Basics of Judaism
- Basic Values and Morality
- Chosen People
- G-d and Torah
- Heaven and Hell
- Other Denominations
- Reward and Punishment
- Science and Torah
- Sin and Repentance
- The Messiah
- Who is a Jew?
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Suffering and Tests
Many Jews suffer so much. Sometimes they are told that they deserve their suffering or that the suffering is a test. I believe such counsel is arrogant and counterproductive – it leaves the sufferer even more depressed. How is one…
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G-d of Compassion
I was talking to a friend of mine who is Christian, and he was telling me about how the G-d that he believes in is more compassionate and nice than the G-d that Jews believe in. I sought to prove…
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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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Invasive Thoughts, Thoughts of Death
Recently I started to think a lot about death and I can’t stop thinking about it. It worries me a lot and I’m only 22 years old. I’m worried that G-d forbid I’ll get sick and die early. I don’t…
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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…