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| Jewish dinner customs in approx. 30 AD | 9/2/2009 |
Q: Mr. Brody, I r'cd an e-mail stating that in approximately 30 AD it was the custom in Israel that if ...
A: Shalom Donna, I am not familiar with such a custom in our sources. More than that, I do not recall ...
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| The cost for a private guide in Israel? | 8/25/2009 |
Q: we want to take a private tour in Israel in august 2010 for about 11 days to see things we haven't ...
A: Shalom Mike, There are a lot of variables here, so I suggest you correspond directly with someone ...
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| Jewish Roots | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I was born in Cuba. My father told me that he thinks we have Jewish heritage in our roots. Both my ...
A: Shalom Elisabeth, It is quite possible that your family has Jewish roots, but it may be difficult ...
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| Names | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I'm from brooklyn, NY- originally from Queens. I'm the third of all four sisters and my question ...
A: Shalom Marlene, חיכיתי שלוש ...
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| hebrew to english translation | 3/26/2009 |
Q: hey how are you going? i was wondering if you knew the correct hebrew translation for the phrase ...
A: Shalom Jessica, Interesting question, but after looking at the phrase for a few minutes- several ...
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| Joseph/Coat of Color | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Can you give me more information on Joseph's Coat of Color, other than what we find in the bible? ...
A: Shalom Ray, Interesting question! Here are a few ideas that may help you get started: *Who would ...
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| Israel travel in August 2009 | 2/17/2009 |
Q: Taking the family for the first time, 2 kids, 11 and 15, husband, and 77 year old mother. What are ...
A: Shalom Allison, I'm afraid I don't have the time to give your question the detailed response you ...
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| Torah | 1/11/2009 |
Q: who is the son mentioned in proverbs 30 v 4 regards Mark
A: Shalom Mark, The verse seems pretty straightforward to me. Solomon asks a rhetorical(If you think ...
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| surname | 1/4/2009 |
Q: My Grandmother's maiden name was Isreal. Is this a Jewish name?
A: Shalom Stacy, Isreal or Israel? It looks to me that the source of the name is almost certainly ...
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| israel's air strike | 12/31/2008 |
Q: i'm just curious as to why egypt helps israel in this fight against the palestinians. I'm so far ...
A: Shalom Juan, Politics is not really my area of expertise, but I think there is a very simple answer ...
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| immigration | 12/5/2008 |
Q: Good day Sir/madam! I am a citizen of the Russian federation and was trained as a medical doctor in ...
A: Shalom Antonio, I don't have any specific information in that field, but suggest you be in touch ...
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| Joining IDF | 11/30/2008 |
Q: I am presently a Marine. I will get out in 2013. I noticed someone asked this question, but I want ...
A: Shalom Marcus, I am not an expert on current IDF policy, but this looks pretty straightforward: ...
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| crypto jews in puerto rico | 11/28/2008 |
Q: How would one be able to find out if he/she is a descendant of crypto jews. My surname is "Saez". ...
A: Shalom Michael, I had not heard of the name before, but I see the Jewish connection has been well ...
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| ninth av | 10/29/2008 |
Q: what historically significant things happened on the ninth of av during world war 2?
A: Shalom Karen, Try this: The first temple in Jerusalem was destroyed on Tisha B’Av. 410 years ...
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| Great Great Grandmother's Sister | 10/15/2008 |
Q: Brody. I'm 19 and have had an obsession with my ancestry for the past year or so. I just find it all ...
A: Shalom Deanna, I would like to help you, but it sounds like you don't have too much to work with... ...
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| Ambiguous last names - author assistance | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I hope that you are able to help me with what is sure to be an unusual request. I am an author, ...
A: Shalom Chris, Interesting question (the book also sounds interesting)! Let's start with the words ...
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| keith | 7/29/2008 |
Q: Can Israel be used as a surname. If so is it a common surname.
A: Shalom Keith, Yes, it is a fairly common name. You can see some information about it's use here: ...
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| Israel | 6/15/2008 |
Q: Who went to truman and ask him to let Isreal become a state Who called truman to let the Jewish man ...
A: Shalom Marvin, Sounds a little like a homework question... What Truman was asked to do was for the ...
