Family and Relationships
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Honoring Parents
Someone told me honoring ones parents has to do with food and clothes, and the rest is all about reverence. What were they talking about? There are two aspects of what we must do for our parents, “respect” and “awe.”…
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Impact of a Jewish School
What role does a Jewish School play in a Jewish child’s Jewish identity? I am doing a school Jewish Studies project and have finished it but i would like to add someone else’s perspective. I believe that a Jewish School…
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Parents and Trust
I am a teen in a Jewish house. I did something wrong and my parents think that I did this because of the influence of my friends. They won’t let me converse with some because they don’t trust them. What…
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Excessive Dieting
I am constantly on diets. Although I am not fat I always have this pressure to be really slim. After all, in the world today, everyone is trying to be thin and look good. Is there something wrong with that?…
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Interfaith Couples
I had a very secular upbringing and actually converted to Christianity many years ago. I now have a family and am married to a Christian man. I recently began looking into my Jewish roots and am fascinated and drawn to…
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Looking for a Match – Strategies
I am 21 years old, and I wanted to know what I can do or say to help me find a husband soon. I have been saying the morning prayers everyday and say selections from Tehillim (Psalms). If there is…
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Revenge and Restraint
My car was vandalized, and I’m extremely frustrated by the whole matter. I believe the perpetrator is a disgruntled neighbor of mine. I contacted the police, filed a report, but there were not witnesses to there’s not much that can…
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Artificial Insemination
Is there a Talmudic reference to the topic of Artificial Insemination? Thank you very much for your question. Although I am not familiar with any explicit Talmudic reference to artificial insemination, there are a number of early Talmudic commentaries (11th…