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Rabbi Chaim Bender

U.S.

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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.

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Rabbi. Interfaith outreach. Teacher.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Miriam	05/16/12	10	10	10	Thanks for your answer. My mom is .....
Charles	01/11/12	10	2	8
david	11/28/11	10	10	10	Thanks Rabbi Bender for your sound, practical .....
H,M	07/30/11	9	8	8	Thanks for your help!
H.M	07/27/11	8	8	9	Thanks for your help.

Recent Answers from Rabbi Chaim Bender

2012-05-16 Am I still Jewish?:

Dear Miriam, Thank you for this question. You are still Jewish if you were born of a Jewish mother (or converted to Judaism as a child). I would ask that you read the following: http://www.jewfaq

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

2012-01-09 Talmud:

Reform Judaism does not emphasize the study of Talmud to the same degree in their Hebrew schools, but they do teach it in their rabbinical seminaries; the world view of liberal Judaism rejects the idea

2011-11-30 Reformed Judaism:

Thanks for the question. Try these for an outline of prayer service: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/liturgy.html , http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/liturgy.html#Outline

2011-11-10 Catholic at funeral:

You say, "My Jewish friends say it is wrong for Jews to kneel during a Catholic funeral mass." My question to you is, ...to whom or why are Catholics kneeling? If the kneeling is to Jesus, then, of course

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