Faith
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?Ask the RabbiJul 18, 2016
Why Is One Who Has No Children Considered as Dead?
With blessing and peace, the Gemara says {Tractate Avodah Zarah 5a; Nedarim 64b} that the Master said that four are considered as dead: one who is poor, one who is blind, one who has leprosy, and one...
?Ask the RabbiJul 10, 2016
Coffee Divination
I wanted to know whether there is an explicit halachic prohibition against the paper that forbids going to coffee readers of various kinds. From what I researched online, the Torah treats those who co...
?Ask the RabbiJul 10, 2016
Are lice really created from sweat?
Hello and blessings. In the laws of Shabbat, it is mentioned that lice are created from sweat and fleas from the earth. I would like to know if there is an explanation for how an animal seemingly come...
?Ask the RabbiJul 10, 2016
Is It Permissible to Interlock One's Hands?
Hello esteemed rabbi! I have heard from several people that one should not interlock their hands as it supposedly closes off abundance or something similar. Is this true? If so, is there a source for...
?Ask the RabbiJul 5, 2016
Is a Bird Entering the Home a Bad Omen?
Is a bird entering the home (other than a dove) a bad omen? I heard it is a sign of death. If so, what can be done to sweeten this? Thank you very much.
?Ask the RabbiJun 26, 2016
Regarding the indentation above the upper lip
It is said that before a baby is born, an angel teaches him Torah in his mother's womb, and before he is born it strikes him under the nose, and everything is forgotten by him, and in fact the mark ab...
?Ask the RabbiJun 6, 2016
Is It Permissible to Open the Third Eye
I am currently in Thailand, and next week a few friends and I are planning to fly to India together and get a little carried away with Indian mysticism. I wanted to know whether it is permissible to o...
?Ask the RabbiMay 8, 2016
Shoes in the Bedroom
I wanted to know if there is a prohibition against having shoes in the bedroom? And if so, why? Thank you.
?Ask the RabbiMay 2, 2016
Is nocturnal emission considered a wasteful emission of seed?
Hello and blessings, I wanted to ask whether a nocturnal emission, when it comes with an impure dream, is considered the same as wasting seed in vain?Thank you
?Ask the RabbiApr 12, 2016
Broken Mirror in the Home
Hello, Rabbi. I wanted to know what happens when a mirror breaks in the home? There are all sorts of superstitions about bad luck, etc. Is there something specific that people say? What should one do...

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