The Chumash (Five Books of Moses)
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Torah Readings
well i wanted to know if there is something i can follow that can allow me to read the intire tanach in a year. like have a different reading for everyday…and if there is sumthing like this where can i…
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Rebecca
During a Torah study sesion, someone brought up the story that Rebecca was 3 (three) years old when she was brought to Issac. I was told that someone did the artithmetic and that’s how it worked out. It all sounds…
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Lilith: Adam’s first wife
I am looking for any information I can get on Lilith – was she Adam’s first wife? Where can I find information on this? Answer: The story of Lilith as Adam’s first wife first appears in a small collection of…
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"Spreading a sheet" to prove virginity?
I was told that according to Jewish custom, when a man married a woman (contracturally) after the consummation of the marriage, the father of the bride was given a blanket soiled with the blood from the brides broken hymen which…
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Fallen Angels and Satan
Who were the fallen angels? Was Satan one of them? In the Jewish tradition, Satan isn’t a “fallen” angel; he’s an angel whose occupation is tempting men to sin, as illustrated in Ch.1 of Job. “Satan” means something like “adversary”;…
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The Nephilim
Who were the Nephilim? The nephilim were giants (Num.13:33). They were the result of matings between human women and “Benei Elokim”. “Nephilim” can be translated as “fallen ones”.
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Noah and Abraham
Who came first in the Torah, Noah or Abraham? Noah was born Ten generations before Abraham. Rabbi Meir Goldberg