The Land of Israel
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Killing of Canaanite Children
I want to know if there is any source through which I can get information relating to the evil of the Canaanite nations.They used to sacrifice their children, etc. and of course their evil was to be destroyed but why…
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Laws of war
The book of Deuteronomy says that when we go to war with the faraway nations we are to give its people a chance to surrender. If they do, then they are to become our slaves and do forced labor for…
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Israeli Clothing
What is the national dress for israel ? There really isn’t a single national dress… certain religious groups have typical dress, but not Israelis. They are very modern/western normally.
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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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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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Amalek Descendants
If Amalek was descended from esau- do we know who his descendants are? Does HaShem (G-d) dislike them by automatically or were they also warmongers? Hi, Traditionally, we understand that the descendents of Esau were represented by the Romans, then…
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What accompanied the sacrifices?
When aminals were sacrificed, either prior to the Golden Calf incident, when performed privately by persons such as Noah or Abraham, or for that matter, during the temple period, what kinds of prayers or incantations accompanied the sacrifices? There were…
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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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The Red Sea
Is the "Red Sea" red? The name "Red Sea" may be a mispronunciation for "Reed sea". In the Torah it's always called "yam suf", never "yam adom", and "suf" means "reeds" (Ex. 2:3).