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Rabbi Barry Dov LernerU.S.
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Write to me with questions about Jewish customs and law, history, philosophy and tradition for answers from a Conservative perspective or conversion. I am a graduate of The Jewish Theological Seminary and a member of the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly. Having served in congregational pulpits since 1970, I now am President of the Foundation For Family Education, Inc. a non-profit educational endeavor. I established it to create new formats of hands-on programs and provide free educational downloads at www.jewishfreeware.org. In addition to general informational questions I welcome your questions about programs for social action, outreach to dual-faith families, inter-faith ..... |
Dear Marc, Thanks for writing. The anwer(s) is(are) yes and no. Judaism has a wide spectrum of beliefs or speculations about what happens at death, ranging from death is the end of the individual
Dear Ellis, Thank you for writing. Yes, there are some Rabbis and movements who might say that there is a prohibition against entering a church, even for art history. But they also say that it is
Dear Patrick, Thanks for responding. I suspect that perhaps no Rabbi is there, but not too far away is Bethe David in 804 Winview Terrace Greensboro, North Carolina 27410 336-294-0007 Rabbi
Dear Burton, Thank you for writing, but this is an issue for a community and its Rabbi(s). I would not interfere with their authority. If there is no Rabbi and you are concerned about the Conservative
Dear Jim, Thank you for writing. A quick answer: Perhaps Moses and other privileged upper classes were tuaght to read and perhaps even write, but the majority were only educated in oral traditions

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