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| Intermarriage | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Good day. I have approached experts on this question before with little support. I am an agnostic ...
A: I sympathize with the painful decisions you are facing. To quote Kahlil Gibran, "If you love ...
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| belief | 11/2/2009 |
Q: Shalom. I would like to know do Jews belief in Heaven and if so, who goes, do Jews believe in hell ...
A: Yes, Jews believe in Heaven. People who follow the commandments of God go there. And yes, we do ...
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| hair covering | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I have a friend who is an orthodox jewish woman and she is engaged to a man who grew up religious, ...
A: I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back to you. I wanted to think about it before answering. I ...
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| Yiddish Translation | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I have some old Yiddish letters that are of genealogical interest to my family. They were written ...
A: That is so interesting! Since I don't know where you're from, I wouldn't know to whom to direct you ...
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| Inter-marriage | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I am an agnostic male. (22). I have recently met and fallen so hard for an orthodox Jewish girl ...
A: I sympathize with the painful decisions you are facing. I would recommend that you go and speak to ...
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| Umbrella | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Why are ordhodox Jews forbidden to carry an unmbrella? ANSWER: Dear Ed, Orthodox Jews are not ...
A: Carrying an umbrella on Shabbath is forbidden because it falls under one of the categories of 'work' ...
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| Communication | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I am a nursing student in the USA and I have a cultural project in one of my classes I have a paper ...
A: I will try to answer your question as clearly as possible. Orthodox Jews are very diverse, in that ...
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| Cooking for Shabbat/ Rosh Hashana | 9/15/2009 |
Q: Help! I want to be able to serve hot food, ie, soup and brisket on Shabbat after Rosh Hashana ...
A: First of all, I am so sorry that it took so long to get back to you. I was writing you an answer and ...
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| menstrual cleaniliness...(part3) | 9/2/2009 |
Q: recently you answered me on how an unclean woman makes herself pure again through a special bath. ...
A: The issue of furniture was one that applied when the Temple in Jerusalem was still standing - about ...
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| tokens of virginity, Deut. XXII:13 ff | 8/30/2009 |
Q: Sat. Aug. 29, 2009 public reading of The Book included Deut.XXII: 13 et seq. The text spells out the ...
A: The burden of proof would lie on the husband to prove that she had committed adultery after the ...
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| Presentation on Orthodox Judaism | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I am a Registered Nurse pursuing my Master Degree in Nursing. My course this semester is ...
A: I'll try to answer your request in the order that you presented it. (Obviously, all my information ...
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| maternal lineage | 7/30/2009 |
Q: My question concerns Jewish lineage. My great-grandmother (on my mother's side) came from Ukraine ...
A: In order for her to have bearing on your religious ligeage, she would have had to have been your ...
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| conversion | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I have been having an online relationship with a Jewish American living in Israel he is Orthodox. I ...
A: There is no age restriction on converts, so it is not too late. You would need to find an Orthodox ...
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| Coming of age ceremony | 6/24/2009 |
Q: My son and I are invited by his schoolmate David to attend the ceremony mentioned above, which is to ...
A: It is very nice of you to be so understanding of other cultures. I applaud your sensitivity. To ...
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| the meaning of.... | 4/30/2009 |
Q: what do the names Abram and Abraham mean? (:
A: The names Abram and Abraham come from the same root word, which means 'over' or 'other side', as in, ...
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| Swimming and Orthodox Judaism | 4/24/2009 |
Q: At what age can a boy swim with women? Is it under the age of nine or at any age is it forbidden?
A: I asked my rabbi this question, and he said up until about 4 years old, a boy can swim with women. I ...
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| brother-in-law in process of converting | 2/28/2009 |
Q: my sister and I were raised christian. My sister's husband was also christian when they married, ...
A: I am not familiar with all the laws of conversion, so I would not be able to give you a complete ...
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| Orthodox Judaism | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I'm currently attending a nursing school and I'm doing a cultural project do to Orthodox Jews. But ...
A: Jews speak many languages, depending on the country they're from. (My brother-in-law is from ...
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| Orthodox Judaism | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I'm currently attending a nursing school and I'm doing a cultural project do to Orthodox Jews. But ...
