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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Spiritual creating physical
My tenth grade student asked: How can something spiritual create something physical? How can G-d, a spiritual being, do anything on this world, starting from actual creation of physical man. That’s the easy part of the question. What your student…
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How to buy a Torah
Where might I purchase a Torah to help me better study the lesson than I have been taking through your online classes. I recommend the Artscroll Stone edition of the Torah which you can find here. Good luck with your…
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Being Jewish and speaking Hebrew
Is it normal for a Jew (like me) to NOT speak Hebrew, not even a little? Because I don’t at all š and wish to learn. Thank You for your question. It is normal that a Jew does not speak…
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Prayer
From my tenth grade student–Why don’t we say the 13 Ani Ma’amin’s on shabbos? (it isn’t in the siddur as part of shabbos davening) Thank You! Interesting question. I would say it is for the same reason that we don”t…
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Bein Adam Le Chavero
As I was learning that Rivka’s act of chesed (kindness) to Eliezer was that she offered him water before herself, didn’t even ask for any help-and then invited him to her house to eat a dinner- that is an act…
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Kohen and a Funeral
This might be a strange question, but what would be the best way to explain to a friend of mine why i can not attend the funeral of his mother – as i am a kohen? (i just know that…
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A Father's First Born
Why don’t the laws of the first born apply to a father’s first child? The laws of the first born apply to (some) animals as well as to people, and in the case of animals, fatherhood is usually not known.
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A Hora'as Sha'ah
What is a Hora'as Sha'ah? It is a temporary halachic ruling that is issued for emergency reasons.
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Names of Angels
What angels are mentioned by name in the Bible? Gabriel is mentioned in Daniel 8:16 and 9:21; Michael, in Daniel 10:13,21 and 12:1. Those are the only angels mentioned by name in the Bible. Of course, other angels are mentioned…