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| Family tree | 5/30/2008 |
Q: My husband's grandfather, Kevi Levin, and his 4/5 brothers fled Lithuania and 4 of them came to ...
A: Shalom Margie, Sounds like a treasure hunt with very few clues... I would look first at the South ...
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| Isreal | 5/18/2008 |
Q: was Israel ever occupied by the British and were the Jewish people ever imprisoned by them or sent ...
A: Shalom William, [Sounds a little like a homework question to me...] Briefly: Israel (then called ...
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| Is Jerusalem under Islamic law? | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Is Jerusalem now under Islamic law? A group from my church just returned and said the muslims ...
A: Shalom Linda, The City of Jerusalem has been united since the 1967 six day war, and is part of the ...
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| Jewish burial customs 2,000 years ago | 5/13/2008 |
Q: Was embalming a part of Jewish burial customs 2,000 years ago?
A: Shalom Winston, No, our custom in Israel, today as it was also 2,000 years ago, is to bury directly ...
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| Fruits & Vegetables Available in Jesus' Time | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I am trying to discover what fruits and vegetables would have been available at the market in Jesus' ...
A: Shalom Lisa, The Land of Israel is known in the Bible for 7 species of food in Deuteronomy 8:8- ...
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| Name search | 3/3/2008 |
Q: My great,great,great grandmother was jewish,she imagrated to Canada in the late 1800s.Her last name ...
A: Shalom Aron, That is quite an accomplishment to trace your lineage back 5 generations! I don't ...
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| immigrating to israel | 2/27/2008 |
Q: My mother was Jewish when I was born, later converted, Christian, on my birth certificate, U.S., My ...
A: Shalom Brian, I am not an expert in this, but if when you were born your mother was Jewish, and you ...
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| immigration.... | 2/26/2008 |
Q: Menachem, i m a student and an Indian citizen by birth and descent. i m a christian by faith right ...
A: Shalom George, Indian nationality is no obstacle, but automatic citizenship is only available to ...
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| travelling in Israel during Passover | 1/7/2008 |
Q: We are thinking of travelling to Israel this Passover. How much will Passover affect our ...
A: Shalom Elaine, If you are talking about the first day of the holiday, Sunday April 20, this will be ...
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| living in israel | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I would like to know if you can give me any information on the possibility of an American non-Jew ...
A: Shalom Sarah, Sounds a little difficult,but I understand that a non-jew can become a naturalized ...
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| Israel Visit-First Time | 12/23/2007 |
Q: Shalom.... I am a Catholic and vish to visit the most well known Christian sites in your beautiful ...
A: Shalom Patric, Sounds like an interesting itinerary, but since my fields of knowledge are Judaism ...
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| Can I move to Israel | 12/23/2007 |
Q: I am not a Jew but would like to move to Israel and live there. Would Israel let an American become ...
A: Shalom Glen, Sounds a little difficult,but I understand that a non-jew can become a naturalized ...
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| Jewish burial customs | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I was researching ancient Jewish burial customs and came across your answer on allexperts.com: ...
A: Shalom Jodi, Of course what is written in Chronicles is true! What I wrote was: "Our custom (going ...
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| Israel | 10/24/2007 |
Q: I took a class on Israel back in 2002 in which the professor, who was Jewish, told us that in Israel ...
A: Shalom Joshua, Not accurate: Sizable tracts of land in Israel were purchased from Arab owners in ...
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| Immigration | 9/27/2007 |
Q: my name is Eve Curtis, I just would like to ask for some general info on who I should contact in ...
A: Shalom Eve, Sounds like a good idea to me! We like to think of Israel as the Land of unlimited ...
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| What Would be Christ's Opinion | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I am just wondering if the United States should become militarily involved in other countrie's ...
A: Shalom Mike, I think your questions are very good, but must confess that I do not have the wisdom ...
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| Jewish origin? | 9/12/2007 |
Q: Hello, how are you today. I am a young adult seeking my roots and where I am from. I founded out ...
A: Shalom Jacqueline, Several people have written to me from Puerto Rico with a similar question. I ...
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| joining IDF | 9/1/2007 |
Q: i was curious... I am currently attending the University of Oregon and I will finish when i am ...
A: Shalom Alexander, I don't have up to date info about the army, but this site: ...
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| jewish graves | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I recently got back from Israel and noticed while I was there that may of the graves have square ...
