Jewish Texts
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Jewish Kings
Why are ancient Jewish Kings permitted to marry up to 18 wives and not more? Answer: Thank you for your excellent question! In the Torah (Deuteronomy 17:17), it says, “And he shall not take many wives for himself, in order…
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Why don’t people study Tanach?
Hello, I was wondering what happened to the study of Tanach. I have read the entire Tanach and am reading it a 2nd time but I’ve noticed many Rabbis havent even read the whole thing. Why is that? It’s an…
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Who worships the dust of their feet?
I have read that Jewish literature describes the Arabs that visited Abraham as having worshiped the dust of their feet. Do you know if this is to be taken literally? Is there any such religion to our knowledge that worshiped…
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Use of Metaphor in the Bible
Why does the Bible say that Wisdom does this or does that- as if Wisdom and not God does it? Why don’t they say God does this or does that? I’m thinking of Proverbs 9 and Sanhedrin 38a: “Wisdom has…
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Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah – What’s What?
I am so confused. I don’t understand which version of the bible is the Jewish version? I am also confused with the Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah. What’s what? Does one come from another? Who authored them? I am sure that…
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Hebrew Language Pronunciation
If there so many dialects of Hebrew, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, Biblical, etc. which one is the true method of pronunciation? Answer: Thank you for your excellent question. In the Book of Judges (Sefer Shoftim) 12:6, we see that the Hebrew…
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The Apocrypha
Can anyone tell me anything about the Book of Jubilees (the Little Genesis/Apocolypse of Moses), the I and II Book of Adam, the Book of Noah, and the Book of Enoch? I understand a Rabbi’s main focus is within the…
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Leadership After Joshua in the Land of Israel
Unlike Moses, Joshua seems not to have consulted G-d to find out who would lead the Jewish People after his death. Where can I find commentary about why the change from a single leader (necessary for the conquest of the…
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Pronouncing the Name of G-d
Why do we say “Ado-noi” instead of pronouncing the name of G-d as it is spelled – Yud- Hey-Vav and Hey. Is it written anywhere that we should not say G d’s actual name? Answer: Thank you for a great…