G-d and Torah
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Did G-d speak on Mt. Sinai?
Hello. My question is how do you know that it was God at Sinai? Is there any way to know that it was God? What was the revelation like? You ask critically important questions, the kind which only truly reflective…
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The Torah and the “Old Testament”
How does the Torah differ from the Old Testament? The Torah is part of the so called “Old Testament.” The name “Old Testament” is a Christian theological statement of their view of the Jewish Bible in relation to the Christian…
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Torah and Pagan Influences
I’ve read on many sites that the scape goat concept and the sprinkling of blood on a person having skin disease for purification etc. were due to pagan influence and that G-D who is most compassionate would not allow that…
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Seen G-d?
Has anyone actually seen G-d? I seem to remember seeing in Torah that there was one who did come face to face with G-d and lived but cannot remember for sure.Hi! It does say in the book of Exodus in…
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G-d’s many names
A friend of mine says that the first sentence in Genesis mentions the first personality of G-d. G-d has three personalities, Lord, My Lord G-d and and the spirit, which is mentioned many times in the torah. Is this true?…
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Why believe Moses more than Jesus or Mohammad?
If Jesus wasn’t the Christ as He claimed to be, then who was he? Answer: It’s hard to answer this kind of question, because you come into it with a set of assumptions that I think are very different from…
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G-d in Human Terms
Genesis 18 Abraham entertains 3 men and offers them food,water,and shade. He even offers to wash thier feet. Well thay accept and then in verse 10 the Torah states that one of the three was the L–D then in verse…
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Faith and Letting Go
What does it mean to “let go and let G-d” or “give G-d control of your life”? I cannot grasp the concept of this but feel that it can make a great improvement in my life if I begin thinking…
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To emulate G-d
In Judaism, we are encouraged to emulate G-d in many ways. We rest on Shabbat because G-d rested, seek justice as G-d is just, etc. Can you help me find verses in the Torah that urges us to manifest G-d’s…