G-d and Torah
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What is Torah?
Is the Torah the first five books in the Old Testament of the bible or is there more? Answer: The word Torah shares the same grammatical root as the word “morah”, which is an instructor or a teacher. Therefore, Torah…
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G-d’s Intervention and Heisenberg’s Principle
We know today that our universe, ranging from the weather to the molecules in our body, operate by definite (mathematical) laws. Therefore, everything in our world happens because of these physical laws. When we pray for “G-dly intervention”, we assume…
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Belief in G-d and Unanswered Prayers
I spent quite a bit of time praying for someone who was very ill. Many people came together to pray for this person yet she unfortunately passed away. How can we say then that a prayer is never answered? Obviously…
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Other Flood Stories
A friend told me there is a story from way before the Torah was given that talks about the early days of man and then says there was a flood. Only one man and his family and animals survive the…
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Rekindling a Connection with G-d
I wish I had a better connection to G-d and to my own Judaism. I feel like I’m just going through the motions, I’m just doing things because I have to. Logically I understand the beauty of it all, and…
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G-d’s Expectations and the Value of Action
When life hits a person hard does life, and G-D expect a lot from a person? Also, I cant remember the title of the piece, but the only thing I can remember is that when a person reads the bible…
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He Controls the Waters
Does G-d personally control all storms of water or does he allow his angels to direct and control these things? Answer: One might view the laws of nature that God put into existence as “angels” or His “agents”, but they…
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Why don’t people study Tanach?
Hello, I was wondering what happened to the study of Tanach. I have read the entire Tanach and am reading it a 2nd time but I’ve noticed many Rabbis havent even read the whole thing. Why is that? It’s an…
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Use of Metaphor in the Bible
Why does the Bible say that Wisdom does this or does that- as if Wisdom and not God does it? Why don’t they say God does this or does that? I’m thinking of Proverbs 9 and Sanhedrin 38a: “Wisdom has…