Judaism

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2013-05-10 Reform Judaism - encouragement:

William,  Thank you for your question and your thoughtful concern for your friend. I'm sure there are articles and books out there, google baal teshuva", I'm just not familiar with any personally. One

2013-05-10 Orthodox Judaism - Moses:

Hi Don,    Sorry for the rush, it is almost Sabbath.    Every letter (not just words) was told to Moses.  He wrote everything down from Genesis until Deut. as it is written in the end of Deut.  From that

2013-05-05 Conservative Judaism - death:

Dear Pete,    Thanks for writing and my "plate has been full in terms of time." thanks for understanding    1. I am answering a theological question as a singular Conservative Jewish opinion. My answer

2013-04-27 Hebrew Language - Translation of -- Isaiah 29:9:

Sonia,    The text is הִתְמַהְמְהוּ וּתְמָהוּ, הִשְ

2013-04-26 Orthodox Judaism - Shavuot:

Hi Ovadiah    Interesting question :) To be honest, I have been unable to find an explanation for why Shavuot is specifically NOT at full moon. What we do know is that every Jewish holiday (except Chanukah)