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Ovadiah ben Avraham

U.S.

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Expertise

Willing to answer and research general Halakhah questions in any field, including medical ethics. No synagogue or ritual type questions except by non-Jews looking for a brief summary.

Experience in the area

Yeshiva and self-study

Organizations

Jewish Spiritual Humanism

Education/Credentials

Doctorate Degree

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Don	01/05/12	10	10	10	Thank you
Tricia	11/26/11	10	10	10	Thank you for your insight. It was .....
alex	08/16/11	10	10	10	Thank you for your answer. I found .....
Danielle	07/22/11	10	8	10
David	07/03/11	10	10	10	Thank you! A very thoughtful and complete .....

Recent Answers from Ovadiah ben Avraham

2012-01-05 Sodom:

Don, You ask some very compelling questions. The rabbinic understanding of the sins of Sodom have historically been greed and lack of hospitality (even to the point of intentionally hurting others, especially

2011-11-25 marriage:

Since half of the world's population is the opposite sex, only ultra-Orthodox individuals shun any contact with the rest of the world. The rest of us welcome normal social interaction with others. In fact

2011-11-02 Daniel 9:

Connie, Thank you for your kind question and interest. First you need to understand that our two faiths understand salvation differently. You would use it as a synonym for redemption while we look at

2011-07-28 kosher cappuccino:

David, Thank you for the kind question. As you probably are already aware, most regular, unflavored coffee is kosher, even though it may not be 'koshered'. Decaf can present a problem due to the substances

2011-07-03 What to do?:

David, You ask a very interesting and sensitive question. I think most of us just thank them and let it go. If we took offense every time someone made such a statement in a predominately Christian country

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