Rabbi Michoel Reach
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Rabbi Michoel Reach was a member in the Yeshiva Derech Chaim
Kollel in Brooklyn, NY and the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in
Baltimore, MD for many years. He has taught advanced classes on the
Chumash (Five books of Moses) for three years in Baltimore and is the
author of a not yet published book on Chumash. He also has a Bachelors
in Physics and Math from the California Institute of Technology and a
PhD in Math from the University of California Berkeley with a
Dissertation on the Recursion relation for K-Soliton solutions to the
Schroedinger Equation. He is presently a database consultant for the
Pathology Data Systems Department for the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine.
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The Divine Presence Among the Jewish People
I heard that the Divine Presence completely lifted from the Jewish people after they crossed the Jordon. Did it leave gradually? Did Moshe Rabbeinu (Our teacher Moses) impact this? Answer: Hi! Thanks for your really interesting question. If you’re asking…
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How Did the Torah Exist Before it Happened?
Could you explain to me how Jacob could study Torah “in the tents” if Torah was given to Moses centuries later? And could you explain how Jacob could study the Torah in which he, too, is a character? Answer: Hi!…
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Blood, Lice, and Gratitude
I noticed that Moses did not take part in bringing forth the plagues of Blood and Lice by not striking the Nile river or the dust. What could be the reason for this? Answer: You’re making an excellent point about…
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Pharoah’s Hardened Heart and Free Will
Why did G-d harden Pharaoh’s heart? Are we to take this literally–that G-d effectively cancelled Pharaoh’s free will and made him nothing more than a puppet in the exodus of our people. Or, more likely, are we to interpret this…
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Isaac vs. Rebecca
Who was greater – Isaac or Rebecca, and why? Answer: Hi! It’s really not for me, or anyone, to judge who is greater. Only G-d knows the tests that people go through and how difficult they were. I can only…
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Abraham’s Circumcision – Why did he wait?
If Abraham kept all the laws of the Torah (as the sages say in the Talmud) and even the one that the Rabbis gave us later why wasn’t he circumcised until 100 years old? Answer: You’re asking a really interesting…
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Genesis 3:16 – “He Will Rule Over You”
After Adam and Eve are sent out of the Garden of Eden, G-d informs them of the new social and physical order within which humanity will now exist. In this world, the ground is cursed and we will eat by…
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Jeremiah’s Sadness
I was reading in class about Jeremiah and it says that he was always really sad. What was his burden? What was wrong? Answer: Jeremiah, of all the prophets, was the one who had to witness the actual destruction of…
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How Evil were Dasan and Aviram?
How did Dasan and Aviram leave Egypt Answer: Hi! You’re asking a very interesting question. You didn’t explain, but I think you’re assuming that Reshaim (sinful people) didn’t get to leave Egypt. It isn’t so. The sages of the Talmud…