Prayer and Religious Articles
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G-d Wants You to Ask Him
When will I have children? Answer: Thank you for contacting us. I’m struck by the simplicity and innocence of your question. The true One to ask this question of, especially in the absence of prophecy, is G-d, our Father in…
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Beginning Prayer with Mah Tovu
Why do we begin the prayers with “Mah Tovu”? Answer: “Mah Tovu” is said in praise of the synagogue (“ohalecha”, “mishkenosecha”, “beisecha”,…). In principle, it should be said when entering a synagogue; but the phrase “eis ratzon” applies to prayer…
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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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Prayer and Fraudulent Rabbis
I’ve been encouraged to speak to a Rabbi who charges $299 for a talisman necklace. Can I not get help without having to pay money and do some weird magical prayer service? Please – I need an honest answer. Answer:…
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Asking Others to Pray for You
If prayer is a personal thing between you and G-d, is it appropriate to ask others to pray for us and why is it appropriate? Answer: It certainly is appropriate because they too have their own personal relationship with G-d.…
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G-d’s Intervention and Heisenberg’s Principle
We know today that our universe, ranging from the weather to the molecules in our body, operate by definite (mathematical) laws. Therefore, everything in our world happens because of these physical laws. When we pray for “G-dly intervention”, we assume…
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Belief in G-d and Unanswered Prayers
I spent quite a bit of time praying for someone who was very ill. Many people came together to pray for this person yet she unfortunately passed away. How can we say then that a prayer is never answered? Obviously…
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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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Rekindling a Connection with G-d
I wish I had a better connection to G-d and to my own Judaism. I feel like I’m just going through the motions, I’m just doing things because I have to. Logically I understand the beauty of it all, and…