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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Eden’s Talking Snake
How did the snake communicate with eve? Answer: Hi! It’s a very interesting question. But you know, the world then was very different, in so many ways. It’s not too easy for us to relate to. The Da’as T’vunos by…
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Order of Creation of Man and Animals
In Genesis 1:20-23 it speaks of birds and creatures being created by G-d on the 5th day and in Genesis 1:24-28 it speaks of G-d creating man and letting man rule over beast on the 6th day. This however contradicts…
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The Daughters of Adam and Eve
How is it possible for Cain to have a wife if he, Abel, and Seth are the only children of Adam and Eve and they are the first people created by G-d? Answer: Hi! Thank you for your interesting question.…
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Moses’ Prayer to Enter the Promised Land
Did Moses ever pray to G-d to allow “him and him only” to enter the promised land, as opposed to praying that the Jewish People should be allowed in the land? Did he ever pray for G-d to forgive him…
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42 Lines of the Torah Scroll
Rabbi, Why is the Torah Scroll written with 42 lines per page? Answer: Hi! Thanks for your interesting question. Sometimes you find that things can be done in many different ways. Over the course of time, sometimes we settle on…
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Hebrew From Right to Left
Why is Hebrew written and read from right to left? Answer: Fascinating question. Perhaps I should just say that I don’t know! But I’ll mention something that might help. In the world of Torah understanding, right is always associated with…
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Mediums, Speaking to the Dead
What does the Torah say, if anything on the subject of mediums, people who can (presumably) see, sense or interact with the dead. If the Torah does not address this, is it addressed anywhere? And if so, what does it…
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The Tragedy of Orpah
Could you discuss the qualities of Orpah in the Book of Ruth and why she chose to return to her own people. Was it practical? Was she from wealth? etc. What happened to her? Answer: To me, Orpah is one…
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Joy on the Holiday
I heard that it is a custom for men to buy their wives and daughters cloths or jewelery and I’m wondering if there is an exact source for that? Answer: The Talmud says in the Tractate of Pesachim, page 109a,…