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2009-01-06 Conservative Judaism - Jephthah's daughter: Dear Brandon, In terms of a life "dedicated to divine service" it would be hard to imagine such a life-style or role, long after the desert period and before the First Temple. My own opinion I thought...
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2009-01-05 Hebrew Language - What does the foolowing words refers in Hebrew spelled in English?: Hi Jenny ! 1- "God's gift" - "matat el" ("מתת אל ") 2-"Beloved"- "Ne'ehavim"/ "Ne'ehav" (pl/sing) (נאהב/נאהבים...
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2009-01-05 Conservative Judaism - Conservative Judaism: Dear Eli, Thanks for writing. I feel that I have outlined the parameters of the answers - note plural - from a descriptive point of view. I can't answer for your faith position, which will fall into...
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2009-01-04 Conservative Judaism - Police and Soldiers working on Sabbath: Dear Ryan, Thanks for writing about an important question. There are three factors in answering this question: (1) the principle of "pekuah nefesh" - saving a life; (2) the responsibility of a sovereign...
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2009-01-04 Israel - surname: Shalom Stacy, Isreal or Israel? It looks to me that the source of the name is almost certainly Jewish, though families bearing the name may have converted to Christianity or other religions in the...
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