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Is it OK for a Jew to celebrate the Millenium?

A. These 2000 years count back to someone Jews don’t believe in. So this number doesn’t have much significance to us. On the other hand, the secular/non-religious hype isn’t traif (non-kosh...

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Q. How can there be a G-d, if the Holocaust can happen?

A. Why bad things happen to good people is an old question. But we can only ask that question, if we believe in G-d. If we, and the world we live in, is only a statistical improbability that came about &hell...

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Q. Is Gambling “Kosher”?

A. Not really. Due to the high stakes and irrational risks involved, few give up their money whole-heartedly. Exceptions include when (smaller amounts of) monies go toward a charity, people are more willing ...

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Q. Why doesn’t the Rabbi shake hands with women?

A. My mother taught me: Don’t touch what doesn’t belong to you. Where I come from, all physical affection takes place in private, and is reserved to the person we’re married to. It’s ...

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Q. Why do we wash our hands before eating bread?

A. It’s a continuation of the ritual washing the priests did in the Temple. Eating can be more than wolfing good food down, with the proper perspective and setting it can become a noble, holy service. ...