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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The World Before This One
Was there any other world before this world was created? Is it possible that all the good people in that world have taken rebirth in this present world? Maybe the wicked people of that previous world are being born as…
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Treatment of Animals
Is there a specific verse that requires that we do not cause an animal unnecessary pain? The Torah states (Exodus 23:5) that if we see an animal struggling under its load, we are to assist the owner of the animal…
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The Messiah and 6000 years
How do we know that the world will end in the year 6,000? There are many differing contexts of the coming of the Messiah has anyone sorted out the contexts so that we can gauge a clear view? Here are…
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Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiva
During the Bar-Kochba uprising Rabbi Akiva supported its leader. But once Bar-Kohba refused to obey Rabi Akiva when he forbade being friendly with Samaritans. As a result Rabi Akiva left Bar-Kohba and his followers. My definition of this situation is…
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Torah and the Science of the Universe
I was pondering the other the day about the universe. It suddenly occured to me that my belief system might be in conflict with scientific knowledge. Please read The Science of God by Gerald Shroeder, Ph.D. You will love it!…
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G-d, Afterlife, and Angels
Please explain the view of Judaism regarding… [The full text of question was removed for the sake of brevity] The issues that you raise, are at the core of Jewish philosophy, and they are the topics of libraries of literature…
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Tribal Lineage of the Messiah
Which of the kinds of Jewish people will the Messiah belong to — will he be a Levi or a Cohen? Thank you. The Messiah will be a descendant of King David, from the tribe of Judah. There are several…
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Exploring the Movement for Ethical Speech
I’m researching the “Shmiras HaLashon” movement (Campaign against negative speech known as “Lashon Harah”) that has arisen in the past 10 or so years. In general, I’m interested in how popular this subject has become, among who and why. Specifically,…
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Judaism Passed Through the Mother
Judaism defines as a Jew any person born to a Jewish Mother. The status of the Father is not considered, which is very humbling to the Fathers. But how, when Judaism being a Patriarchal society, in which the men are…