A: Shalom Jean, The graves you mention date back to the time of the First and Second Temples, until ...
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| Ancient funeral rites | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to find out the origin of the funeral rite of Taharah. Specifically, I'd like to know if ...
A: Shalom Romulo, I'm not an expert in this subject, but as far as I know the first written compendium ...
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| dead sea | 7/12/2007 |
Q: sir wht are the threats to dead sea and what5 are the preventive measure tha you are doing?
A: Shalom Suchita, Your question sounds like a good subject for a book, or a homework assignment... ...
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| Joining the IDF | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I wish to join the IDF, however I am twenty-two now and have been serving with the United States ...
A: Shalom William, First of all- this is not a dilema, but a number of open possibilities before you. ...
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| meening of words | 4/19/2007 |
Q: what are literal meening of words,daud,suleman(messenger and ...
A: Shalom Raja, The words in your list are not in Hebrew, or are transliterated in a way that I do not ...
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| Joshua | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Q- What ever happened to Joshua, Moshe successor...the Torah does not speak of his death location? ...
A: Shalom R, Now I understand your original question better... The source of the quote you sent is ...
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| Joshua | 4/5/2007 |
Q: Q- What ever happened to Joshua, Moshe successor...the Torah does not speak of his death location?
A: Shalom R, Not in the Torah, but at the end of the book of Joshua- Joshua 24:29-30 You can see his ...
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| Jewish roots | 3/30/2007 |
Q: How far back in someones family tree is still considered Jewish ancestry? Meaning, If your ...
A: Shalom Tim, According to Jewish law, a Jew is: 1- the child of a Jewish mother or 2- a person who ...
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| Jews in America | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I need to know how the Jews came to America and where did they finally settled down? (names of ...
A: Shalom Barbara, Sounds like a good topic for a serious book, or at least a lengthy homework ...
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| surnames! | 3/18/2007 |
Q: while traceing our family tree, we've come across a surname of Solomons. We've discovered that this ...
A: Shalom Kelly, While I an not an expert on geneology, here are a few ideas that may help in your ...
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| Israel and Puerto Ricans? | 2/4/2007 |
Q: Hi Happy Valentine's day and lent week too since its coming up so fast its like two weeks away. I ...
A: Shalom Jackie, I don't have much to add to our earlier exchange of emails, but here are some links ...
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| Spiritual roots | 1/22/2007 |
Q: shalom too you too lol. So you said in the last post that Puerto Ricans also known as West Indians ...
A: Shalom Jackie, I don't have much to add to my first answer. If the original natives of Puerto Rico ...
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| My roots? | 1/19/2007 |
Q: Hi, How are you today. I have a question reguarding on my roots. I am west indie well Puerto rican ...
A: Shalom Jackie, Interesting question! I don't know anything about the origins of the Tiano tribe, ...
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| Your response about the burial traditions | 1/17/2007 |
Q: I am very interested by the discussions on this site. Importantly on the burial of Jesus. I believe ...
A: Shalom Keith, I'm sorry, but this is outside my area of expertise. I do not recall mention of a ...
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| Something Kosher about Tuna | 1/7/2007 |
Q: A few months back I was reading an article while researching a question I had about tuna being ...
A: Shalom Letitia, I am not an expert on this, but here is my understanding: Tuna have scales and fins ...
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| Nazareth | 12/17/2006 |
Q: Is there any archaeological evidence that Nazareth existed 2000 years ago? Why doesn't Josephus ...
A: Shalom Dr. Charles, This is not really my field, though I am aware of the lack of archaeological ...
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| Lost Tribes | 11/28/2006 |
Q: my name is Lori and I am 37 years old. I have, in the last year, become very interested by religion, ...
A: Shalom Lori, Interesting question! I am not an expert on the subject of the Lost Tribes, but ...
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| attitude towards America | 11/20/2006 |
Q: Brody What do you feel the common Israeli attitude towards the USA is like? Do the Israeli Jews tend ...
A: Shalom David, I think that each of your questions deserves a lengthy article, or at least a ...
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| Garnments | 10/17/2006 |
Q: My mom and I are trying to find ancient Jewish Wedding garnments pictures or description. Would you ...
A: Shalom Allah, Interesting question! Try this site: http://www.begedivri.com/wedding.htm This is a ...
