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Family and Relationships

Business Law, Family and Relationships

Employer and Employee

What does the Torah say about an employer’s general duties- specifically about owing money to employees for a long time. What about not giving a deserved raise of salary to an employee and instead spending the money on the employers…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Marriage and Dating

My Childhood Sweetheart Doesn’t Love Me

I am deeply in love with a girl whom I’ve known since I was 6 years old. I am now 19. She says that she doesn’t love me, and that I’ll aways be just a friend to her. I have…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Intermarriage, Marriage, Marriage and Dating

How Intermarriage is Perceived

I’m doing some research on Judaism. Could a Jewish man marry outside the religion, like marry a Baptist, and still be considered a practicing Jew? No, for an educated Jew to do so would be akin to throwing a Torah…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Death, Burial, and Bereavement, Family and Relationships

Our Relationship With the Deceased

I lost my father recently. Does he still remember us? Where is he now? What kind of relationship can I have with him now? Thank you for your question. The only time and place a human being can amass mitzvahs…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Family and Relationships, Miscellaneous

Overcoming Anger and Impatience

What would do you recommend as a best approach for overcoming one’s proneness to anger or impatience? Answer: Recognize that the source of anger and impatience is the ego: “I’m not getting what I want.” Start putting other people’s needs…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Marriage and Dating, Prayer and Blessings

Praying for a Match

What type of Prayer should I pray to G-d in finding a man that I can marry who is healthy, educated, financially stable, supportive, loving and understanding? Here are a few traditional ones. You can find more at www.shidduchim.info May…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Marriage, Marriage and Dating, Modesty & Sexuality, Ritual Purity

Modesty in Clothing and Marriage

What is the reason for the Jewish Laws of modest dress? Why is it so important? Why cant we just express modesty in the way we act rather than externally? I’m getting married soon and this issue has been on…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Family and Relationships, Miscellaneous

Gift for a Jewish Doctor

I have a new Doctor who I know is Jewish. I would like to give him a small gift to express my gratitude and appreciation for his care in the recent months. May I give him a small gift or…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler
Marriage, Marriage and Dating

Online Jewish Dating

I am a 40 year old Jewish man, never married. I am not religious. I think it is about time to get married and have children. How do I go about getting married to a Jewish woman? Try online Jewish…

Rabbi Aaron Tendler