Faith

Hello, I am a 16-year-old returning to my faith and wanted to know if I am obligated to say Selichot from the beginning of the month of Elul? If so, in what manner—I've never said Selichot before, and...

Hello and blessings. I have daughters at home, healthy and whole, thank Hashem. I am in my fourth pregnancy. Ever since the first pregnancy, my husband and I have prayed for a boy and strengthened our...

Shalom and good week, I am a Haredi woman from Jerusalem and I have strong and simple faith. My sister and I returned to observance about 13 years ago. In a discussion we had regarding our money that...

Hello, rabbi. I do not consider myself religious, but I am a very believing person, and I hope, with Hashem's help, to strengthen myself in faith and in observance of the mitzvot in the future. It is...

Hello and blessings, I would like to start by saying that your website has really brought me closer to the faith, and in light of recent events, you truly provide comfort and encouragement. To my ques...

Hello Rabbi, I am a 20-year-old girl who is returning to faith(Baalat Teshuva). I met a religious boy my age about six months ago, and we started dating about two months ago. A week ago, we decided we...

Hello. I just wanted to know whether, in order to preserve shalom bayit, one should give up observance of Shabbat. My partner does not keep Shabbat, and I do, and this is preventing us from being toge...

Hello, my name is Yael, and recently I have begun to strengthen my connection to the beauty of our Judaism. I am aware that strengthening one’s faith and returning to observance includes distancing on...

There are those who have the custom on Tisha B'Av after midday to clean the house and wear something new. I understood that the source of this custom is the expectation of redemption and the belief th...

Is it permissible to visit the Bahá'í gardens to see the flowers, or is there a sign of idolatry present there? Thank you.