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| General question | 10/13/2006 |
Q: My family I are contemplating mayking Aliyah next year. We are "older" parents who still have a 13 ...
A: Shalom Lauree, First of all, congratulations on your plans for Aliyah! If I understood your brief ...
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| IDF Enlistment | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I am pretty fluent in Hebrew, lived in Israel for a year when I was younger but am a US citizen. I ...
A: Shalom Kodesh, Good question! When I made Aliya close to 30 years ago I was about your age, and ...
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| Jerusalem | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I've been trying but can't find this info- how many Jews died during the siege and subsequent ...
A: Shalom Johann, As a traditional, rather than a modern, scholar- it will be difficult for me to ...
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| My tribe? | 9/12/2006 |
Q: I never meet my father(He died when I was three), but he was half Jewish and came from his family ...
A: Shalom Zachary, That's a question that a lot of us would like to know the answer to: which tribe ...
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| I'm a troubled person | 7/30/2006 |
Q: If you look at my web page, you'll know. Please help me. Sarah ...
A: Shalom Sarah, Perhaps I'm a little slow this morning (before coffee), but after browsing through ...
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| israel | 7/29/2006 |
Q: what year did israel become a nation?
A: Shalom Kendra, Well, that depends upon what you mean by "nation". If you are talking about a ...
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| IDF | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Menachem, I read with interest your reply to another question in relation to joining the IDF. Are ...
A: Shalom Conor, That is an easy question to answer: After many years service in the IDF (including ...
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| mohsen... | 6/18/2006 |
Q: Shalom menachem, your mail made me very very happy.thanks for your attention. you know i really ...
A: Shalom Mohsen, If there is anything specific I can help you with- please let me know. If you are ...
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| thank you | 5/21/2006 |
Q: How are you? I am sorry to thank you so late. I am really thankful because of the time that you ...
A: Shalom Mohsen, Concerning conversion and the Law of Return: As I understand it, only an Orthodox ...
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| Ancient Jewish Garments | 5/11/2006 |
Q: I am writing a short story and have had trouble finding this information. Could you you tell me a ...
A: Shalom Chris, A difficult question. The time you are talking about is the end of the Hasmonean ...
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| David Ben-Gurion | 4/17/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew anything about the leadership qualities of Ben-Gurion, the founder of ...
A: Shalom Glenn, Sounds a little like a homework question :-) Even though many opposed his policies, ...
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| Spices used in Ancient Jewish Burial customs | 4/5/2006 |
Q: Shalom, Thank you for your reply. If I may I would like to ask a follow up question. In John's ...
A: Shalom Michael, If I understand your interest- you are looking for evidence that body weight was ...
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| Spices used in Ancient Jewish Burial customs | 4/4/2006 |
Q: Shalom, I am a Christian and heard any interesting comment which I wanted to confirm and / or find ...
A: Shalom Michael, I must confess that I have not heard this, and I suspect it does not come from ...
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| Jewish Burial | 3/29/2006 |
Q: I was told, while on tour in Israel, that the custom during the First century CE was to bury a ...
A: Shalom Ben, Our custom today, based on the Mishna and Talmud (circa 1st to 3rd century) is to wash ...
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| Dead Sea Scrolls | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I wish to know more about the dead sea scrolls. I am currently writing a research paper about the ...
A: Shalom C., Sometimes people send me questions that are wide enough to need a book to answer- I ...
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| Ancient Jewish Burial Customs | 2/19/2006 |
Q: My background: I am a Christian living in the US. MyDoes the Mishna indicate that at the time of ...
A: Shalom Brian, I am not familiar with any such law (of waiting 3 or 4 days) in the Mishna (though it ...
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| Nazareth to Jerusalem | 12/26/2005 |
Q: Broady: Thank you for answering my questions. I will be travelling to Israel in about 4 weeks, with ...
A: Shalom Paul, Intersting question! While I do not deal with questions concerning Christianity, I can ...
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| Tzfat | 6/7/2005 |
Q: Wife and I will be in Har Nof on 6/19 and we're interested in touring Tzfat. We are very leery ...
A: Shalom Sam, Let's take it from the inexpensive on up: Public buses are not bad, but it is a long ...