A: First of all, good luck in school! Now, in order to answer your questions completely, I would need ...
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| beliefs | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I'm not really familiar with Judaism. Can you tell me what the core beliefs are? Also, how does it ...
A: On Hanuka we light the menora - an eight branched candelabra. We light one candle for each night, ...
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| beliefs | 12/24/2008 |
Q: I'm not really familiar with Judaism. Can you tell me what the core beliefs are? Also, how does it ...
A: The main, core beliefs of Judaism, I would say, are that God created the world and that He is still ...
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| Wedding | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Happy Chanukah Me and my fiance are from Israel and in we live in the U.S. for the last 5 years. We ...
A: Mazal Tov on your upcoming wedding! In order for me to help you find an orthodox rabbi in your ...
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| thank you gift | 12/22/2008 |
Q: This may be a little low brow given your usual questions, but I am looking for help in choosing an ...
A: I'm not sure what your budget is for this present, but this website has some really nice things: ...
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| converting to judaism | 11/27/2008 |
Q: i met a Hispanic girl and she was a Christian who converted to Judaism. i want to know if she is ...
A: If a person converts without the intention of keeping the mitzvos, then I don't think the conversion ...
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| Non-Jew attending orthodox wedding | 11/1/2008 |
Q: This all may sound silly but I'm attending my childhood friend's wedding and I have a few doubts. ...
A: That is so nice of you, that you are so considerate of your friend. Dressing according to Jewish law ...
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| Orthodox weddings | 10/26/2008 |
Q: I am a Reform Jew who is attending the Orthodox wedding of my niece. What is the reason that women ...
A: The reason that they side on opposite sides of the shul is to minimize mixing of the genders so as ...
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| conversion | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I am an African American woman living in Brooklyn,NY. I am interested in converting to Orthodox ...
A: Yes, conversion is permitted to any person who is going to follow the Torah and keep God's ...
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| Accommodating Orthodox Jewish Guests at my Wedding | 10/1/2008 |
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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| boys and girls... | 9/29/2008 |
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 |
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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| Hell | 9/12/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Why a widowed young mother | 8/22/2008 |
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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| Lesbians | 8/12/2008 |
Q: Lesbians claims that there is no such thing in Torah that prohibit lesbianisms only prohibit gays ...
A: I am so sorry I did not get back to you until now. I am away from home, so my schedule on the ...
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| Lesbians | 8/9/2008 |
Q: Lesbians claims that there is no such thing in Torah that prohibit lesbianisms only prohibit gays ...
A: Hi, excellent question. The first time the prohibition of gay relationships is mentioned in the ...
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| Seed | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I was wondering, though I never was taught or have read it in the Torah...is it wrong for man and ...
A: According to Orthodox Jewish law, a man and woman are not allowed to touch each other in any way ...
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| Nidda | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I think women are supposed to refrain from marital relations until just the peak of fertility ("be ...
A: Well, I'm glad that I sent that second answer, so that I could re-send the first one. You are right, ...
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| ahem.... | 7/15/2008 |
Q: i am currently a 20 year old male of Japanese descent living in the UK and have been trying my ...
A: Hi. Thanks for your question. There is a special commandment in Judaism to love a convert, over and ...
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| Nidda | 7/13/2008 |
Q: I think women are supposed to refrain from marital relations until just the peak of fertility ("be ...
A: I forgot to mention something in my last answer, and this may be the most important part of it all. ...
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| Handshaking with a woman | 7/7/2008 |
Q: Why is it that a male is limited in shaking a woman's hand. I went to an account and introduced ...
A: Orthodox Jewish men and women are not supposed to touch members of the opposite sex unless related ...
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| yarmulkes | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I am trying to teach Jewish customs and reasons. Regarding the yarmulke, I find ample reasons for ...
A: In Orthodox Judaism, only the men wear a yarmulke, to remind them Who is watching them. The word ...
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| lot | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I've been trying, but without success to find the meaning of the biblical name, Lot. Can you help? ...
A: I'm not sure of the exact meaning of the word, (I haven't found one in my research) but it would ...
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