G-d and Torah
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In the “image of G-d”
Does a Nazi fall into the category of “tzelem elokim” (status of being created in the image of G-d) or has he lost that part of his being that would allow that category to apply to him? The question you…
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Torah and Prophecy
Why would G-d Set things up to give a Torah and communicate with man through prophecy then start to seemingly pull away and be hidden for thousands of years? The first thing to note is that, broadly speaking, there are…
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Angels in Judaism
Do angels exist? Angels most certainly are an integral part of our understanding of the universe. There are many instances of angels mentioned in the Torah [Five Books of Moses] and there are numerous customs associated with angels too. For…
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Ezekiel and the Unchanging Torah
Tradition states that the Torah will never be “amended” or changed in the future but how come Ezekiel comes up with a prophecy that dictates new sacrifices that would be brought to the third temple. If the Torah can’t be…
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The Need for Torah Study
Whats the point of learning Torah? That’s a pretty open ended question you’ve asked! If you don’t know the contents of the Torah, you can’t do. If you do know a lot of Torah, there is still more to learn…
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Communicating with God
I frequently wonder if God created man or did man create God. Although I go to services nearly every day (I’m saying Kaddish), I get very little out of the services. I’d really like to “believe” but sometimes I think…
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How is He one?
I have a question regarding the “One True God” that we see in many scriptures of the Bible, especially that of Isaiah. Even with all these scriptures we also have many scriptures that state that there are more than one.…
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Vegetarianism
I’ve recently been studying the torah for a school project, and I have found that Judaism may be right for me. I am a vegetarian, and I was wondering what your stance on vegetarianism is. Thank you. It depends on…
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Law and revelation
How do differing concepts of revelation affect the process of decision-making in Jewish law? Until very recently, there was only one concept of revelation and that was as stated in the Torah–namely, that between two and three million people witnessed…