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| Ark of the Covenant | 4/5/2005 |
Q: Does anyone know where the Ark of the Covenant is today? Answer - Shalom Sydney, This is a ...
A: Shalom Sydney, Yes, this is a familiar story. There are tribes in Ethiopia that have a tradition ...
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| Ark of the Covenant | 4/4/2005 |
Q: Does anyone know where the Ark of the Covenant is today?
A: Shalom Sydney, This is a question that comes up repeatedly, since the idea of "finding the lost ...
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| Israel | 3/27/2005 |
Q: My question is long, but I'm asking you for a reason. My parents left Palestine (slash Israel, ...
A: Shalom Beisan, First of all, let me congratulate you on your name, which reminds us of the city ...
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| translation | 3/27/2005 |
Q: Please go to http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/lotegre/lotearch/comphebrewtestju03.pdf and scroll ...
A: Shalom Jeff, Forgive me, but these are all common words found in a dictionary. If you are trying ...
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| translation | 3/26/2005 |
Q: Would you be able to help me translate a Hebrew story into English if I would give you a link?
A: Shalom Jeff, I haven't got time to translate a story. (This is Spring time here, and we have plenty ...
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| My lineage | 3/2/2005 |
Q: My father is Jewish and mother is Italian My father's father's name is Katcher or Kaczor My ...
A: Shalom David, Sounds like you have been doing a lot of research, with interesting finds and ideas! ...
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| Ezekiel 48 | 2/20/2005 |
Q: Curtis Cherry curtisiv@earthlink.net Ezekiel 48 My name is Curtis Cherry, I am 38 years old my ...
A: Shalom Curtis, Your question is a good one, and I'm afraid I can shed little light on it. I will ...
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| Jacome - jewish surname? | 2/19/2005 |
Q: *background=related to person with possible Jewish name, looking for possible Jewish ancestry Would ...
A: Shalom Will, While I personally have not encountered the name before, a fast search of "google" ...
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| About Isreal | 2/7/2005 |
Q: What is the actual geographical regon of Isreal ? Is this blue colors in Isreal Flag also show the ...
A: Shalom again, Jon, Geographical region: if you look closely at a world map, you will see that the ...
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| About Isreal | 2/7/2005 |
Q: Is the current Israel is a actual Israel or it have more areas? What is the flag of Isreal show? ...
A: Shalom Jon, Sounds to me like you are either writing a book, or answering a homework assignment ...
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| Trees | 1/21/2005 |
Q: Psalm 1:3 says that a praiseworthy man is "like a tree deeply rooted alongside brooks of water, that ...
A: Shalom Jim, The tree that jumps to mind is the Olive, being both evergreen and bearing seasonal ...
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| Jewish Faith | 1/19/2005 |
Q: I am 50 years old and have been basically protestant all of my life. I was always taught that the ...
A: Shalom Mike, I had a little trouble understanding your question, but I will try to present some ...
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| Western wall question | 12/15/2004 |
Q: why doesn't Israel remove the weeds that are growing in the western wall?
A: That's a question I haven't heard before, but I think it's a good one: If you take a good look at ...
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| Jews in Brazil | 12/14/2004 |
Q: Shalom My father's family emigrated to Brazil from somewhere in Russia. Why, in the 20th century, ...
A: Shalom Clara, This is not really my field, but we will give it a try: A significant number of ...
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| intifad | 11/17/2004 |
Q: During First Intifada what did the USA or other states do to try to defuse the situation and as the ...
A: Shalom haq, As I wrote before- this is really not my type of question. Concerning the first ...
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| Israeil history | 11/11/2004 |
Q: Can u please tell me what was the Israeli Position on Gulf War 1 (Desert Storm). And about the ...
A: Shalom haq, Sounds like a good topic for a medium length book, or a homework question... Very ...
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| thank you!
according to your... | 11/7/2004 |
Q: according to your answer - i would think that transfering an undoubtedly Jewish cemetery from Gush ...
A: Shalom Eppie, Now I understand your original question... The Halachic question concerning Gush ...
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| shalom!
i was wondering if... | 11/7/2004 |
Q: shalom! i was wondering if you understand why to some leading chareidi rabbis the issue of the ...
A: Shalom Eppie, Being neither Charedi, or a Rabbi- your question is not really for me... Though ...
