reject Christianity? One of my teachers expounded the following thought: When you consider the development of all religions in the world, Judaism stands out as unique. All of the other religions begin with a supposed communication between…
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Free Choice and Religion
If we say that God gives us free choice to choose good and bad, then why did God not give us the choice of being Jewish, much less being religious? Even if God considers it best for us to keep…
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Matchmakers
Do Orthodox Jews still use a matchmaker (Shadchan) in determining who marries whom? I have heard that matchmakers usually sort people of similar backgrounds for a match; while converts and Jews who are new to observance often get stuck with…