Basic Values and Morality
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3 Principles Every Jew Must Know
Life has been so tough. I feel like I want to find peace by asking G-D to take me. I try so hard to make it, bit maybe I am just destined to lose. I also feel we, my wife…
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Secular Music
What are your views on listening to secular music? Answer: Rabbi Moshe Dovid Valley, the foremost student of the Ramcha”l (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato, author of many classic ethical works) discusses secular music in his commentary on Ecclesiastes. He says…
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You Know Your Life Mission
I believe very much in the idea of each of us having a unique purpose. My question is: Do you think, i.e does Judaism teach, that our unique purpose is knowable, and if so, how could one discover what it…
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Take Good Care of the Earth
Are there consequences of abusing the earth? Answer: Any action that we do is responded to in kind. If we treat others respectfully, we are treated respectfully, if we are rude, we will be treated rudely. The same goes for…
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Marijuana
Is it permitted to smoke marijuana? Answer: Thank you for your question. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein OB”M discusses this in his responsa Igros Moshe, Yoreh De’ah Vol. 3, Siman 35. The following is a loose translation of what he writes there:…
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Torah Study – Self Help or Altruism?
I find the Kabbalah I’ve studied in various classes is parallel to self help books and focuses on the “I” or “me”. One course I took was described as”reflective approaches to chart your own path to personal growth.” I have…
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What’s a Mentsch?
What is a Mentsch? I understand in German it means a person, however in Judaism, Mentsch has more meaning. It is a good person – one who helps others. Where in the Torah does mentsch come up? Answer: A Mensch…
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Handicaps and Our Mission
How does God view me as a deaf person? Answer: God places every person in the world with a task to be accomplished. In Hebrew this accomplishment is called a Tikkun. It is a task which only the soul possessed…
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Refunded Order That Was Delivered
I ordered something online over a month ago. A month passed, I didn’t receive the delivery and when I called the company they gave me a refund assuming that the delivery got lost in the mail. Yesterday, more than 5…