Rivka Leah Goldman
20 answers
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All About Reuben, Jacob’s Son
Our grandson will be named Reuven at his Circumcision on Friday. Please give me some information about Jacob’s son, Reuben. I do not believe there are any other Reubens in the Bible. Is this correct? I graduated from a day…
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Yeshiva in Israel and Brainwashing
I am going to be a senior starting September, and as you know, this is the time you start applying to colleges and such. I come from a modern orthodox family, but I would love to go to a Yeshiva…
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Jewish lack of missionary work
Please explain why Jews do not practice missionary works like the Christians and Mormons and many other religions. It seems to me that while some religions actively seek to find people in need of spiritual guidance and spread the Word,…
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Suffering of the Innocent
[A Doctor living in Jerusalem who had close contact with those who suffered from the recent bombing at the Jerusalem bus station sent the following comment and question:] … I imagined the pain the father must have felt. A pain…
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Invasive Thoughts, Thoughts of Death
Recently I started to think a lot about death and I can’t stop thinking about it. It worries me a lot and I’m only 22 years old. I’m worried that G-d forbid I’ll get sick and die early. I don’t…
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High Holiday Charity
Is there a prescribed amount or a specific time of year that one should be donating to charity or those less fortunate than one’s self? Answer: Generally, one should donate at least 10% of one’s earnings to charity (assuming one…
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Astrology
Is astrology biblical? I know that there are several things God intended for good that men have taken and perverted. Is astrology one of those things? Can we actually use the stars, sun, moon, constellations, etc., for “signs” as God…
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Date the Torah was Written
What was the approximate year that Moshe transcribed the Torah? The Jewish date was 2448 and the Secular date was 1312 BCE. One opinion in the Talmud says he wrote it partially during the forty days he was in with…
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You Know Your Life Mission
I believe very much in the idea of each of us having a unique purpose. My question is: Do you think, i.e does Judaism teach, that our unique purpose is knowable, and if so, how could one discover what it…