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Ovadiah ben Avraham

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.93
  • Clarity of Response 9.93
  • Politeness 9.95
  • Response Time(hr) 20.0
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 6.2
  • Total Questions 266
 All questions pertaining to Judaism in general; medical and ethical Halakhah; New Testament theology as it pertains to Judaism. I am committed to both interfaith relations and counter-missionary arguments. Indeed, if one looks closely, there is no contradiction. My right to swing my arms ends where your nose begins. We can discuss without malice and possibly even learn something from one another.

Eli Hadar

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.83
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 79.7
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 323.5
  • Total Questions 68
 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 for you 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.

Rabbi Chaim Bender

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.86
  • Clarity of Response 9.64
  • Politeness 9.77
  • Response Time(hr) 12.8
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 10.8
  • Total Questions 636
 I will answer questions about Judaism in general, Reform, Conservative and Orthodox as well. I will answer questions about converting to Judaism, and questions about why Jews do not believe in a risen messiah. I try to stay away from politics.

Rabbi Sue Levy

On Vacation
returns 02/15/2012
  • Knowledgeability 9.84
  • Clarity of Response 9.95
  • Politeness 9.97
  • Response Time(hr) 11.1
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 32.5
  • Total Questions 515
 I will be happy to discuss questions about the beliefs and practices of the Jewish people and faith, including but not limited to Reform Judaism.

Recent Answers

2012-02-05 Divorce and Remarriage:

Brad, et al,  Thanks for your kind question. The Hebrew Scriptures forbid a man from re-marrying his ex-wife if they have slept with another in the interim. They also forbid a man from marrying his mistress

2012-01-26 The New Sanhedrin In Jerusalem:

Fred,  While the Bible pertains to us today in general and often the verses speak to us directly, it does not include us by name. My name is Ovadiah yet I did not write the prophetic book by that name

2012-01-24 Naming a son from an interfaith couple:

Dear Lauren,    There are no rules about Hebrew names. Sephardi Jews have the custom of naming babies in honor of living relatives of other people who deserve to be honored. Ashkenazi Jews have the custom

2012-01-12 Isaiah 53 in Talmud:

David, thank you for your kind question, to which I respond:    First, the very people who quote snippets of the Talmud in an effort to advance their faith are the same ones who vilify both the work and

2012-01-10 Talmud:

It depends on what you say "... a leaning, or preference perhaps, towards universalism, and a turning away from exclusivism?..." mean? To me it means turning from Judaism which I do not believe in. We

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