Rabbi Tzvi Rosen
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Bow and Arrow on Lag B’omer
Question:What is the significance of the bow and arrow on lag b’omer Answer: The bow and arrow were to commemorate a special victory of the Bar-Kochba revolt against Rome (132-135 BCE) that occurred on Lag BaOmer after several unsuccessful campaigns…
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Bread of Affliction …or Freedom?
Why is it that on Matza represents freedom if we also consider Matza a poor mans bread that we had in Egypt as slaves? Answer: I attended Rabbi Soloveithchick’s (The Rav’s) lectures where he asked the same question: “Matzoh on…
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Jewish Prayer and Freud’s Views on Women
When I was in graduate school a profesor of mine told me that there was a prayer in orthodox Jewish churh that ends – Thank God I was not born a woman or a dog. He was trying to explain…
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“Someone is Watching Me,” Worrisome Thoughts
I have this feeling that whenever I am alone, especially in the dark, that someone is watching me. What should I do? I also keep having these dreams of something like a soul crying to me. I have asked G-d…
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What’s the Parsha?
What is the Parshas HaShavua? Answer: The Torah (5 books of Moses) is divided into 54 sections and 1 or 2 of them are read every week so that a public reading of the Torah is completed once a year.…
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Sprinkling on the 3rd & 5th
What is the meaning in Chukat 19-12? Third day and Seventh day? Thank You Answer: A person who touched a dead body or was under the same roof as one, can only purify himself through having the ashes of the…
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Number of Words and Roots in the Torah
How many distinct words (different root words) are there in the Torah? Answer: This is a complicated question. Let me give you some basic stats: * There are 80,000 words (all numbers are rounded) in the Torah * There are…
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Significance of a Singular G-d
Why is the concept of God being “one” so important in Judaism? Answer: Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding monotheism. The belief in God reflects beliefs in reality and morality. For example, modern man typically does not believe in…
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The “Awful Fours”
Hello! My 4 year old daughter is a love-able, sweet child with tons of energy. She literally can’t stop unless she’s tired, which usually doesn’t happen until nighttime — and then she’s wiped! She will scratch and bite her sister,…