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| Familiar Spirits/Occult | 10/7/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I am extremely concerned about my sister. She has mentioned that she had a couple of contacts with ...
A: Kabbalah is an intrinsic part of Judaism- it is the ancient Jewish mystical tradition that has been ...
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| Noachide Law-The prohibition of eating the limb of a living animal | 10/6/2008 | Eli Hadar |
Q: Eli- Me again. As it pertains to the Noachide Law The prohibition of eating the limb of a living ...
A: Sushi is ok, there is even kosher sushi out there. Eating flesh from a living animal is what the ...
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| you and i | 10/6/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: why don't Jews' believe in the messiah? And why don't you believe the new Gospel? Has it been ...
A: Jews sure do believe in the Messiah- in fact Jews are the people who introduced the concept of ...
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| Hannukah | 10/5/2008 | Rabbi Ari Enkin |
Q: When did celebrating Hannukah begin?
A: Chanuka is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in ...
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| 3rd Principle of Maimonides | 10/5/2008 | Eli Hadar |
Q: Eli- I respect the answers you have given me so far, I feel rather like a pest. And yet, here goes ...
A: It is my absolute pleasure to answer your questions; please keep them coming. This is an involved ...
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| G-d's Name | 10/3/2008 | Eli Hadar |
Q: Eli, I was reading "confused" and it brought up a question I have had recently. I am coming out of ...
A: Hyphenating G-d in English would serve the same purpose - to show that His essense is unknowable to ...
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| Proper way of mourning under the circumstances | 10/3/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: my friend is a convert and an Orthodox Jew. Her mother, however, was not Jewish and was a practicing ...
A: Whenever a person loses a loved one, it is a challenging and emotional experience. There is no ...
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| G-d's Name | 10/2/2008 | Eli Hadar |
Q: Eli, I was reading "confused" and it brought up a question I have had recently. I am coming out of ...
A: Although this issue seems to be cornerstone with Jehovah's witnesses, I really don't see why they're ...
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| Familiar Spirits/Occult | 10/2/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I am extremely concerned about my sister. She has mentioned that she had a couple of contacts with ...
A: I think you have good reason to feel concerned. People tend to involve themselves in things which ...
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| Accommodating Orthodox Jewish Guests at my Wedding | 10/1/2008 | Sheva |
Q: Sheva, Thank you in advance for your time and attention to my question. I am planning a June ...
A: First of all, congratulations on your wedding! The simplest solution, although it is probably not ...
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| Other religions | 9/30/2008 | David Rosenblum |
Q: I live in the UK where there is a currently a large and growing muslim population. Their culture is ...
A: I am not a Rabbi. Here is Answers.com's definition of racism: 1. The belief that race accounts for ...
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| boys and girls... | 9/29/2008 | Sheva |
Q: many Jewish men have had more than one wife. So if i have a girlfriend, am i allowed to flirt with ...
A: Why is promiscuity considered wrong? The simple answer is because it IS wrong. One of the ten ...
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| boys and girls... | 9/29/2008 | Sheva |
Q: many Jewish men have had more than one wife. So if i have a girlfriend, am i allowed to flirt with ...
A: For the past few hundred years, a Jewish man has not been allowed to have more than one wife. Even ...
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| "Other gods that you have not known" | 9/28/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: In this week's Parshah, the Torah discusses the curses and how we will bring them upon us by ...
A: Shana Tovah! Please remember that the Torah's directive is aimed at US. The fact that other ...
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| Abraham/Sabbath | 9/22/2008 | Rabbi Ari Enkin |
Q: Rabbi, Two unrelated questions: 1) We say "father Abraham" yet Israel did not begin until Jacob. ...
A: 1. The Jewish people began with Abraham even though they were not yet called "Yisrael" until Jacob's ...
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| number 19 | 9/15/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: Is there any significance of number 19 in judaism? For example, bahais have 19 months in their ...
A: Every number in Judaism has significance, because the Hebrew letters all have numerical values and, ...
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| Daniel & Ezekiel | 9/13/2008 | Tzvi Frank |
Q: I have recently concluded that Jesus was a false prophet and am trying to find my way in Judaism. ...
A: Ezekiel is referring to the ultimate redemption that is yet to come. Daniel's prophecy is actually ...
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| Hell | 9/12/2008 | Sheva |
Q: Am i right in believing that no sect of Judaism condones an Eternal Hell? ANSWER: Dear Peter, Hi! ...
A: Here’s the second installment: I read my first answer back and see that my wording wasn’t very good. ...
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| Hell | 9/12/2008 | Sheva |
Q: Am i right in believing that no sect of Judaism condones an Eternal Hell? ANSWER: Dear Peter, Hi! ...
A: Ok, before I start, I want to clarify that I am not a rabbi. I am just a G-d-fearing, ultra-orthodox ...
