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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Happiness and the Purpose of Life
I have recently been reading Mesilat Yesharim (Path of the Just) and according to the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto) this life is just a series of tests and sufferings that a person has to endure. Is it correct therefore…
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When the enemy suffers
I find it disturbing that many of my friends, and often myself, find pleasure in hearing of catastrophies, such as an earthquake, in countries where anti-Semitism is rampant. Is it permissible to rejoice over the deaths of one’s enemies in…
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Why do I need a Jewish Mother?
If my father was a Jew and my mother not, then why would I not be considered a Jew? What is my status? Shalom! According to Jewish law, a person’s status follows the mother. The reason for this is because…
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Maternal Judaism
My father’s side of the family is jewish. My mother was Christian. Why is the mother’s faith the predominant predictor of naturalized religion? In other words, why can’t I consider myself a jew? Is there strict doctrine that says your…
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Born with a Clean Slate?
According to Jewish belief it is my understanding that all human beings are ‘bad’ but have been created since they have the potential to be ‘good’. Therefore even babies – who come ‘clean’ to this world – are in the…
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A Good Person
Why can’t I, a Jew, be a good person without Judaism? You might try to be good without Judaism, but you will have a hard time determining what is considered good. Do you decide what good is, is it based…
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Good for the Bad and Bad for the Good
Hello, I really need to know something that’s been like a needle in my mind. In the Torah it says that those who follow the way of Hashem will be rewarded and those who don’t will be punished. If that…
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Communicating with God
I frequently wonder if God created man or did man create God. Although I go to services nearly every day (I’m saying Kaddish), I get very little out of the services. I’d really like to “believe” but sometimes I think…
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Coming back to Judaism
I was wondering what the bible, or Jewish law, has to say about people who briefly “lose their way.” If someone decides that he no longer is interested in following Jewish customs, but then several days or years later realizes…