Reward and Punishment
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The “Original Sin”
If Adam is the one who did what G-d had forbade him to do, why then do we all have to suffer for what Adam did? Isn’t it true we are all accountable for our own “sins”? Answer: In fact,…
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The World to Come
What is the modern Jewish thinking about afterlife? Afterlife is a subject that deserves a tremendous amount of time to delve into and understand. I will try to convey some of the basics of Jewish belief on this matter, but…
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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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Fated to Suffer
Do you believe that there are people whose lives are meant to be only about suffering? And why would G-d make someone beautiful, talented and intelligent, only to take every opportunity away from them, even though they have so much…
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The “cut off” soul
Leviticus 7:27 “Any person who eats any blood, that soul shall be cut off from its people.” Does “cut off” imply that a Jewish soul can be murdered? It means that it is spiritually cut off from it’s root in…
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The Reason Things Happen
I have a question that I have been looking answer for for a long time.Does everything bad that happens in our life have a reason? A lot of times people say: oh this happen in my life b/c I must…
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Interpreting signs
I beleive in signs. However, I have been reluctant to interpret signs, rather I’ve chosen to approach signs as a kind of “reassurance” if you will. By reassurance I mean that there is a reassurance that all is well, there…
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In the “image of G-d”
Does a Nazi fall into the category of “tzelem elokim” (status of being created in the image of G-d) or has he lost that part of his being that would allow that category to apply to him? The question you…
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Heaven and Hell
I know that Jews believe in Heaven, but is it said in Jewish text that there is a hell? Answer: Thank you for your question. Jews believe in an afterlife, and in fact that afterlife is the main purpose of…