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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Infinite G-d & Finite World
If G-d’s light is eternal how can it be that in the first words of the Torah it says “in the beginning” ? Hi! Thank you for your fascinating question. I have to tell you that these kinds of issues…
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Testing G-d
In Numbers 14:22 it states our ancestors tested G-d ten times before the incident under discussion. What are those ten tests? Were the people testing G-d or does it mean they were failing His tests? Thank you for your very…
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Borders of the Promised Land
G-d promised Abraham that everywhere he set his foot, it would be land given him for his people, the Jews. I have heard that this goes from Ur of the Chaldees (Saudi Arabia) up to Lebanon, into Egypt. The exception…
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Five Books of Moses
Why do we say the Five Books of Moses? How did the division of the Torah into five separate books come about? I don’t see any mention in the Torah itself of such an expression. Were separate scrolls for each…
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Some Basic Questions About Life and Faith
How do we know that G-d is real? There is significant and even compelling evidence that there is a G-d and that He is the G-d of the Torah. Perhaps the best, most intelligent approach to this question on the…
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How Do Jews Remove Sin?
I was talking with a Christian co-worker and had the following questions. Since Jews do not believe Jesus is the Messiah where in the Torah does it state that we can repent our sins by doing certain things, and in…
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Price Gouging
How does Jewish law approach the issue of price gouging? Thank you for your question. Jewish law has a concept called Ona’ah, which basically means taking financial advantage of your customer. If someone engages in a transaction with you, they…
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Marrying Into Wealth
I am engaged to a wealthy Jewish woman. I am not marrying her for her wealth. She has known only great wealth; whereas, I have always worked for my home, food, clothing, and so on. How will I raise my…
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Accountability for Wrongdoings
Is there a fundamental difference between committing a sin after one was told it was wrong, and committing a sin without knowing it was wrong? In general, the level of responsibility one bears for a sin is directly related to…