Faith
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?Ask the RabbiFeb 25, 2014
What is meant by And God saw that it was good?
Why did the Holy One, blessed be He, say "for it was good" after each day of the creation of the world? It seems clear to me that the work of the Holy One, blessed be He, was that creation would be ex...
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What Are the Eleven Ingredients of the Ketoret?
The passage on the preparation of the ketoret speaks about eleven ingredients, but for some reason I come up with 13. Thank you very much.
?Ask the RabbiFeb 25, 2014
What Does the Number 310 Worlds Mean?
There are the worlds of Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah.... What does 310 worlds mean? What is the meaning of the statement that the righteous are assured 310 worlds?
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Why Were Flies Created?
Hello Rabbi! It is known to us that everything Hashem created has a specific purpose in the world. I would like to know why Hashem created flies, since in human understanding they seem to have no bene...
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The Custom of Throwing a Lock into the Sea
Is there a custom to throw locks into the sea in order to build a better future?
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What are the External Books?
Why are the external books such as the Book of Judith, the Book of the Maccabees, Ben Sirach, the Wisdom of Solomon, and Enoch not included in the Hebrew Bible? Why are they called external books, and...
?Ask the RabbiFeb 25, 2014
Postponing a brit to prevent Shabbat desecration
My sister gave birth to a son, thank God, on Friday night, and the brit was supposed to be on Shabbat (Parashat Beshalach). But there is a problem: several family guests are traveling on Shabbat, unfo...
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Can a Woman's Tears Cause Harm?
What is the power of a woman’s tears, especially when she is extremely distressed? We are talking about great pain and humiliation. There is much emotional suffering, not physical. This involves signi...
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Is it permitted to discard fingernails on the floor?
Is there a halachic prohibition regarding throwing away fingernails? What is the reason they may not be discarded like hair? I once heard about someone who died and was judged for not burying the fing...
?Ask the RabbiFeb 25, 2014
Who Was Pandera?
I am in the process of returning to observance, but I will not feel settled until I have clarified every detail in Judaism. In a lecture by Rabbi Yitzchak Fanger, Introduction to Religions, there was...

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