Question: If a woman becomes a widow, remarries, and thereupon dies many years later, is she buried next to the first husband, or second husband (i.e. the current husband)? Does it matter whether the second husband is still alive?

Answer: Thank you for your question. Jewish law maintains that we …

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Question: I have recently encountered a few individuals who claim that contemporary Jews are not the true Israelites. There is one group calling itself the Black Hebrews that claims that Ashkenazi Jews are not of Israel considering they descend from converts; and that they cannot prove otherwise co…

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Question: What do we know about the man Jabez (Chronicles I 4:9-10)? What can we learn from him? Christians are making a big deal about him, is there anything to their discussions?

Answer: Jabez is simply a story of human triumph with the help of God. that inspirational story could easily appea…

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Question: Is it stated in the Torah (or Rabbinical writings) that saying that God is your father is equivalent to stating that you are “equal with God?”

Answer: Thank you for the great question. Not only does the Torah and all of Rabbinical writings not say that God being our father m…

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Question: My father suffers from Alzheimers. When I visit him, he sometimes doesn’t know who I am—even though I’m his only daughter! When he doesn’t recognize me, can I still kiss or hug him or should I only do so when he knows it’s me?

Answer: I’m so sorry to …

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Question: Did King Solomon marry the Queen of Sheba and was she a black woman?

Answer: Where Sheba was from is a matter of contention. Abarbanel maintains it was Yemen, while Meam Loez argues it was Ethiopia, which would support the legend that she was black. Most commentaries to Kings (see Kings…

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I have lengthy wondered how a person is a Jew. I have heard so many different things: That it is something that you are only born to; it is determined by positive personality traits; or it is a spiritual choice. What is the truth? Is it possible to be a proselyte, like an “adopted chi…

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Question: If the route which we traveled through the desert was barren, next how did the livestock feed? Where did so much wood come from for the sacrifices in the Tabernacle? Was there some sort of trading going on?

Answer: Thank you for your inquiry. Tosefos (Early Commentator on the Talmud) …

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Question: Are women allowed to form havdalah whether a man will be home in 5 minutes?  When is a woman allowed to invent havdalah for herself and other women?

Answer: There is a difference of opinion regarding a woman’s obligation to take in havdalah. The question revolves around the r…

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Question:  I have silver utensils are normally used with Dairy products. They were subsequently exposed to meat. I have not used these utensils for the past 4 months. Can I now start using them again for dairy foods?

Answer: Assuming the utensil was used with hot meat (hot is defined as…

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