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Engaged to a Mama's Boy
I am engaged to a wonderful guy, yet I have one concern. He seems overly attached to his mother. He is constantly sharing his mother's opinion when we speak about things...
Women » Dear Rachel » Dating » Engaged to a Mama's Boy
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Is it a mitzvah for a couple to remarry?
By Eliezer Posner
Question: Is it a mitzvah for a divorced couple to remarry on another?
Answer: Yes. The Jerusalem Talmud (Tractate Ketubot 11:3) learns this from Isaiah 58:7, where the prophet exhorts the Jew not to "hide from your flesh," i.e. to look out for our ...
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Do you have to give up music to do teshuvah?
By Tzvi Freeman
Dear Rabbi,
I feel quite sad for a dearly loved friend I've got back in touch. Years ago, he once was a professional solo composer and lyricist at the time of his teshuvah. We lost touch. When we reconnected again, not only he has been married for 3 ...
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Why Doesn't G‑d Show Himself Anymore?
By Tzvi Freeman
When did G‑d stop talking to us or interacting with us, and why?
Ideas & Beliefs » Questions & Answers » G-d and Us » Why Doesn't G‑d Show Himself Anymore?
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Are peacocks and peacock eggs kosher?
By Vidal Bekerman
Unlike mammals, the Torah does not specify signs to differentiate between kosher and non-kosher birds. The Torah (Deuteronomy 14:11-21) lists twenty-four types of forbidden fowl (eg. owl). All other fowl are assumed to be kosher (eg. chicken).
The sages ...
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Why Is Honey Kosher?
By Rochel Chein
The rabbis of the Talmud discuss this question (Bechorot 7b.) The Mishnah states "that which comes from something which is not kosher is not kosher, and that which comes from something which is kosher is kosher." So, for example, the milk of a camel or ...
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Taking the Good From the Bad
I am the type of person who likes to make the best of everything, but I end up miserable a lot of the time. Because nothing is so terrible, I have a hard time justifying that I should change anything...
Women » Dear Rachel » Dear Rachel Week by Week » Taking the Good From the Bad
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Why did the Israelites ask for meat when they had cattle?
By Menachem Posner
The classic commentators ask the same question. Here are some of their answers:
Rabbi Chayim Atar (Or Hachayim 16:3) tells us that in order to understand this, we must look carefully at their complaint:
"…when we sat by pots of meat, when we ate ...
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Can we throw a homeless person out of our Shul?
By Tzvi Freeman
Dear Rabbi,
Recently, at our shul, a homeless man named JoeNo, that's not his real name. The question has also been abbreviated. who has been attending every week was asked by the rabbi not to enter the building anymore. The reason was that Joe was ...
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Is it okay to be a hypocrite?
By Moshe Goldman
Dear Chabad.org,
I feel funny wearing tzitzit when I drive to Shul on Shabbat. My rabbi says I shouldn't take them off, but it seems so hypocritical.
--J. Hyde
Dear J,
We humans are full of paradox and contradiction - starting from the fact that ...
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