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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How to buy a Torah
Where might I purchase a Torah to help me better study the lesson than I have been taking through your online classes. I recommend the Artscroll Stone edition of the Torah which you can find here. Good luck with your…
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Kneeling in Prayer
I have heard that Jewish people no longer kneel to pray. I admit it sounds like a silly proposition, but I generally trust the person who told me. I know the Torah spells out many physical positions for prayer: lying…
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End of Hallel
In some Siddurim after Hallel it states “yaish nohaggin’ (some have the custom) that on Rosh Chodesh (the first day of the month) one recites V”avraham zokayn boh bayomim (Avraham was old, well on in years – Bereishis 24:1) What…
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The Jewish Attitude toward Slavery
What is the Jewish attitude toward slavery? Slavery was a standard practice throughout the world until relatively modern times. The Torah forbids us to treat a fellow-Jew as a slave, even if he has come down in the world and…
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Repaying Loans
How do we know that loans must be repaid? Interestingly, the very important mitzvah of returning borrowed money is not explicit in the Torah; but it is quite clearly stated elsewhere in the Bible and in the Mishnah. “A wicked…
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A Slave Refusing to Go Free
Can a slave refuse to go free? When the Jubilee year comes, or his owner dies, the slave no longer belongs to anyone (Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Avadim 3:7); thus he automatically goes free, even if he doesn’t want to. But…