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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To Attain Fear of G-d
What is an action a person a can do every day in order top attain Fear of G-d? Thanks for this question. Every day a Jew should be working on himself. He should be praying, eating kosher, doing mitzvos (commandments),…
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Commandments and Urges
I’ve heard Judaism described as “a this-worldly religion”? Does this pertains to the everyday life and God being involved in that life? How do the commandments and yetzer (natural inclinations) tie in with this? Life and this earth are real.…
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Stem Cell Research
What is the Jewish view of Stem Cell research? The following article from our other site addresses the issues. Judaism and Stem Cell Research by Dr. Yoel Jakobovits With one spectacular development tumbling over the next in ever more rapid…
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Faith and Dealing with Cancer
My son has been diagnosed with brain cancer. I’m considering giving a talk to a group about my experience. How can I relate our hope and the comfort we receive from Prayer and the Torah. I want to share our…
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Reincarnation In a Nutshell
Is their life after we die? Or will we come back in another person. Reincarnation is debated by the great scholars of the Geonic period (circa 6th to 10th Centuries). Some do not accept it at all while others do…
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Is evil genetic?
As Judaism doesn’t believe in original sin, is it possible to adhere to Jewish teachings yet believe that being evil is genetic? By evil I mean someone who does awful things. I believe that doing such depends on how a…
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The Indispensable Oral Tradition
I am reading the Torah for the first time in about 10 years and have been considering it carefully over the past year. I have been wondering about the oral tradition and where it comes from. I have not yet…
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The “Yetzer HaRa”
Is there anyway to “weaken” our Yetzer HaRa (the natural drive for misdoing) and/or strengthen ourselves to make it have less of an effect on us? I was told that it’s the “job” of our Yetzer HaRa to try to…
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Revelations in the Torah
In the bible how many people witnessed G-d, who were they and where is it mentioned? I am not clear what you mean exactly by “witnessing G-d.” To actually view G-d is something that no human being is capable of…