The Chumash (Five Books of Moses)
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How long were the six days of creation?
The Book Of Genesis says that G-D created the world in 6 days. Does that literally mean 6 days on Earth? 6 days on Jupiter is much longer than on earth so did the 6 days actually mean a long…
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The Six Days of Creation
Why did G-d create the earth in seven days? why not eight? why not six? Hi! You’re asking a very interesting question. I should say that I’m tempted to just brush it off, by giving an answer that Maimonides used…
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The Age for a Levite to Work
In Numbers 8:24 it states that the Levites that were allowed to work at the Mishkan (Tabernacle) were reqired to be 25 years and up, while in Numbers 4:3 it says 30 to 50. Can you please explain to me…
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The Tree of Life Today
Eating the fruit caused man to die. But it was not the physical act of eating right? It was the disobedience embodied in it that caused death. In other words, it was a spiritual act that resulted in death. So…
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Torah Authorship and Contradictions
I recently heard a claim that a human must have written the Torah because of the contradictions in it. The example given was when Abraham questions G-d about Sodom and Gomorrah and then later on when Abraham does not question…
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Sight
What does the Torah say about vision? Answer: Bamidbar (Numbers) 15:39 This shall be fringes for you, and when you see it, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord to perform them, and you shall not wander after…
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“Hear” O Israel
Why is the ear the preferred method of God’s revelation to the Jewish people? The ear is the best channel for wisdom. The eye can lead astray. Hearing leads to understanding. Do you hear me?
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G-d’s Intolerance for Idolatry
If G-d is so great why does the Torah and the Prophets etc. talk about G-d’s intolerance for idol worship? You shall not have another god “ because I Hashem am a vengeful G-dâ€? It’s almost as if the text…
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Origin of Races
How can there be different races if there is one anscestor Adam? When and how did it start? How developed were people in the early history and doesn’t that contradict the theory of prehistoric primitive man in all senses? Maybe…