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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A Jew without Judaism
Hello Rabbi. Thank-you for your time. My question simply stated is; can their truly be such thing as “atheist Jews” and “secular Jews” in their true corresponding ajoining words? To be a Jew is to atleast go as far as…
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The effect of dress
Can you please explain how the modest way we are told to dress effects us and our level of observance? This is a deep question, which I will begin to explore with you. But, like many deep questions, it is…
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Genocide
How are we to understand, and justify, the Torah’s injunction to engage in genocide against the indigenous inhabitants of Canaan? Granted the Canaanites were very evil and as the Torah states, their evil behavior was (at least one of) the…
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Age of the Universe
How old is the Earth? Is science accurate? Jewish years are counted from the end of the first week of creation. (This year is 5766) How old the earth is however, is a serious question and one of major debate…
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One G-d
Do Jewish people, Christians and Muslims worship the same G-d? We think so. Jews and Moslems do for sure. Christianity may be more complicated because it includes the worship of a person (Jesus) and some of its forms include worshiping…
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Atonement today
We find offerings and slaughterings as atonement for sins. If this is the way in which we always received atonement, this is the format in which G-d wishes to atone for our sins. In which case, how do we atone…
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Saying His Name
I have also heard about not saying God’s name out loud. Can you tell me anymore about this? Answer: Thank you for your question. It is true that using G-d’s name in situations where it is not necessary is not…
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Evolution
What is the Jewish explanation of evolution? I am studying Torah beliefs and do believe in G-d but I also understand science and there seems to be merit to humans evolving from millions of years ago. I’m confused knowing that…
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Beyond description
If we believe that G-d is totally beyond our understanding, imagination-which for me is very logical, how can we describe Him as being one you can’t describe something that you cant imagine The Torah in many instances attributes “human” characteristics…