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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Treatment of Hagar and Ishmael
“Why haven’t we made an apology yet for the terrible way that Ishmael and Hagar were treated.” Answer: Not sure how to answer this one. Who are “we”? – I didn’t mistreat anyone, and neither did you. Nor are Ishmael…
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The Incident of Benjamin and the Concubine
Why did the Israelite army go to war against all of the tribe of Benjamin when only some were responsible for the rape of the Levite’s concubine. After going to war they killed everybody in all of Benjamin’s territory –…
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How did all the animals fit in Noah’s Ark?
How did all the animals fit into the Teyva (lit. box, known as Noah’s Ark)? Answer: Is it clear that there wasn’t enough room? The ark was really big. But if you’re right and there wasn’t, maybe it was miraculous.…
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Spiritual Recovery From Birth
Why does the Torah say (See Leviticus 12:1-5) that for a mother to recover from the impurity of birth it takes twice as long for a girl than it does for a boy? Answer: Rabbi Avraham Ibn Ezra says that…
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Was Abraham Jewish?
Was Abraham a Jew? Answer: Hi! “Was Abraham a Jewâ€? is an interesting question, and one that may be impossible to answer. It comes down to definitions. He wasn’t a party to the covenant made at Mount Sinai, and thus…
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Why only 24 books in the Bible?
Why was it determined by the Rabbis that the 24 books of the Bible only include those books and not more?Why weren’t other holy books, written later in time, included in the Bible ? Answer: The Bible (Tanach) isn’t a…
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Science and Torah Cannot Conflict
Judaism believes that the Jewish calendar begins at the time Adam is created on the 6th day (because time is for people). Currently this time is 5770 years, the Jewish year. How does Judaism reconcile civilizations around the world that…
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Pharaoh or King of Egypt?
Throughout the Torah Portion of Shemos, Pharaoh is referred to as “Pharaoh” and other times as “the king of Egypt”. The contrast is most noticeable in ch.5: 1-5: 5:1 – Moses & Aaron said to Pharaoh… 5:2 – Pharaoh replied…
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Sabbath of Creation – Why No “Evening” and “Morning”?
In Gen 2:1-3. There is no evening and morning as in the other six days. Would it be right to say the sabbath has no ending? Answer: Hi! That is a really interesting way to look at it. I guess…