G-d and Torah
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The Ten Commandments
Please explain each one of the 10 commandments and the Mitzvot included in each one. Is G-d’s name mentioned in the commandments” where and why is it mentioned? Answer: To make my job easier, I’m quoting the whole thing, from…
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Torah Given in Installments
I was wondering what exactly we received at Mt Sinai. I know that we heard the Ten commandments. I am also aware of the fact that there is a dispute in the Talmud as to how the parts in the…
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How to Avoid Thinking of Torah
How can one prevent oneself from thinking thoughts of Torah while in places of uncleanliness where it is not permitted to do so? Answer: Thank you for your remarkable question! Most people wonder how they can think words of Torah in…
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G-d’s Names
What is the personal name of God? Answer: G-d does not have any Names. What we think of as Names are actually attributes, each expressing various aspects of G-d. We can never understand G-d but these representations help us to…
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Relating to G-d by Relating to Man
I have a question regarding the concept of unconditional love. For example, how can it be that Hashem (G-d) really loves the righteous and the wicked the same? Or is it that Hashem loves the righteous more and unconditional love…
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Why don’t we visit Mount Sinai?
If Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai by G-d himself why is this Mountain not visited by Jewish people or tourists around the world? Answer: We would not want people to worship the mountain or to even think that it had…
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If G-d Only Revealed Himself to Me..
Good afternoon. I have asked this question of many for years and still struggle to find an answer that really speaks to me: Why should I fulfill Mitzvot (commandments) if I cannot be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt in the…
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The Concept of Angels
Could you please help me to find out about the meaning of angels? Answer: Hi, Thanks for asking a fantastic question. The concept of angels in Judaism is very different than in other religions. I always start out by asking…
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Proof of an Oral Torah
I know that there is the torah, the written one, but where does it say anything about the Oral Torah? Answer: There is actually at least one clear reference to the Oral Law in the Written Torah: “When the Lord…