Jewish Texts
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Forbidden Fruit and Creation
When G-d planted the Grape Vine (Not Apple) in the Garden of Eden. G_d had to know it would be eaten over time. Why was it considered a sin and why were they expelled from Eden. What did G-d what…
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Renaming Jacob
Why is Jacob nicknamed or renamed Israel? He was renamed Israel after he overcame an angel who was battling him. The name indicates that he wrestled with an angel and overcame it.
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Difficult Verses
I stumbled upon this site attacking the Tanakh, and these are some verses, if you could check, I’d like to get explanations/interpetations I know when ppl attack the torah they take it TOTALLY out of context. But these are still…
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The 10 Plagues – Measure for Measure
How were the 10 Plagues “measure for measure?” Answer: My understanding of the issue in broad terms is this: The Egyptians rejected Hashem (G-d) and positioned themselves in the center of the world. They were the leaders, they could enslave…
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Spies
Why is the story of the spies repeated in Devarim (Deuteronomy)? And, in addition, why is it different the second time? In general, much of Devarim is a repetition of what was already taught. In fact, the Sages call it…
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Message of Genesis
I’m curious to find out what message the narrator was trying to convey to the intended audience (israelites) through the story of Genesis? More specifically, the meaning of the story of Abraham’s family and its covenants with Gd (genesis CH.11-CH.33).…
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Law and revelation
How do differing concepts of revelation affect the process of decision-making in Jewish law? Until very recently, there was only one concept of revelation and that was as stated in the Torah–namely, that between two and three million people witnessed…
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Torah Punctuation
IN THE TORAH, WHAT DO THE LETTERS (P) OR (S) BETWEEN BRACKETS AT THE END OF SOME VERSICLES MEAN? Like in: ט וַיְדַבֵּר מֹש×?ֶה כֵּן, ×?ֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָ×?ֵל; וְלֹ×? ש×?ָמְעוּ, ×?ֶל- {פ} מֹש×?ֶה, מִקֹּצֶר רוּחַ, וּמֵעֲבֹדָה קָש×?ָה. {פ} The Torah is…
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Women in the Torah
I am currently a student studying at the University level “Women in Religion”. Being of jewish background I found myself face to face being told a lot about a religion I know very little about. We are studying “texts of…