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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Health, Prayer, and Teffilin
What can bring good luck and health? What should one do when facing health issues? Can wearing tefilin for someone who hasn’t worn tefelin in many years make a difference in health and or good luck? It is always essential…
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Torah and Prophecy
Why would G-d Set things up to give a Torah and communicate with man through prophecy then start to seemingly pull away and be hidden for thousands of years? The first thing to note is that, broadly speaking, there are…
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Angels in Judaism
Do angels exist? Angels most certainly are an integral part of our understanding of the universe. There are many instances of angels mentioned in the Torah [Five Books of Moses] and there are numerous customs associated with angels too. For…
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Save the Jew or the NonJew?
If a both a Jew and a non-Jew were drowning in a lake (they do not differ in any other respect), are you obliged to save the Jew? If all things are indeed equal and there is no option of…
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The Ark and the Levites
It is my understanding that: – The Ark lid weighed over a ton, notwithstanding the cherubim or the coffer itself, which was double-plated inside and out with gold. – The Ark was transported by four men (Levites) How four men…
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Ezekiel and the Unchanging Torah
Tradition states that the Torah will never be “amended” or changed in the future but how come Ezekiel comes up with a prophecy that dictates new sacrifices that would be brought to the third temple. If the Torah can’t be…
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The Need for Torah Study
Whats the point of learning Torah? That’s a pretty open ended question you’ve asked! If you don’t know the contents of the Torah, you can’t do. If you do know a lot of Torah, there is still more to learn…
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Worrying about money
I was reading either Birnbaum’s Mishne Torah or Ganzfried-Goldin’s Kitzur Shulchan Arukh and I remember seeing something to the effect that we shouldn’t worry about money. I’d like to know if there is-or isn’t- such a law, what is it,…
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History of the Nikkudim
My earlier readings indicated that the diacritic marks, or “nikkudim,” were added much later in the history of the evolution of the Hebrew language. Can you tell me approximately what century this occurred? Can you please provide me good English-language…