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Q. Why do some people shake when they pray?

A. “All my limbs will say..” (Psalms 35:10) is a source for involving all the body in prayer. When listening to music, people often do body motions, too. Think of groovin’ at a concert. It ...

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Q. Honest Weights & Measures seems like an old rule, where do we see it today?

A. Gas Stations are one place. Look closely at the pump and you’ll find a sticker from some County Dept certifying that the pump is accurate. If not, how would you know that you indeed pumped 10 gallon...

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Q. How do Israeli Banks operate if we can’t charge interest?

A. There’s a document formula known as ‘heter iska’ which converts loans into business type investments, which avoid the interest-loan prohibition. Israeli banks have this option on all typ...

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Q. What is a ‘Baal Teshuvah’?

A. Literally: ‘a master of return’. It refers to those who make meaningful transformative life-changes to a more religiously observant lifestyle.…

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Q. How do Jews view Satan?

A. Here’s a parable, quoted in Tanya from the Zohar. An older king had a young, wise son; loyal and handsome. The King hired the finest tutors to educate him, so that when the time would come he would ...