Jewish Texts
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Can you give me some info on these, what they found, and there significance? The Dead Sea Scrolls are a wide assortment of documents found near the Dead Sea in Israel. Most notable is that they include many portions of…
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G-d in Human Terms
Genesis 18 Abraham entertains 3 men and offers them food,water,and shade. He even offers to wash thier feet. Well thay accept and then in verse 10 the Torah states that one of the three was the L–D then in verse…
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Abraham and Esau
Issac had two sons. Esau & Jacob. One was much worthier then the other. If Issac had them around age 60, then Abraham was about 160. Since we are told that he lived till 175, my question is why didn’t…
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Moses and Circumcision
Was moses circumcised? If yes, by whom? The Talmud in Tractate Sotah tells us that Moses was born circumcised, which is rare but not without precedence.
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Night before day
Why did G-d start with night rather than day? Interesting the way you’ve asked your question. Many people ask why Jewish holidays start at nightfall, and the answer is your question – because the Torah tells us that first there…
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Written Torah
Why is it important that we have a written Torah that is written according to very specific rules with all copies being exactly the same? One of the beautiful things about the Hebrew language is that each and every letter…
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Women in the Torah
I am also researching women in the world’s religions but I am trying to find passages from the Bible that depict women in a positive way. Can you suggest a few to help me? Abraham is told to listen to…
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Levi Banner
Did the Tribe of Levi have a banner or flag? If so, is it known what is looked like? The tribe of Levi did indeed possess a flag (or banner). The Sages, however, do not include it among the 12…
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Haftorah Portion
What is the relationship between the Haftarah portion and the Torah portion? How is the Haftarah portion chosen? What parts of the ‘prophets’ are included/ left out? And Why? Answer: The relationship between the Torah and haftorah portion is that…