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Rabbi Ari Enkin

Israel
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Specialization in Jewish Law and Customs

Eli Hadar

U.S.
Available
If you are a Jewish person who has been approached by missionaries and who is considering leaving the Jewish faith, please let me know and I will help you see how beautiful and moreover how right the Jewish religion is. Don't leave the truth of your fathers before you resolve the facts for yourself, and I can help you on that journey.

David Rosenblum

Available
I am an ex-student of yeshiva and I like to be presented with Torah study problems. If you have studied the Torah and have questions on the subject matter, I want to hear about it. I am not a Rabbi and not qualified to decide halachic issues. I am still interested in halachic questions for which I can sometimes offer general guidelines or present decisions in halachic works such as Mishna Berurah. I welcome questions from non-Jewish people but I cannot respond to religious references that are not part of Judaism. If you are working on a paper or doing .....

Sheva

U.S.
Available
I can answer any questions about orthodox Judaism, especially the laws that relate to women. No question too big or small, and never be embarrassed to ask - it's the only way you'll find out!

Rabbi Yechezkel Fox

Israel
Available
My main area of expertise that I can answer questions is on the Chumash, the Five Books of Moses. I am also qualified to answer questions on Jewish Law and Outlook.

Marc Lipshitz

South Africa
Available
I can answer most questions on Orthodox Judaism but will avoid directly engaging with missionaries or in comparisons to other religions except where it can be done neutrally

Nechama

U.S.
Available
I am an Orthodox Jewish woman, with a thirst and appreciation for knowledge. I do not profess to know any Kabbalistic and mystical meanings behind our religious practices, I enjoy understanding the more practical side of it. Knowledge is limitless, while I am limited and I am aware of that discrepancy, yet I am willing to take the plunge to see if I can answer your questions about and within the Orthodox religion.

Rav Ovadiah

U.S.
Available
Willing to answer and research general Halakhah questions in any field, including medical ethics.

Rabbi Ari Shishler

South Africa
On Vacation
returns 11/25/2009
I am the rabbi of my own shul, the learning director at Chabad House of Johannesburg, a high school teacher and the father of young children. As you can imagine, I get to answer lots of questions every day. I'd be glad to answer your questions on Judaism, Jewish spirituality and practice.

Recent Answers

2009-11-03 Jewish Ancestry:

Hi Richard, Katz is a very Jewish surname, usually indicating a family from the priestly line, similar to the surname Cohen. However, to be considered Jewish yourself it is critical to trace

2009-11-03 atheism:

Shalom Dan The phenomenon of the "atheist Jew" is an outgrowth of the "haskalah" (enlightment) that led to the formation of Reform Judaism in the 19th century. Reform Judaism today is actually more

2009-11-03 atheism:

Dear Dan- Thank you for your question. And to cut to the chase -- your son did the right thing to break it off. The Jews are both a nation and a religion in one. A Jew who sins is still a Jew. In

2009-11-03 killing the pursuer:

Hi Joel I don't think you will find any clear verse that describes a fetus threatening the mother's life and/ or the law around it. The discussion of aborting a pregnancy to save a mother's life is

2009-11-02 afterlife:

Hi Marc, Yes we believe in Heaven and Hell. Completely righteous individuals go to Heaven straight away. Others will go to Hell first for a "cleaning up" and then enter Heaven. Eternal Hell is

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