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| joining the IDF | 11/6/2004 |
Q: My name is Nathan Glover. I'm a jewish American and I want to join the Israeli Defense forces. How ...
A: Shalom Nathan, Sounds like a good idea- its something I did myself some 25 years ago... To do full ...
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| Private guide | 10/27/2004 |
Q: We're planning a trip to Israel & Egypt hopefully over Hanukah this year. Our daughter is 8 and is ...
A: Shalom Terry, I must tell you that I have never been to Egypt (yet?), and so can not make ...
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| Private guide | 10/26/2004 |
Q: We're planning a trip to Israel & Egypt hopefully over Hanukah this year. Our daughter is 8 and is ...
A: Shalom Terry, Here are a few names of guides that we can recommend: Yossi Maimon ...
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| tour guide in Israel | 9/4/2004 |
Q: My friends and I are planning a trip to Israel. We are looking for a tour that emphasizes Jewish ...
A: Shalom Dee, A lot depends on the number of people in your group, and your budget. Also if you are ...
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| hi there. my husband and... | 8/6/2004 |
Q: my husband and i are traveling to israel next week with our 9 month old baby. we're staying in ...
A: Shalom Malky, Are you looking for a guide, or will you be traveling on your own in a rented car? A ...
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| I have a few questions about Tiberias, Israel, old and new | 8/1/2004 |
Q: My husband was involved in an archealogical dig on the site of old Tiberias, and now I have a few ...
A: Shalom Arlene, That must have been quite an experience to participate in uncovering these physical ...
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| The Ten Tribes | 7/30/2004 |
Q: Mr. Brody, I wish to enquire about the possibility of a portion of the Lost Ten Tribes (if you ...
A: Shalom Erik, Rumors of this sort have been around for hundreds of years, and are frequently ...
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| I'm American and a father... | 7/23/2004 |
Q: I'm American and a father of 2 children. My daughter is in Israel right now celebrating her ...
A: Shalom Nathan, First, let me congratulate you on the Bat Mitzva of your daughter- may you all find ...
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| the veil of the last temple in jerusalem | 7/19/2004 |
Q: I was told that there was a reference to something that had "gone wrong" in the temple 40 years ...
A: Shalom Paul, I checked over the chronology and several sources, but again have not found a ...
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| the veil of the last temple in jerusalem | 7/19/2004 |
Q: The last temple was destroyed in AD 72. Christian writings ( the gospels ) refer to an event that ...
A: Shalom Paul, The event you ask about which is mentioned in the gospels is well known from that ...
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| Massada | 7/15/2004 |
Q: About 12 years ago I visited Israel with my mother and grandmother as a Bat Mitvah gift. One of my ...
A: Shalom Rachel, Yes, Massada (or Masada) is certainly one of the more impressive sites in Israel. ...
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| Israel | 7/12/2004 |
Q: I have always wondered about the facts about Israel and it's formation as a State. I thought I ...
A: Shalom Trish, Your questions touch several major points in uderstanding what is going on in Israel, ...
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| Being Jewish | 7/5/2004 |
Q: Is being Jewish designate your religious practice, or can it be a nationality, also? When I asked ...
A: Shalom Karin, This is one of the rather unique qualities of Judaism: We are a nationality, being ...
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| The 10 Tribes | 6/19/2004 |
Q: Good day My name is Jeanne. I live in South Africa and I'm a Christian. I accepted Jesus as my ...
A: Shalom Jeanne, I will try briefly to put things in perspective: As a people, we are called in the ...
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| ancient jewish archeology - burial customs | 5/18/2004 |
Q: What were the Jewish burial customs in Israel during the time of Jesus (circa 30 AD)? One New ...
A: This is a kind of question that chases after it's own answer: Reliable sources of Jewish customs we ...
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| information | 5/12/2004 |
Q: I am an Argentinian man (40) married with 2 kids. I am first lieutenant of the fire service about to ...
A: Shalom Pedro, I am always glad to hear from people considering Aliya to Israel! Your questions: *I ...
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| Jewish Nationalism | 5/11/2004 |
Q: Here are my questions: What is the internal debate that has taken place within Israeli society over ...
A: Shalom Marlene, Well, that sounds like a good topic for a book, or at least a term paper... Here ...
