The Chumash (Five Books of Moses)
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Order of Creation of Man and Animals
In Genesis 1:20-23 it speaks of birds and creatures being created by G-d on the 5th day and in Genesis 1:24-28 it speaks of G-d creating man and letting man rule over beast on the 6th day. This however contradicts…
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The Daughters of Adam and Eve
How is it possible for Cain to have a wife if he, Abel, and Seth are the only children of Adam and Eve and they are the first people created by G-d? Answer: Hi! Thank you for your interesting question.…
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Abraham’s Accomplishments
Can you give me a quick overview of the accomplishment of Avraham (Abraham)? Answer: Avraham was the first Jew. He was born in the Jewish Year 1948 (that’s 1,948 years after G-d created Adam & Eve, corresponding to the secular…
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Joseph’s Wife Asenath
It is said in the Scriptures that the Egyptian wife of Joseph with whom he fathered two boys was the daughter of a priest of On. “And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him a wife Asenath the…
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Forty Years in the Desert
I was talking to a friend who claimed that the Jews were wandering in the desert because they were afraid to enter the promised land due to giants, and other things like that. I grew up believing that the Jewish…
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Noah, Tower of Babel, & Population Growth
It is explained that Noah lived through 2 generations, the floods generation and the tower of babel. At the risk of sounding disrespectful where did the other people come from if everyone perished in the flood? Or were people of…
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Moses’ Prayer to Enter the Promised Land
Did Moses ever pray to G-d to allow “him and him only” to enter the promised land, as opposed to praying that the Jewish People should be allowed in the land? Did he ever pray for G-d to forgive him…
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Let US Make Man III
In Gen 1:26 it says, “And G-d said, ‘Let us make Man….’” Does this mean that there are other gods that exist, but the earth is His and we are only to follow/worship Him? Answer: Your question is well asked.…
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A Lesson from Enoch
What was Enoch’s main contribution? Answer: It isn’t clear. However, see Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler’s classic work, Strive for Truth (Michtav M’Eliyahu), in his Discourse on Loving kindness, where he writes that Enoch was a cobbler and made mystical union’s with…