G-d and Torah
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Is G-d Alive?
How is G-d alive, so to speak? G-d explains to us that He is Infinite, meaning that He always existed and always will exist. He created time and space, and is not limited by time or space. So, since He…
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The Jewish Rejection of Christianity
Why do Jews reject Christianity? One of my teachers expounded the following thought: When you consider the development of all religions in the world, Judaism stands out as unique. All of the other religions begin with a supposed communication between…
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Mishnah, Gemara, and Talmud
What are the Mishnah, the Gemara, and the Talmud? The Mishnah is a collection of the laws that were given to Moses orally or that were instituted by the courts over the centuries following Moses’ time. It was compiled by…
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The G-d of the Jews
Do you think that the G-d of the Jews is the same as that of the Christians? I ask this because some Christians bow down and pray to Jesus, Mary, angels, and the disciples; and some even believe that Jesus…
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Is G-d Really a “He”?
A very literate Jew I know continually refers to G-d as a “He”. Why not refer to G-d as a “She”? G-d, being non-physical, is gender neutral (i.e. neither a “he” nor “she”). However, proper rules of grammatical etiquette employs…
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Overview of Jewish Practice
I am a Jew from Turkey who is very interested in the Jewish traditions and their place in our lives. Yet, all I know about is the Kiddush and lighting candles on the Sabbath. Due to living in diaspora I…
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Infinite G-d & Finite World
If G-d’s light is eternal how can it be that in the first words of the Torah it says “in the beginning” ? Hi! Thank you for your fascinating question. I have to tell you that these kinds of issues…
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Testing G-d
In Numbers 14:22 it states our ancestors tested G-d ten times before the incident under discussion. What are those ten tests? Were the people testing G-d or does it mean they were failing His tests? Thank you for your very…
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Five Books of Moses
Why do we say the Five Books of Moses? How did the division of the Torah into five separate books come about? I don’t see any mention in the Torah itself of such an expression. Were separate scrolls for each…