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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Judaism and Health
What quotes from the Torah speak to the need for believers to be healthy? Does the Torah speak to the importance of being healthy over being religious? Answer: There is a verse in the Torah we read just a few…
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Working on Loving Others
I am a 15 year old boy learning in a Yeshiva. I have learned that these days leading up to Rosh Hashana are days of special closeness to G-d and that working to refine our behavior at this time is…
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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…
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Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah – What’s What?
I am so confused. I don’t understand which version of the bible is the Jewish version? I am also confused with the Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah. What’s what? Does one come from another? Who authored them? I am sure that…
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The 1st Commandment
What is the first commandment of the Ten commandments given to us by Moses? I was told by a friend that the current translation of the bible doesn’t have the actual first command. Is this true and what is it?…
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Astrology
Is astrology biblical? I know that there are several things God intended for good that men have taken and perverted. Is astrology one of those things? Can we actually use the stars, sun, moon, constellations, etc., for “signs” as God…
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Evidence Vs. Leap of Faith
Could you explain (in just a few sentences) why the Jewish religion is superior to other religions? You, a believer, must have at least some arguments why you are a follower of the Jewish religion and not another one. Therefore…