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Q. What’s the Scribe looking for when he checks my Tefillin?

A. Cracked, faded or missing letters. Moisture, extreme Temps and time can adversely affect your Tefillin’s condition, so they need to be checked every couple of years. Think of it as a Tune-Up, to mak...

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Q. Who wrote the Mishna?

A. Rabbi Judah the Prince or as he was called: Rebbe (teacher). He compiled the Mishna circa 218 C.E. He was the first to officially commit to writing the teachings of the Oral Law which was passed down, stu...

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Q. In the Purim Packet you distributed on campus you gave a different reason for eating Hamantaschen than the one I always heard?

A. You’re right. What I wrote about G-d’s concealment in the Purim story represented by the hidden filling peeking out, and the 3 sides of the dough coming together as the story’s parts com...

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Q. Why do more Jews register as Democrats than Republicans? 

A. This is not an endorsement of either party, only an historical observation (nothing religious about this question). The trend is slowly decreasing, it used to be this way because of several reasons. (1) J...

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Q. My grandmother died this day last year. What can I do in her memory?

A. Kaddish is the prayer said on a “yartzeit” – anniversary of passing. But most people don’t say the Mourners’ Kaddish while both of our parents are living (there are personal...