Rabbi Mordechai Dixler
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Rabbi Mordechai Dixler serves as the Program Director for
Project Genesis in Baltimore, MD. He devotes much of his time to the
development and management of such websites as Torah.org, TorahMedia.com, JewishAnswers.org, and eKiruv.com.
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The Nature of Kosher Fish
I have found that for the most part keeping Kosher laws is not only honoring to G-d but also very healthy. It is my understanding that fish without scales or fins are unclean for human consumption in Kosher food law.…
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Stem Cell Research
What is the Jewish view of Stem Cell research? The following article from our other site addresses the issues. Judaism and Stem Cell Research by Dr. Yoel Jakobovits With one spectacular development tumbling over the next in ever more rapid…
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Mount Carmel
How important is Mount Carmel in Jewish practice? Mt. Carmel is important only for its historical relevance. It is not a holy place. Tradition has it that there is a cave there in which Elijah hid from Jezebel. Some people…
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Premarital Sex II
My 18-year old son maintains that the Torah does not specifically forbid premarital intercourse. Since all things not specifically forbidden are allowed, then intercourse is allowed, he says He pointed to the case of Esther and the Persian king, which…
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Can’t be home for Passover?
I am under the impression that in ancient times, if unable to be home for the holiday of Passover, there was an alternate date about a month later. True or False? Many ask if they can observe the “Second Passover”…
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Burying Limbs
I recall being taught that when an individual looses a limb or a body part, in this case an arm, the arm is to be buried in the ground for reasons of respect for the body that G-d has given.…
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What is an Eruv?
What is an Eruv and what is its purpose? I have heard many different reasons. The word Eruv means “a combination.” One can have an Eruv of three types: 1) Eruv Chatzeiros or “Combination of Courtyards” – On the Sabbath…
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Prayer
Please pardon my ignorance: When Christians pray to G_d they pray for things but if I understand correctly Jewish people pray to G-d they are expressing thanks(?) I would not ask you to explain how another religion does things. Perhaps…