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Expert Profile: Leon Gork

Expertise: I can answer questions on Jewish history and religion, especially the relationship between Judaism and other religions and questions about every aspect of Israel

Experience in the area
I've been a tour guide for more than 25 years in Israel and I've taught Jewish History and Religion in various schools at high school level

Organizations
Israel Tour guides association

Education/Credentials
BA in comparitive Semitic Languages and 5 years of university study in Jewish philosophy

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1452
Knowledge	9.77 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.53 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.70 Best of the best
Politeness	9.81 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		151

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/29/08
9	9	9	8	10/29/08
9	9	9	10	10/27/08
10	7	10	9	09/12/08
10	9	5	8	09/06/08

User Comments

Thanks for your help. I did look up the websites you mentioned in my previous question and I will also look up the one you've mentioned in follow up.
(marian peters on 10/29/08)

Thanks for your follow up response even though it's not what I wanted to hear. I did attend synogogue for a time but was being stalked by religious an
(marian peters on 10/29/08)

thank you for your response. I have met with or spoken to several North American rabbis and jewish lay people and not one of them could or would answe
(marian peters on 10/27/08)

Some references cited are hard to find.
(Jerome on 09/12/08)

This is an indelible service to inquisitive minds.Keep it up. Thanks
(oLANIYI on 09/06/08)

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Recent Answers from Leon Gork

2008-10-29 jewish ancestry: For opinions held by Judaism or those held by any group for that matter, it's necessary to listen to the highest authorities that could be considered representatives of that group. In the case of Judaism...

2008-10-27 jewish ancestry: Mostly it's very fortunate that Judaism is so well organised. Like a nation it's single body which carefully counts all its parts, making sure that each of its parts are homogeneous with all its other...

2008-10-27 jewish ancestry: Today there are various Jewish organisations which lay down rules for conversion to Judaism, among them the organisation you mention, Rabbinical Council of America (RCA),(see http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Rabbinical-Council-of-America)...

2008-10-21 English project: Jews have lived in Israel for thousands of years. 2000 years ago their country, Israel, was subjugated by the Roman Empire and Jews began to be persecuted but continued to live in Israel in scattered but...

2008-10-09 Offerings: The ceremony of certain sacrifices was performed jointly by the person offering the sacrifice and the priest in charge of actually burning it. The breast, which included, according to Maimonides all...