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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G-d’s Intolerance for Idolatry
If G-d is so great why does the Torah and the Prophets etc. talk about G-d’s intolerance for idol worship? You shall not have another god “ because I Hashem am a vengeful G-dâ€? It’s almost as if the text…
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The Nature of Prophecy
What is the Jewish definition and understanding of prophecy? Does prophecy only mean forseeing the future? Does it also entail rightly divining G-d’s thoughts and intentions? Being privy to His insight into the lives or circumstances of others? Properly understanding…
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Free Choice and Natural Inclinations
My 9 year old grandson’s teacher described Esau as a “evil” & Jacob as a “righteous” when discussing their birth. When my grandson asked how that could be if there is free will to be good or bad, the teacher…
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Negative Speech and Venting
What does it say about when my wife and I talk negative about others simply because we were sharing our internal feelings or frustration for spiritual or moral support? You are asking an excellent question. King Solomon wrote in Proverbs…
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Evidence and Mohammad
What is the Jewish view of the authenticity of Islam? What does the Holy Torah says about this religion? We don’t have such documents, but we feel logically that believing in Mohammad is in the same category as believing in…
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Origin of Races
How can there be different races if there is one anscestor Adam? When and how did it start? How developed were people in the early history and doesn’t that contradict the theory of prehistoric primitive man in all senses? Maybe…
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“Yahrzeit” – Judgement for the Deceased
Why do we say that on a Yahrzeit (annual date marking the passing of someone) that a person’s Neshama (soul) should have an aliya (be “raised” to a higher level)? Hasn’t he been judged on the day he died? If…
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The Spirit of Ezekiel 36:27
What “Spirit” is Ezekiel 36:27 referring to and how is it significant in modern Jewish beliefs? The commentary Metzudas David explains that the “spirit” in the verse, “I will put my spirit within you, and I will make it so…
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Torah and Judaism
Should we do what G-d wants us to do, or what Judaism wants us to do? What if we’re not convinced that they’re the same thing? Thank you for your question. I think it is important to stress that there…