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| Hell | 9/11/2008 | Sheva |
Q: Am i right in believing that no sect of Judaism condones an Eternal Hell?
A: Hi! Thanks for your question. We do not believe in eternal Hell, nor do we believe in Hell as a sure ...
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| Life on other planets | 9/10/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: what can we deduct from the Torah and orthodox and mystical teachings about life on other planets? ...
A: There clearly isn't much written about ET and friends in the Torah. After the famous story of ...
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| the fear of God | 9/10/2008 | Rabbi Yechezkel Fox |
Q: when moses tells us to fear God does he mean to be scared of God? Because at Mt. Sinai he says ...
A: There are two levels of fear of G-d. The first is fear of punishment and the second is being in awe ...
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| Deuteronomy 34:10 | 9/4/2008 | David Rosenblum |
Q: Deuteronomy 34:10 "Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to ...
A: I can't take the books out this very moment but from memory I can say the translation sounds right. ...
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| a question on the Torah | 9/4/2008 | David Rosenblum |
Q: "Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, who did all ...
A: I don't look at him as an impostor, certainly not a false god. Simply because I never heard that he ...
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| Deuteronomy 11 | 9/2/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I ran into a snag during my parshah reading and would like your help. Deuteronomy 1:3 sets the time ...
A: Good question! The people who died before entering the Promised Land were the those who had been ...
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| Is my nephew Jewish? | 9/2/2008 | Tzvi Frank |
Q: My sister-in-law is a secular Jew, as was her mother. The family participates in services at a ...
A: A person's legal Jewish status is determined solely through his/her maternal lineage. Meaning an ...
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| More on Animal cruelty. | 9/1/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: You wrote that animal burnt offerings of the old were part of spiritual exercise. Can you please ...
A: If you consider the way that ecosystems work, you will see an interesting cycle. Soil gives life to ...
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| "The cause of the fatherless and the case of the widow" | 8/31/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: Early on in Isaiah, there is mentioned the importance of "the cause of the fatherless" and "the case ...
A: There are quite a few Biblical references to the fact that G-d looks out for orphans and widows. The ...
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| Heaven | 8/30/2008 | Eli Hadar |
Q: I would like to ask, does Judaism believe in an afterlife? A heaven of some sort?
A: good question. One of the fundamental beliefs of Judaism is that life does not begin with birth ...
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| two questions! | 8/29/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: firstly, do you think you could tell me what or who the "avenger of blood" is? Secondly, the law ...
A: I hope that I've understood your reference correctly. The "avenger of blood" means any family member ...
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| Essenes | 8/28/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I was reading history about how the Essenes separated from Temple worship because they said that ...
A: The Essenes were a small sect of radical Jews, living around the end of the Second Temple era. They ...
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| Coup de gras | 8/26/2008 | Tzvi Frank |
Q: Sir, In our recent parshah (Masei) Sifrei comments on Numbers 35:31 that a condemned criminal is ...
A: I'm sorry about the tardiness of my reply. I'm still on vacation so I'll need even more time to ...
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| Animal cruelty | 8/26/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I read several verses in Bible about animal burnt offering at altar and marking and sprinkling of ...
A: Judaism is strongly opposed to animal cruelty. But, this does not mean that we are not allowed to ...
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| Just God | 8/26/2008 | Rabbi Ari Enkin |
Q: In the Exodus, it is mentioned the following. [5] Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor ...
A: Nain - Great question!! God does not punish children for the sins of their fathers, nor does He ...
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| deuteronomy 32:8 | 8/26/2008 | David Rosenblum |
Q: "When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up ...
A: It refers to the days of the tower of Babel when mankind sinned and deserved to be destroyed but G-d ...
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| About resurrection | 8/26/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: You wrote that even Heaven is not a permanent position and the souls will be resurrected and born as ...
A: it allows me to clarify. When I spoke about resurrection, I meant at the time of the Messianic ...
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| Why a widowed young mother | 8/22/2008 | Sheva |
Q: I am trying to help a grandfather who is Jewish but not with yirat adonai. His 33 year old son is ...
A: I'm sorry I took so long to answer this question. I was not home for the weekend. I am so sorry for ...
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| About Hell | 8/22/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: I read in one of your reply that Hell is not permanent position. Do you mean according to Judaism, ...
A: Firstly, the term "Hell" is not really a Jewish term. We use the expression "Gehinnom", which ...
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| Time - Counting of Days | 8/21/2008 | Rabbi Ari Shishler |
Q: Rabbi Shishler, I have been researching the day that Jesus died, a subject that you are probably not ...
A: The Talmud commonly uses the phrase "Part of the day constitutes a day". This has practical ...
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| Isaiah prophecies | 8/18/2008 | David Rosenblum |
Q: Chapter 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon ...
A: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/15940/showrashi/true/jewish/Chapter-9.htm If you can ...
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