Miscellaneous
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Self-Help Books
I am building a business and many books and CD’s have been recommended to me about building my self-confidence/self-image. What Judaic sources would you recommend I go to so that my search for bettering my own self-image and my self-confidence…
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Garment Torn in Mourning
The ribbon that is torn and pinned on apparel on the left for children and the right for spouse. What is the significance? Thank you for your question. According to Jewish tradition, a person is supposed to tear their outer…
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Shulchan Aruch – “Set Table”
Shulchan Aruch (the standard code of Jewish law) means ‘Prepared Table”, or “Set Table”. Why is it called that? Rabbi Yoseph Caro, its author, chose the name because it conveys the idea of something being all prepared for you, just…
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Cheating in School
People in my class like to copy my answeres during tests. Is this ok? And is it ok for one to do homework for money? What does The Torah say about this? Both are dishonest and would fall under the…
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The Meaning of the Black Hats
What is the meaning behind the black hat? Why did people start wearing black hats? Good question! In the fifties everyone wore hats; it was a standard mode of respectable dress. Starting with President Kennedy, hats went out of style.…
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Hypnosis
What is the Jewish view on hypnotism? What is the basis for this? First off, you must understand that there is a distinction between hypnosis used to help people change destructive behavioral patterns and stage hypnotism which is used in…
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Dreams
I just had a dream in which a deceased relative appeared. Is this notion about the deceased appearing or not appearing in dreams as the volitional act of the “spirit” a part of the Jewish tradition? While there is a…
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Deja Vu
What is the view of the Torah in the matter of Deja Vu ? I find myself in situations that I feel that I have been in already . People that I meet for the first time and the things…