Mitzvos (Commandments)
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Leaving Good Cooking Into the Sabbath
Is it permissible to put raw meat in the oven just prior to the Sabbath on an automatic setting that turns the oven off automatically and then eat the meat Friday night? Also, is it permissible to begin cooking a…
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Raising Non-Kosher Animals
I have been interested in farming and I would like to raise animals for business purposes. Can I raise animals that I am restricted from eating according to the Torah? Answer: Jewish law allows the raising of non-kosher animals that…
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Wearing Tefillin All Day
When one wears Tefillin (Phylacteries) one betroths themselves to G-d – it’s a wedding ring. Why then would someone take them after the morning prayers? Answer: You make a good point. In actuality it is best for a man to…
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Four-Cornered Garments Today
We are commanded to wear Tzitzit on the four corner of our garmets. However today our garments mostly have no corners. I realize that we can find something to wear with four corners such as the tallit katan but the…
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King David’s Census
Why did G-d punish David for taking a census? (2 Samuel 24) Answer: In Exodus 30:12 the Torah commands us not to count Jews without using a device (such as money or sheep). If we isolate each Jew by counting…
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Owning Stock in Non-Kosher Food
Is it prohibited to invest in non kosher food companies in the stock exchange? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is permitted to purchase stock shares in non-Kosher food companies, as long as you would not have a say…
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What’s a Levite?
I have just been told that my fathers family were Leviim (Levites) which makes me a Levi. I would like a detailed description of what this means and the best way to make my children understand how important this is.…
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High Holiday Charity
Is there a prescribed amount or a specific time of year that one should be donating to charity or those less fortunate than one’s self? Answer: Generally, one should donate at least 10% of one’s earnings to charity (assuming one…