Rabbi Tanchum Burton
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Rabbi Tanchum Burton hails from Brooklyn, New York. He was ordained at the Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University; and studied in the Gruss Kollel Fellowship Program, where he received ordination from Rabbi Dovid Miller. A teacher and practicing psychotherapist, Rabbi Burton holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Yeshiva University. He has taught in numerous yeshivot and seminaries in Jerusalem and considers it the greatest privilege to do so. He and his wife and family reside in Har Nof, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Confronting Antisemitism
I wrote something on a gossip blog, but am having problems because I am a Jew. What can I do, and how can I communicate to people who have prejudice? Answer: Permit me to rephrase your question like this: Someone…
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Animals and Immortality
Do animals experience eternity at any level including animals that fulfilled their mission in this world? Answer: There are essentially two categories that govern all of creation: the spiritual and the physical. Angels are entirely spiritual, animals are entirely physical.…
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Prayer That Breaks the Heavens
What kind of prayer breaks the heavens? Answer: I believe that the prayer that opens the Heavens, as it were, is the simple and sincere one that comes from your heart. It is true that G-d wants our prayers, and…
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Marriage and Mid-Life Crisis
Although I deeply care for my wife as a person, and respect her and the promise I made to be a good and loyal husband, I don’t find her to be attractive anymore. In fact, I’m not even sure that…
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Future In-Laws Getting in the Way of Marriage
So… I have been dating this guy for over 14 months now, and I don’t know what to do. His parents don’t like me, they never have — not even the first time I met them. It felt so uncomfortable. …
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Waste of Utilities
Many times, I am perturbed when I need to tell people to be considerate and shut off the lights in the house when they walk out. I am usually ignored and it does not seem to sink in, no matter…
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“Kina Hora” and the Evil Eye
Could you please explain the etymology of the words “Kina Hora” and/or “Ein Kina Hora”? Are they Yiddish or Hebrew or a combination of both? How is this expression applied? The phrase to which you refer can be pronounced either…
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The Rise of Judaism
What are the basic events that led to the rise of judaism? It depends on what you mean. Abraham was, for all intents and purposes, the first Jew. It was he whom G-d contacted to live a life that was…