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| Leisure in the Ancient Israelites Time | 4/18/2004 |
Q: I'm doing a project for school and have come to find there are very limited resources on Leisure in ...
A: Shalom Bee, InterestingPerhaps the reason that there are not many sources, is that our forefathers ...
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| Israel/Palestine situation | 4/15/2004 |
Q: How did you guess it was for a term paper?! Thanks a lot for your answer, it has really helped me ...
A: Shalom James, I haven't got time to help you much with your work, but I will try to add a few ideas ...
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| Israel/Palestine situation | 4/14/2004 |
Q: What role is being played by Judaism in the current situation in Israel and Palestine?
A: Shalom James, That's a pretty broad question- might make a good thick book [or perhaps a term ...
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| Why is Israel called a "State"? | 3/15/2004 |
Q: I've asked a lot of people this question, and nobody seems to know the answer. Why is Israel called ...
A: Shalom Sean, You know,- that's a question I never heard before! I can think of 2 answers: Many ...
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| Why did God choose Israel? | 2/24/2004 |
Q: Why is it seen that “God's indwelling and nearness to Israel..”? What is special about the geography ...
A: Shalom Sabrina, Yours is a very deep question, but I will try to use current events and Talmudic ...
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| burial | 2/22/2004 |
Q: My background is Christianity. i have an interest in different culturals and the things they do. the ...
A: Shalom Louann, This is a question that comes up frequently after funerals. This is apparently an ...
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| Visit | 2/17/2004 |
Q: We are Boro Park Orthodox. My wife, our 18 year old daughter and little 1 year old baby will be in ...
A: Shalom Yanky, We are tied up next week [Baruch haShem- Smachot!]- but here are some people who ...
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| Daniel | 2/8/2004 |
Q: I am Christian studying Daniel. I have a question...why did Daniel open his window toward Jerusalem ...
A: Shalom Marian, Here is a nice opportunity to make a connection between a book of prophecy written ...
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| West Bank+ teens | 1/19/2004 |
Q: I am taking a class on Israel the land and people and have two questions. 1. Where did the West Bank ...
A: Shalom Blake, Sounds like we are doing homework? brief answers: 1- "The West Bank" is the name ...
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| Iserial Gov. Question | 1/2/2004 |
Q: Menachem, Thank You so much for taking time out to answer my question. Im not of jewish decent but ...
A: Shalom Charles, The agreement you are asking about has been very much in the news here. Before I ...
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| Massada | 12/12/2003 |
Q: I am interested in finding out details of Massada. The dates that the Hebrews occupied it, the ...
A: Shalom Drew, Many people ask about the seige of Massada- probably due to the dramatic events ...
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| Political parties and divisions among Jewish denomenations in Israel | 10/18/2003 |
Q: Mr. Brody, I am trying to understand the politics of Israel. I'd like to know how the different ...
A: Shalom Cindy, Let's organize some terms to help answer yourDenominations of Judaism: In the ...
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| tribes | 9/21/2003 |
Q: I am from Minnesota. I am trying to find out if any Jewish people still classify themselves of the ...
A: Shalom Paula, Identification of the 12 tribes is a subject that while mentioned throughout the ...
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| Jewish people | 8/8/2003 |
Q: I believe there is a list of the most influential Jews in history. I am looking to find a copy of ...
A: Shalom Pamela, I really don't know how people compile such lists, but I found one ready made at: ...
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| rabin and sharon | 3/6/2003 |
Q: Do you think the death of Rabin helped Sharon get to where he is today?
A: Shirley, A difficult question, since so many things have happened since Rabin's death. I think ...
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| Jews and Palistinians | 2/6/2003 |
Q: I'm collecting information for a debate my 9th grade English class, and the debate topic is... If ...
A: Shalom Carrie, Interesting subject for a debate! Let's see- what is behind the premise? If the ...
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| Radical Group | 11/20/2002 |
Q: Radical Group Hi! I remember reading about a black radical group that sought political asylum in ...
A: Shalom Simon, I think the group you are referring to are the "Black Hebrews" who have settled in the ...
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| Tribe of ancient times | 9/25/2002 |
Q: A crossword as the question, "name the Bibical tribe living in an area west of the Jordan and south ...
A: Shalom Paul, What's the prize for the right answer? If you look at this map: ...
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